🔍 Key Concepts

• Liferaft construction and stability features in SOLAS-approved equipment • The difference between emergency water rations and structural parts of the raft • How a liferaft behaves in rough seas and strong winds after inflation

💭 Think About

• Think about what part of liferaft equipment is normally used to store drinking water, and where it is kept. • Visualize a liferaft on the surface of the sea in wind and waves: what forces act on it, and what features would help it stay upright and reduce drifting or capsizing? • Ask yourself which option describes a function that must work automatically the moment the raft inflates and turns upright.

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm from your study materials what items are used to store potable (drinking) water in a liferaft and how they are packaged. • Check which features on the underside of the raft are designed to interact with the sea water itself. • Verify which answer choice describes a function that improves stability and resistance to capsizing, rather than storage or convenience.