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When supplemented by a comparable signal on the general alarm, what is the signal for boat stations or boat drill?

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When supplemented by a comparable signal on the general alarm, what is the signal for boat stations or boat drill?

🔍 Key Concepts

• General emergency alarm vs. boat station signal on passenger and cargo ships • SOLAS requirements for mustering at lifeboat/boat stations • Difference between signals for general emergency, dismissal, and boat drills

💭 Think About

• Think about what signal would be used to call crew and passengers specifically to their lifeboat or boat stations, not to abandon ship immediately. • Which of these options sounds like the standard general emergency alarm pattern, and which might instead be used for other maneuvers like man overboard or lowering boats? • Consider which signals are short and distinctive (for commands) versus long and continuous (for emergencies or warnings).

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which choice matches the SOLAS general emergency alarm pattern and set that aside. • From the remaining choices, ask: which would logically be used to assemble at boat stations or for boat drill, when there is no immediate danger? • Verify in current regulations that the boat drill/boat station signal is described as a whistle signal supplemented by the general alarm, and match that description to one of the remaining patterns.

Question 1 of 27070

When supplemented by a comparable signal on the general alarm, what is the signal for boat stations or boat drill?

More than six short blasts followed by one long blast of the whistle

One long blast followed by three short blasts of the whistle

A continuous blast of the whistle for a period of not less than 10 seconds

Three short blasts of the whistle

Question 1 / 270705eccef9ebacbc34ba4d461e6

Question 1 of 270705eccef9ebacbc34ba4d461e6

When supplemented by a comparable signal on the general alarm, what is the signal for boat stations or boat drill?

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Question 1 of 27070

When supplemented by a comparable signal on the general alarm, what is the signal for boat stations or boat drill?