Number 3 lifeboat would be __________.
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option A — behind boat number 1 on the starboard side
In accordance with marine engineering and SOLAS life-saving arrangement conventions, survival craft are numbered consecutively from forward to aft, with odd numbers assigned to the starboard side. Therefore, boat number 3 is located directly abaft number 1 on starboard.
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