To launch a liferaft by hand, you should...

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To launch a liferaft by hand, you should take which actions?

Question 1 of 27070

To launch a liferaft by hand, you should take which actions?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Inflatable liferaft launching sequence in an emergency • Purpose of the operating (inflation) cord / painter on a liferaft • What the casing bands (straps on the container) do during inflation

💭 Think About

• First picture a liferaft in its fiberglass canister: what has to happen, and in what order, for it to get free of the ship and fill with air? • Ask yourself: does the inflation system activate automatically when it hits the water, or does someone need to do something to trigger the CO₂ bottle? • Think about why liferaft containers have securing/casing bands — what happens to those bands when the raft inflates correctly?

✅ Before You Answer

• Which actions keep the operating cord (painter) attached so it can both inflate the raft and keep it from drifting away • Whether you must manually cut any bands or if they are designed to part automatically when inflation pressure builds • That the sequence you choose does not defeat the safety design (for example, by detaching the painter before inflation)

Question 1 of 27070

To launch a liferaft by hand, you should take which actions?

Throw the liferaft over the side and pull the operating cord

Detach the operating cord, throw the liferaft over the side and it will then inflate

Cut the casing bands, throw the raft over the side and it will inflate by itself

Cut the casing bands, throw the raft over the side and pull the operating cord

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Question 1 of 2707066636eec28f7522a1c51c5df

To launch a liferaft by hand, you should take which actions?

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Question 1 of 27070

To launch a liferaft by hand, you should take which actions?