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What action should you take if a davit-launched liferaft aboard a MODU cannot be launched because of damage to the davit?

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What action should you take if a davit-launched liferaft aboard a MODU cannot be launched because of damage to the davit?

🔍 Key Concepts

• SOLAS liferaft launching procedures for MODUs (Mobile Offshore Drilling Units) • The purpose and design of a davit-launched liferaft vs. a throw-over or roll-over raft • Safe methods of getting a liferaft to the water without damaging it or endangering personnel

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: If the davit is damaged, what is the safest alternate way to get people into a liferaft using equipment that still works as designed? • Which choices could damage the liferaft, make it unusable, or expose people to unnecessary danger before they get in the raft? • Which option best matches how a davit-launched liferaft could still be used without relying on the davit itself?

✅ Before You Answer

• Eliminate any option that would likely damage the liferaft’s container or inflation system. • Consider whether abandoning the assigned station and going elsewhere is consistent with emergency station bills and muster lists. • Think about how liferafts are normally deployed when davit systems are inoperable, especially on MODUs and other SOLAS vessels.

Question 1 of 27070

What action should you take if a davit-launched liferaft aboard a MODU cannot be launched because of damage to the davit?

go to another liferaft station

inflate the liferaft on deck

roll the liferaft over the side

get a saw and cut the liferaft free

Question 1 / 2707066636ee728f7522a1c51743a

Question 1 of 2707066636ee728f7522a1c51743a

What action should you take if a davit-launched liferaft aboard a MODU cannot be launched because of damage to the davit?

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What action should you take if a davit-launched liferaft aboard a MODU cannot be launched because of damage to the davit?