Lifeboatman Practice Test

Launch and run the lifeboats and liferafts. Needed for crew on many inspected vessels. Coast Guard exam code LB01.

48 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

What's free: daily rounds, the Brig, the drills and the Pass Meter, for every license. Your first module test is free too. After that, the full Exam Room is $19, once. No subscription.

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
   Show answer

   A. The vessel is in distress

   Q100, Rules of the Road: International & Inland

2. 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

3. Which sequence is correct when launching a lifeboat stowed in gravity davits?

   • A.Release gripes, turn on emergency disconnect switch, release frapping lines
   • B.Operate limit switches, release gripes, lift brake
   • C.Release tricing pennants, turn on emergency disconnect switch, release frapping lines
   • D.Release gripes, lift brake, release tricing pennants
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   D. Release gripes, lift brake, release tricing pennants

   Q445, Lifeboat Operator

4. In each inflatable liferaft, what equipment is provided to make quick, emergency, temporary repairs to large holes in the raft?

   • A.Self-adhesive rubberized canvas patches
   • B.No equipment is provided.
   • C.Glue and rubber patches
   • D.Several various-sized sealing clamps
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   D. Several various-sized sealing clamps

   Q445, Lifeboat Operator

5. Where would the number 2 lifeboat on a tanker be located?

   • A.The forwardmost boat on the starboard side
   • B.The forwardmost boat on the port side
   • C.Abaft no.1 lifeboat starboard side
   • D.Abaft no.1 lifeboat port side
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   B. The forwardmost boat on the port side

   Q445, Lifeboat Operator

6. If there are a number of survivors in the water after abandoning ship, which action should they take?

   • A.Send only the strongest swimmer to shore for assistance
   • B.Tie themselves to the unit so they won't drift with the current
   • C.Form a raft by lashing their life preservers together
   • D.Form a small circular group to create a warmer pocket of water in the center of the circle
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   D. Form a small circular group to create a warmer pocket of water in the center of the circle

   Q445, Lifeboat Operator

7. Which of the following is part of the annual SOLAS required test on an EPIRB?

   • A.Verification that the battery voltage is within 20% of the design limits
   • B.Verification that the unit is stowed within five feet of survival craft
   • C.Verification that the unit has been maintained by a shore based maintenance provider
   • D.Verification that the unit lanyard is neatly stowed and properly secured to the vessel
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   C. Verification that the unit has been maintained by a shore based maintenance provider

   Q445, Lifeboat Operator

8. Where should muster lists be posted?

   • A.In crew's accommodation spaces
   • B.On the navigating bridge
   • C.In the engine room
   • D.All of the above
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   D. All of the above

   Q445, Lifeboat Operator

9. Your vessel has 3 lifeboats on each side. The aftermost boat on the port side is designated as which boat number?

   • A.6
   • B.3 PORT
   • C.3
   • D.5
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   A. 6

   Q445, Lifeboat Operator

10. What is the name given to the lines that are passed around the falls to hold the boat and prevent it from swinging violently?

    • A.Tricing lines
    • B.Frapping lines
    • C.Life lines
    • D.Tripping lines
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    B. Frapping lines

    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).