Question 57Safety & Environmental - QMED

The correct answer is D) at any time. An 'on-load' release system on a survival craft allows the cable to be released at any time, regardless of whether there is a load on the cable or not. This is a key safety feature that enables the survival craft to be quickly and easily detached from the ship in an emergency, even if it is still being lowered or has not yet reached the water. The other answer choices are incorrect because they impose restrictions on when the release system can be activated. Option A is wrong because the release should not be limited to just the lowering station controls. Option B is incorrect because the release should not require the load to be removed first. Option C is wrong because the release should not depend on there being a load on the cable.