You are in a lifeboat in a heavy sea. Your...

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You are in a lifeboat in a heavy sea. Your boat is dead in the water and unable to make way. Which action should you take to prevent broaching?

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Question 1 of 27070

You are in a lifeboat in a heavy sea. Your boat is dead in the water and unable to make way. Which action should you take to prevent broaching?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Broaching and why it is dangerous in a following or beam sea • How a lifeboat sea anchor (drogue) affects heading and motion in heavy seas • Difference between a sea anchor and a sea painter and when each is used

💭 Think About

• In a heavy sea, what is the safest way to keep a small boat’s bow pointed into (or properly oriented to) the seas when you cannot make way? • Which equipment listed in the choices is specifically designed to control a drifting boat’s heading and speed relative to the waves? • Would adding water to the boat or leaving it to drift freely make it more or less likely to yaw and turn broadside to the seas?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which option directly controls the boat’s drift and heading relative to the waves. • Consider which item is normally used when a lifeboat is alongside a ship or for towing, and whether that fits this situation. • Ask: which action would reduce the chance of the boat turning broadside and rolling over in a heavy sea?

Question 1 of 27070

You are in a lifeboat in a heavy sea. Your boat is dead in the water and unable to make way. Which action should you take to prevent broaching?

Take no action, broaching is recommended in a heavy sea

Deploy the sea anchor

Put out the sea painter

Fill the bottom of the boat with about one foot of water to make it ride better

Question 1 / 2707066636eec28f7522a1c51c617

Question 1 of 2707066636eec28f7522a1c51c617

You are in a lifeboat in a heavy sea. Your boat is dead in the water and unable to make way. Which action should you take to prevent broaching?

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Question 1 of 27070

You are in a lifeboat in a heavy sea. Your boat is dead in the water and unable to make way. Which action should you take to prevent broaching?