Your examiner asks: "Under the SOLAS Chapter III maintenance regulation, what must be checked on a WEEKLY basis?"

A. On a weekly basis, all survival craft, rescue boats, and launching appliances must be visually inspected to ensure they are ready for immediate use — including checking the general condition of the equipment, hooks, and the correct resetting of on-load release gear. Where fitted, engines in lifeboats and rescue boats must be run for a total period of not less than a specified minimum duration to confirm satisfactory operation (including ahead and astern gear). The general emergency alarm and public address system are also tested weekly. This weekly cycle is the most frequent, lightest-touch tier of the overall SOLAS III/20 maintenance framework.

B. SOLAS III/20 specifies no weekly inspection requirement at all — the shortest interval specified anywhere in the regulation is monthly.

C. The weekly inspection requires a full thorough examination of the release gear equivalent to the 5-year overhaul, rather than a visual check and engine run.

D. Weekly inspections apply only to liferafts, not lifeboats, rescue boats, launching appliances, or the general emergency alarm/PA system.

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

B. Testing should wait until cargo operations begin

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

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

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

B. The lunch schedule for the deck team

C. Only the weather forecast for the next watch

D. The cargo manifest for the next port