When the survival craft is supplied with...

Question 1 / 270705eccef9fbacbc34ba4d46927

Question 1 of 270705eccef9fbacbc34ba4d46927

When the survival craft is supplied with bottles of compressed air, they are used for __________.

Question 1 of 27070

When the survival craft is supplied with bottles of compressed air, they are used for __________.

🔍 Key Concepts

• Purpose of compressed air systems on survival craft • How self-righting and sprinkler systems are normally activated (mechanical vs air bottles) • What is required for personnel breathing air under SOLAS and USCG rules

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: which option would most safely and reliably use stored compressed air in an enclosed survival craft? • Consider whether survival craft normally depend on compressed air to stay afloat or right themselves, or if those functions are usually built-in by design. • Think about what system in a survival craft needs a controlled, pressurized, on-demand supply rather than a one‑time mechanical action.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify how self‑righting lifeboats are designed to right themselves (do they need an air bottle to work?). • Check whether personnel breathing systems in lifeboats are typically individual devices (like lifejackets or masks) or a central bottle‑fed system. • Confirm how sprinkler/drencher systems on totally enclosed lifeboats are usually pressurized or primed.

Question 1 of 27070

When the survival craft is supplied with bottles of compressed air, they are used for __________.

personnel air supply

additional flotation

priming the sprinkler system

filling the self-righting bags