You are proceeding to a distress site and expect large numbers of people in the water. Which statement is TRUE?

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An inflatable liferaft secured alongside can be an effective boarding station for transfer of survivors from the boats.

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Survivors in the water should never be permitted alongside due to the possibility of injury from the vessel.

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If the survivors are in inflatable rafts you should approach from windward to create a lee for the survivors.

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You should stop to windward of the survivors in the water and only use the ship's boats to recover the survivors.

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