🔍 Key Concepts

• Liferaft stowage requirements on Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs) in 46 CFR or SOLAS • The meaning and purpose of float-free arrangements • How a liferaft is released automatically if the unit sinks and no one can launch it manually

💭 Think About

• If a liferaft is not planned to be launched by a davit, how must it become available to survivors if the unit suddenly capsizes or sinks? • Which option directly provides an automatic release method when submerged, rather than just a physical location or routine maintenance? • Look for the choice that specifically addresses how the raft will get free of the unit without human action in an emergency.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which option provides an automatic releasing mechanism when submerged, not just a position or storage method. • Confirm which term is used in regulations together with float-free for liferafts on offshore units. • Eliminate choices that talk only about where it is placed or how often it’s replaced, rather than how it is released in an emergency.