Question 2860 Deck General

The correct answer is D) Immediately upon launching. The reasoning for this is that you should remove the safety pin and pull the hook release immediately upon launching the survival craft in very heavy seas. This is to ensure that the craft can quickly detach from the rig and float freely, without being constrained by the hook. If you wait until the first wave contact or while the craft is already waterborne, the survival craft could become damaged or destabilized. Removing the safety pin and releasing the hook right away gives the craft the best chance of safely separating from the rig and weathering the heavy seas. The other options are incorrect because they either wait too long (A and C) or don't specify the immediate need to release the craft (B).