Lifeboatman Limited Practice Test

The limited lifeboat rating for vessels that carry liferafts and rescue boats. Coast Guard exam code LB02.

41 real questions from the Coast Guard National Maritime Center's public sample exams, free. Each module needs 70% to pass.

Passing score: Coast Guard pass marks module by module, and the retest rules

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What's on the test

10 sample questions

1. You are underway and hear a vessel continuously sounding her fog whistle. What is this vessel indicating?

   • A.The vessel is in distress
   • B.The vessel desires to communicate by radio
   • C.The vessel is aground
   • D.The vessel desires a pilot
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   A. The vessel is in distress

   Q100, Rules of the Road: International & Inland

2. Which of the following is one of the most important safety procedures that should be adhered to prior to starting a gasoline engine on a motorboat?

   • A.You have fresh water on board
   • B.The bilges, cabins, etc. are thoroughly ventilated
   • C.The gasoline tank is full
   • D.Each of the above is followed
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   B. The bilges, cabins, etc. are thoroughly ventilated

   Q161, Deck Safety

3. What statement about immersion suits is TRUE?

   • A.Immersion suits should be worn while performing routine work on deck.
   • B.No stowage container for immersion suits may be capable of being locked.
   • C.Any tear or leak will render the suit unserviceable, and it must be replaced.
   • D.During the annual maintenance, the front zipper should be lubricated using light machine oil or mineral oil.
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   B. No stowage container for immersion suits may be capable of being locked.

   Q161, Deck Safety

4. If you are required to jump from any height from your vessel when should the external flotation bladder of an immersion suit be inflated?

   • A.After entry into the water
   • B.Only after four hours in the water
   • C.Only after two hours in the water
   • D.Before entry into the water
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   A. After entry into the water

   Q170, Deck General / Safety

5. Which of the following is TRUE of a distress signal?

   • A.Consists of 5 or more short blasts of the fog signal apparatus
   • B.Is used to indicate doubt about another vessel's intentions
   • C.May be used separately or with other distress signals
   • D.Consists of the raising and lowering of a large white flag
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   C. May be used separately or with other distress signals

   Q300, Rules of the Road: Inland

6. If an inflatable liferaft is to be released manually, where should the operating cord be attached before throwing the raft overboard?

   • A.Attach the cord to the special pad eye on the "raft davit launcher".
   • B.Attach the cord to a fixed object on the ship.
   • C.Do not attach the cord to anything but throw it overboard with the raft container.
   • D.You should stand on the cord.
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   B. Attach the cord to a fixed object on the ship.

   Q445, Lifeboat Operator

7. While at your lifeboat station, you hear a signal consisting of one short blast of the whistle. What does this signal indicate?

   • A.Secure from boat stations
   • B.Commence lowering boats
   • C.Abandon ship
   • D.Stop lowering boats
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   B. Commence lowering boats

   Q445, Lifeboat Operator

8. When using a handheld smoke signal in a liferaft, at which location should you activate the signal?

   • A.On the downwind side of the liferaft
   • B.At the stern of the liferaft
   • C.Inside the liferaft
   • D.On the upwind side of the liferaft
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   A. On the downwind side of the liferaft

   Q445, Lifeboat Operator

9. Inflatable liferafts are provided with which item?

   • A.A Very pistol
   • B.A sail
   • C.Canned milk
   • D.A towing connection
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   D. A towing connection

   Q445, Lifeboat Operator

10. What is the primary advantage of using a sea anchor with the survival craft?

    • A.It reduces your drift rate
    • B.Aids in recovering the survival craft
    • C.It increases your visibility
    • D.It keeps the survival craft from turning over
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    A. It reduces your drift rate

    Q445, Lifeboat Operator

What the study guide does

• Short daily rounds of 10 questions, with a streak.
• Practice tests built like the real one, scored with the real pass marks (first one free, then $19 once for the full Exam Room).
• The Brig: questions you miss come back until you get them right twice.
• Pass Meter: your chance of passing every module if you sat it today, worked out from your own answers.
• Lights, shapes and sound signal drills (Rules 21-35).