SCRB Task 1.3.C

Free fall launching equipment

MMA Method

In order to satisfy NVIC 04-14 Task 1.3.C , MMA students must:

NVIC Method

See NVIC method.

STCW Competence Knowledge, Understanding, and Proficiency

Take charge of a survival craft during and after launch

SCRB-X1.3 Various types of device used for launching survival craft
Condition Behavior Standard

On a Coast Guard examination or in an approved or accepted course,

the candidate describes or selects the answer that describes various types of survival craft launching devices, their ancillary, and their locations.


PSC EXAM The assessment is for both PSC and PSC-Limited.

The assessment may be satisfied by successful completion of a Coast Guard administered examination for a national endorsement as Lifeboatman or Lifeboatman-Limited endorsement or a course approved or accepted to substitute for the Coast Guard examination.

The candidate describes free-fall launching equipment including:

  1. Principle of operation;

  2. Limits to use, such as;

    a. maximum list;

    b. load limits; and

    c. maximum fall limits;

  3. General description including;

    a. release mechanism; and

    b. safety locks to prevent accidental release during drills and maintenance;

  4. General maintenance;

  5. Potential hazards when releasing free- fall survival craft;

  6. Limitations and hazards when recovering free-fall survival craft;

  7. Potential hazards when working around stowed free-fall survival craft; and

  8. Proper stowage of survival craft.