🔍 Key Concepts

• Lifeboats on merchant ships are usually numbered by side and by position along the ship • On most ships, odd-numbered boats are assigned to one side and even-numbered boats to the other side • Numbering generally starts from the forward (bow) position and increases toward aft

💭 Think About

• First decide: which side of the vessel normally carries odd-numbered lifeboats, and which side carries even-numbered lifeboats? • Then think about how lifeboats are numbered from forward to aft on each side: where would No. 1 be, and therefore where would No. 2 be? • Use your mental picture of a typical cargo or passenger ship: if you are standing at the stern looking forward, where would lifeboat No. 1 usually be located?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be clear on which side is starboard (right when facing forward) and which is port (left when facing forward) • Confirm for yourself: No. 1 lifeboat is normally located on which side and at which end (forward or aft)? • Once you know where No. 1 is, check each option and see which one correctly represents the usual location of the next consecutive lifeboat.