🔍 Key Concepts

• Numbering system for lifeboats on a ship with boats on both port and starboard sides • How lifeboats are usually numbered from forward to aft and how port vs. starboard sides are treated • Difference between sequential numbering (1–6) and side-specific labeling (e.g., “No. 1 port”, “No. 1 starboard”)

💭 Think About

• If there are 3 boats on each side, think about how many total boats there are and how they might logically be numbered along the length of the ship. • Consider where boat No. 1 would normally be located: is it forward or aft, and on which side? • Ask yourself: does the standard convention number all boats in one sequence down one side first, or alternate sides, or number by side (port vs. starboard) separately?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify how lifeboat numbers increase as you move along the ship (forward to aft or aft to forward). • Check whether exam questions for this license level usually use a single continuous numbering system for all boats, or a side-specific system. • Make sure the chosen answer matches both the position (aftermost) and the side (starboard) described.