🔍 Key Concepts

• LSA (Life-Saving Appliances) equipment lists for rescue boats on Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs) in 46 CFR and SOLAS • The difference between essential survival/search equipment and optional comfort/provision items • What gear is needed to locate, be located, and maintain the boat’s position in an emergency

💭 Think About

• Look at each option and ask: Is this item directly related to locating survivors, being seen/found, or keeping the boat safely oriented in the sea? • Think about which item would be considered more of a long-term survival or comfort provision, rather than a required piece of lifesaving equipment for a rescue boat. • Compare what a rescue boat must do in the first hours of an emergency versus what a liferaft or survival craft might need over a longer period.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which items are clearly listed as standard rescue boat equipment (for example: to aid search, signal, or station keeping). • Check which item is more likely to appear in liferaft survival packs instead of on a rescue boat’s dedicated equipment list. • Eliminate any item that obviously helps with visibility, searching, or holding position in rough seas.