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If you must abandon a rig in VERY HEAVY SEAS, in a survival craft, when should you remove the safety pin and pull the hook release?

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If you must abandon a rig in VERY HEAVY SEAS, in a survival craft, when should you remove the safety pin and pull the hook release?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Lifeboat/survival craft on-load vs. off-load release mechanisms in heavy weather • Risk of slinging or capsizing if released too early or too late • Manufacturer and SOLAS guidance on when the craft should be waterborne before release

💭 Think About

• Think about what happens to the survival craft if it is still taking the load of the falls when a big sea hits it. • Consider how you minimize shock loading on the hooks and falls while also avoiding being dragged or slammed into the rig. • Ask yourself: at what point is the survival craft best supported by the sea, instead of hanging, so that releasing the hooks causes the least danger to the people inside?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify whether the hooks should be released while the full weight is still on the falls or when the craft is supported by the water. • Check which option would reduce shock loads on the release gear in very heavy seas. • Eliminate any choice that clearly has you hanging free with waves hitting hard while the falls are still taking the main load.

Question 1 of 27070

If you must abandon a rig in VERY HEAVY SEAS, in a survival craft, when should you remove the safety pin and pull the hook release?

Upon first wave contact

Only when waterborne

One to three feet before first wave contact

Immediately upon launching

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Question 1 / 2707066636ee728f7522a1c51835a

Question 1 of 2707066636ee728f7522a1c51835a

If you must abandon a rig in VERY HEAVY SEAS, in a survival craft, when should you remove the safety pin and pull the hook release?

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If you must abandon a rig in VERY HEAVY SEAS, in a survival craft, when should you remove the safety pin and pull the hook release?

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