OOW-2.2.6

Launch and manage survival craft, recover rescue boat

OOW-2 · Response to Navigational Emergencies · OOW-2.2 Response to Other Emergencies

This lesson covers the correct sequence and command responsibilities for launching inflatable survival craft, managing a liferaft after deployment, and safely recovering a rescue boat in a seaway, with emphasis on the management phase that candidates most commonly neglect.

Independent preparatory study aligned to the MCA OOW (Yachts <3000 GT) oral examination syllabus. Not an MCA-approved course and confers no credit toward a Certificate of Competency.