🔍 Key Concepts

• Rottmer-type releasing gear is a mechanical on-load/off-load release system used on lifeboats • The safety feature that prevents accidental release while the boat is still hanging in the falls • The condition of the boat (waterborne vs. still suspended) that is required before the lever will operate

💭 Think About

• Think about why the Rottmer-type gear was designed in the first place—what accident risk is it trying to prevent? • Ask yourself: under normal, correct operation, when should both falls be allowed to let go together? • Consider whether this gear is meant to release one end at a time or both ends simultaneously, and under what condition that happens

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify whether the system is designed to release one fall or both falls when the lever is turned • Confirm if the mechanism is intended to work only when the boat is afloat (waterborne) or regardless of whether it has reached the water • Make sure the option you choose matches the safety interlock concept built into modern lifeboat releasing gear