🔍 Key Concepts

• Davit-launched life raft vs. throw-overboard life raft – how each is designed to be used • The purpose of a davit (lifting arm) on a survival craft system • Safe embarkation methods required by SOLAS and USCG for life rafts

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: If a davit is provided, is the raft meant to be loaded with people before lowering, or filled from the water after launching? • Which option(s) would be consistent with minimizing injury risk and allowing orderly, controlled loading of survivors? • Which choices describe methods that are typical for other evacuation systems (like slides or chutes) rather than davit-launched rafts?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify how a davit-launched life raft is normally used on merchant ships in SOLAS training materials or manuals. • Check which boarding methods would be considered unsafe or impractical in rough seas (e.g., jumping down). • Confirm which option matches embarkation at deck level versus those that require people to first enter the water or use a special escape device.