🔍 Key Concepts

• How lifeboats are numbered from forward to aft on each side of a vessel • The difference between port (left) and starboard (right) numbering • Which side (port or starboard) usually carries odd vs. even lifeboat numbers

💭 Think About

• First, imagine you are looking at the vessel from above and label the lifeboats from forward to aft on each side. • Recall which side (port or starboard) traditionally gets odd-numbered boats and which gets even-numbered boats. • Once you know the pattern, list the three lifeboat numbers on the starboard side and identify the middle one.

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm you know which side of the vessel is starboard (right when facing forward). • Verify which side gets odd numbers and which gets even numbers in standard lifeboat numbering. • Check that you are counting the boats from the bow (forward) toward the stern (aft) when determining the middle boat.