Your examiner asks: "What embarkation arrangements does SOLAS Chapter III require for getting persons safely from the deck into a davit-launched liferaft or lifeboat?"

A. Embarkation ladders are required exclusively for crew disembarking at anchor for shore leave and have no connection to survival craft boarding arrangements under SOLAS Chapter III.

B. Embarkation arrangements are entirely optional under SOLAS Chapter III, with no requirement for any ladder, ramp, or controlled boarding method for either lifeboats or davit-launched liferafts.

C. Davit-launched liferafts require no boarding arrangement at all — persons are always expected to jump directly into the water and swim to the raft after it has been fully lowered and released.

D. SOLAS Chapter III requires suitable EMBARKATION ARRANGEMENTS — such as embarkation ladders, davits, and associated equipment — to allow persons to move safely and in a controlled manner from the embarkation deck into a survival craft, whether that is a lifeboat or a davit-launched liferaft, rather than requiring an uncontrolled jump or climb. For davit-launched liferafts specifically, the embarkation arrangement must allow the raft to be brought alongside the embarkation deck (or an equivalent safe boarding position) so that persons — potentially including those less able-bodied — can board in a controlled way before the raft is lowered, rather than the raft only being reachable once already in the water.

A. Nothing — a test lift can proceed immediately after repairs

B. The area within the grab's swing radius should be cleared of personnel before the lift

C. Testing should wait until cargo operations begin

D. Only the crane operator needs to be aware the lift is happening

A. Only the weather forecast for the next watch

B. The lunch schedule for the deck team

C. Who must remain clear of the exclusion zone while the lift takes place

D. The cargo manifest for the next port