Safety & Environmental Protection (Deck) USCG Question #1357 (Set 42)

Steering a motor lifeboat broadside to the sea could cause it to __________.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option A — capsize

Exposing a motor lifeboat broadside to high, breaking seas creates an extreme rolling lever arm, drastically increasing the risk of beam-on wave impact causing a catastrophic capsize.

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