Life-Saving Equipment Quiz 2

Life-saving equipment must be inspected weekly to ensure:

• Always ready for operation

• Only inspected when a technical fault occurs

• Checked upon passenger request

• Only inspected every six months

Monthly inspections of life-saving appliances must be conducted by:

• Direct observation without a checklist

• Based on a checklist and recorded in a logbook

• Only upon request from authorities

• Passengers conducting self-inspections

Inflatable life rafts must undergo periodic maintenance at least once every:

• 6 months

• 12 months

• 24 months

• 36 months

How often must a maritime evacuation system be deployed at a minimum?

• Every 2 years

• Every 3 years

• Every 4 years

• Every 6 years

Maintenance of lifeboat lowering equipment must include:

• Periodic maintenance and an annual full inspection

• Only inspected when an issue occurs

• Conducted at the captain’s discretion

• Only visual inspections required

Passenger ships on international routes (not short international voyages) must be equipped with lifeboats capable of carrying at least what percentage of the total number of people onboard?

• 30%

• 37.5%

• 50%

• 25%

Which life-saving appliance may the Maritime Authority permit as a substitute for lifeboats?

• Lifebuoys

• Life rafts

• Rescue boats

• Thermal protection devices

Passenger ships on short international voyages must have lifeboat capacity for at least what percentage of the total number of people onboard?

• 50%

• 30%

• 37.5%

• 25%

All life-saving appliances must be capable of being lowered into the water with a full complement of people within how long after the abandon ship order is given?

• 15 minutes

• 20 minutes

• 25 minutes

• 30 minutes

For passenger ships with a gross tonnage of less than 500 and a total number of persons onboard fewer than 200, what is the required life-saving arrangement?

• Only equipped with lifeboats

• Only equipped with life rafts

• Equipped with life rafts sufficient to carry all persons onboard

• No life-saving appliances required