Question 49 LB01 - Lifeboat Operator

The Correct Answer is C. **Explanation for Option C (When the boat is at the embarkation deck):** Frapping lines (or "steadying lines") are rigged specifically to pull the lifeboat firmly against the ship's side when passengers are boarding (at the embarkation deck). This stabilizes the boat, prevents it from swinging excessively due to wind or ship movement, and keeps the embarkation exits aligned with the boat structure, ensuring safe and efficient boarding of passengers. Once the passengers are aboard, and just before lowering past the embarkation deck, the frapping lines are released. **Why the other options are incorrect:** * **A) Before the boat is moved from the davits:** Frapping lines are not needed or useful when the boat is still secured high up in its stowage position. Their primary function is stabilization during boarding, which happens much lower down. * **B) Before the gripes are released:** Gripes (the securing straps/wires that hold the boat tightly in the davits) are usually released before the boat is lowered down to the embarkation deck. Frapping lines are rigged *after* the boat reaches the embarkation deck (or sometimes just before it reaches that level) to prepare for boarding, not before the boat starts its descent. * **D) Only after the boat is in the water:** Frapping lines are used to secure the boat against the ship's hull *before* lowering (for boarding). Once the boat is in the water, stability lines (like sea painters) are used to keep the boat aligned with the ship, but the function of frapping lines is already complete, and they would have been released.