🔍 Key Concepts

• Purpose and function of a liferaft lifeline • Where survivors need to be able to hold on or be recovered from any direction • Difference between a painter line and lifelines on the raft’s perimeter

💭 Think About

• If people are in the water approaching the raft from different sides, what arrangement of lifelines would make the most sense for safety? • Think about how multiple survivors might cluster around a raft that is already full—where do they need something to grab? • Visualize an inflatable SOLAS liferaft: where do you usually see the grab lines or ropes in reference photos or training posters?

✅ Before You Answer

• Distinguish between the painter (the main line used for inflation/connection to the vessel) and the lifelines for people to hold on to • Consider which option gives maximum access and safety for persons in the water • Eliminate any answers that limit holding points to one end or one small area of the raft