Safety, Fire & Survival · Survival — Lifeboat On-Load Release
Why must lifeboat 'on-load release gear' be operated strictly per procedure and well maintained?
- AIt controls the boat's engine speed
- BIt is used to inflate the boat
- CAccidental or faulty operation of on-load release (releasing under the boat's weight) has caused fatal falls during drills and launching✓ Correct
- DIt only matters for liferafts, not lifeboats
Explanation
On-load release gear lets a lifeboat be released from its falls while waterborne and loaded, but inadvertent or defective release while suspended has caused numerous deaths in drills. Strict adherence to procedures, maintenance, and the fitting of fall-prevention/improved release systems address this well-known hazard.
Authority: SOLAS III; LSA Code; lifeboat release-gear safety (IMO measures)
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