🔍 Key Concepts

• SOLAS lifeboat equipment requirements for survival craft • Difference between items that help with boat handling vs signaling/identification • What the term painter means in lifeboat context

💭 Think About

• Which of these items would help you control or maneuver the lifeboat near the ship or alongside? • Which item(s) would help with attaching or securing the lifeboat during launching or when alongside? • Which item(s) would assist in getting attention or signaling other vessels or rescuers?

✅ Before You Answer

• Know the definition of a painter on a lifeboat (not painting-related). • Check standard lifeboat equipment lists in SOLAS or training materials—do they include handling tools, securing lines, and signaling devices? • Ask whether lifeboats usually carry only one of these, some of these, or a full set of basic gear for different functions.