Question 46 LB01 - Lifeboat Operator

The Correct Answer is D **Explanation for Option D (Correct):** The purpose of the tricing pendants (often simply called tricing lines or tricing gear) is specifically to hold the lifeboat securely against the ship's side, directly below the davits and adjacent to the embarkation deck. This allows the crew and passengers to safely step into the boat (embark) without the boat swinging away or moving along the hull, ensuring it remains fixed in the correct loading position. **Explanation for Other Options (Incorrect):** * **A) They control the outboard swing of a lifeboat during lowering:** This function is primarily handled by the **preventer bars** or the inherent design of the davit system (gravity davits). Tricing pendants are released *before* lowering begins. * **B) They provide suspensions for the manropes:** Manropes (or survival craft painter lines) are suspended from the davit head, strongpoints on the ship's side, or the boat itself, but their primary suspension is not provided by the tricing pendants. The tricing pendants serve a positional holding function, not a suspension function for safety lines. * **C) They control the fore and aft motion of a lifeboat during lowering:** The fore and aft (longitudinal) motion of the lifeboat while descending is controlled by the **bowsing tackles** (or bowsing pendants), which are rigged further along the hull to keep the boat tight against the ship's side during the initial part of the descent until it reaches the water. Tricing pendants are released before lowering.