🔍 Key Concepts

• Numbering convention for lifeboats on each side of a vessel • Difference between port and starboard numbering • How boats are counted from forward to aft on each side

💭 Think About

• First, decide which side (port or starboard) usually gets the odd-numbered boats, and which side gets the even-numbered boats. • Next, with 3 boats on each side, think about how they would be numbered in order from forward to aft on the starboard side. • Finally, identify which number in that sequence would belong to the aftermost (furthest aft) starboard boat.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which side (port or starboard) traditionally has odd numbers and which has even numbers. • Make sure you are counting from forward to aft, not the other way around. • Confirm that you are only considering starboard-side numbers, not total boats on both sides.