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Preventer bars are fitted on lifeboat releasing gear to prevent what from happening?

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Preventer bars are fitted on lifeboat releasing gear to prevent what from happening?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Lifeboat on-load/off-load release gear and how it works • The purpose of a preventer bar/safety pin in mechanical releasing systems • Difference between falls unhooking vs. hooking/unhooking the boat itself

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• Think about what could go wrong if the releasing gear is moved or jarred unexpectedly while the lifeboat is still hanging in the falls. • Which option best describes a protection against a dangerous accidental situation, rather than a normal step in the launch sequence? • Ask yourself: does the preventer bar mainly protect the people in the boat from falling, or does it mainly control when the normal operation is allowed to start?

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• Identify whether the preventer bar acts on the hooks/falls or on the release lever/operating mechanism. • Check which options describe preventing accidental behavior versus controlling normal procedures once the boat is already waterborne. • Verify in current SOLAS / LSA Code guidance how on-load release gear is secured against accidental operation before the correct conditions are met.

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Preventer bars are fitted on lifeboat releasing gear to prevent what from happening?

Accidental unhooking when the falls become slack

The operation of the release lever until the boat is waterborne

The falls from unhooking if the releasing gear is operated accidentally

The falls from rehooking after they have been released

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