🔍 Key Concepts

• Look closely at where line 4 is secured on the hardware shown in the picture. • Know the functions of releasing gear, Fleming gear, sea painter, and a McCluny hook in lifeboat/davit arrangements. • Think about which device would be operated by a small control line or lanyard led into the boat.

💭 Think About

• Is line 4 a heavy working line that takes load, or a light line used only to trip or control some other piece of equipment? • Of the four choices, which one is normally fitted away from the occupants and therefore needs a smaller line led back so the crew can operate or release it? • Which item in the choices is commonly associated with the sea painter at the bow, and which is built into the hooks/falls near the davit? Match that to what you see in the illustration.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify in the picture whether line 4 is connected directly to the lifeboat, to the davit falls, or to a specific piece of hardware mounted between them. • Confirm which of the four options is typically operated by a trip line or lanyard, not by hand directly. • Make sure you can describe in your own words what each item (releasing gear, Fleming gear, sea painter, McCluny hook) does in the launching sequence before choosing.