NVIC 01-24 Task 1.5.B

Take charge of a survival craft or rescue boat during and after launch

SCRB-X1.5 Methods of recovering survival craft

Using a survival craft in the water,

the candidate commands the recovery and proper securing of a survival craft within 15 minutes.

The candidate issues the following orders and verifies that they have been properly carried out:

1. Bring the survival craft under the falls;
2. Hook the survival craft to the falls;
3. Raise the survival craft to the embarkation deck;
4. Raise the survival craft to its stowed position; and
5. Secure the survival craft.

NOTE: As it may be unsafe for persons to ride the boat from the water, this component of the task should be simulated.