Rescue Boat
Rescue boats shall be capable of maneuvering at a speed of at least?
6 Knots
A person should be able to don a PFD without assistance or guidance within _____
1 Minute
Parachute Rockets burn what color?
Red
What does EEBD stand for?
Emergency Escape Breathing Device
What is required to be posted on top of the lifeboat fully visible, in large block letters, to passing aircraft or ships?
Vessel’s Call Sign
Turritella Call Sign – C6AS9
How long shall a rescue boat be required to run at the minimum required speed.
4 hours
While wearing a PFD, you can jump into the water from what height without injury?
4.5 meters
A minimum of how many parachute rockets should be located on or near the bridge?
12
An EEBD provides at least ______ mins in order to escape?
10 minutes
How many persons is lifeboat #2 capable of holding?
80 Persons
9
Besides a light, a PFD shall be fitted with...
Whistle
You are firing a line throwing gun to help rescue a stranded boater. You pull the trigger, and it does not fire. What do you do with the line throwing gun?
Throw it over the side and report it. Remember it could still go off and injure someone so throw it into the water.
DAILY DOUBLE
What did SOLAS 74 (Chapter II-2, Regulation 16) do concerning EEBDs?
Made it mandatory for EEBDs to be used aboard ships.
What is installed on the lifeboats in order to maneuver through fire to escape?
Water Spray System
A rescue craft must be capable of carrying at least how many people and a person lying on a backboard/basket
5 seated and 1 lying
DAILY DOUBLE
A PFD shall have sufficient buoyancy and stability in calm water to... (Need at least 2 to get credit)
1.Lift the mouth of an exhausted or unconscious person not less than 120 mm clear of the water with the body inclined backwards at an angle of not less than 20° from the vertical position;
2. Turn the body of an unconscious person in the water from any position to one where the mouth is clear of the water in not more than 5 s.
3. Shall allow the person wearing it to swim a short distance and to board a survival craft
When should you fire a parachute flare if waiting for rescue in the water?
If you can visually see an airplane or ship.
True or False - EEBDs are required to be designed so that, after use, it can be recharged and put back in service.
False
How long will the internal air cylinders last with the full complement of passengers and the engine at full throttle?
10 Minutes
When a rescue boat is loaded with its maximum complement, what is the minimum speed it should be capable of maintaining.
2 Knots
A lifejacket light shall have a source of energy capable of operating the light for how many hours?
8 hours
Bonus question that has absolutely nothing to do with pyrotechnics and offers 0 points to your overall score.
Prior to dropping the buoy for TDR, who should identify the location of the local weather buoy and formulate a detailed plan of how to navigate "away" from said weather buoy.
Who is....
How many EEBDs total are on the Turritella?
80
True or False
The Turritella lifeboats are equipped with two engines and therefore NOT required to have oars.
False
The lifeboats aboard are equipped with one engine, but if there were two engines, oars would not be required.