🔍 Key Concepts

• Davit-launched liferaft launching sequence and where people actually board it • MODU (Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit) arrangements for embarkation and clearance at the ship’s side • Difference between maintenance/testing of equipment vs preparing the station right before launch

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: right before people get into a davit-launched liferaft, what is the most immediate danger to them during lowering? • Which option deals with ensuring the path of the raft and people is physically safe and unobstructed, rather than general equipment condition or periodic testing? • Which actions would realistically be done during drills or maintenance, and which would be done each time just before an actual launch or embarkation?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which choice focuses on clearing obstructions and ensuring safe access/exit for people, not on detailed mechanical tests that are normally done as part of maintenance schedules. • Check which option you could perform quickly and practically during an emergency without extra gear or shore support. • Eliminate options that sound like periodic inspection or formal load testing, which are important but not typically part of on-the-spot launch preparation.