Safety, Fire & Survival · Survival — Lifeboat Engine Operation
After abandoning to a motor lifeboat, the coxswain should:
- AStay alongside the sinking ship
- BRace away and leave others behind
- CStop the engine and drift into the wreck
- DMove clear of the ship and any fire/debris, then stand by to pick up survivors and marshal liferafts✓ Correct
Explanation
The lifeboat first gets clear of the danger (suction of a sinking ship, fire, debris), then works back to recover people in the water and gather/secure liferafts, streaming a sea anchor and tending survivors. Accountability (head count) and signaling for rescue follow.
Authority: SOLAS III; survival craft operation
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