🔍 Key Concepts

• Davit-launched liferaft release systems and how they differ from lifeboat releases • The role of a manual mechanical release once the raft is waterborne • Why the crew must be able to release the davit cable even if power or hydraulics fail

💭 Think About

• First picture the sequence: raft is loaded, lowered, reaches the water. At that moment, what specifically must you operate to let the raft float free of the davit? • Think about which option sounds like it would still work if there were no electrical or hydraulic power available. • Which control is physically connected to the hook or release mechanism that holds the davit cable to the raft lifting bridle?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which control is described in your SOLAS training manual for davit-launched liferafts as the manual on-load/off-load release for the suspension hook. • Check that the method you choose would still function during a total power failure (no electricity, no hydraulics). • Confirm whether the control named in your choice is actually used on liferafts and not just on lifeboats or davit machinery.