🔍 Key Concepts

• Crescent davit purpose and how it differs from other davits (gravity, radial, etc.) • Normal sequence of actions when preparing a lifeboat for launching from its stowage position • What must happen to the cradle before the boat can move outboard and be lowered

💭 Think About

• Think about what physically keeps the boat in place while it is stowed in a crescent davit and what must change first so the boat can leave that position • Consider the order of operations: which step must logically occur before the boat can be swung out or lowered? • Which option directly affects the part that is actually holding/supporting the boat in its stowed position?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which option deals with the cradle itself, not with later launching steps like rigging or hoisting • Ask whether the boat could move at all without first changing the supporting structure that holds it in the stowed position • Eliminate any choice that sounds like a step done after the boat is already free to move outboard