If a MODU loses one lifeboat location, the remaining lifeboats must accommodate what percentage of persons?

If a MODU loses one lifeboat location, the remaining lifeboats must accommodate what percentage of persons?

• A. 50%
• B. 75%
• C. 25%
• D. 100%

Answer: (D)

Redundancy in lifeboat capacity means that if one lifeboat location becomes unusable, the remaining lifeboats must still be able to carry everyone on board. Ship safety rules require the total capacity of the surviving lifeboats to equal or exceed the total number of persons aboard, so all hands can be evacuated even with one location out of service. In practice, this means the remaining lifeboats must accommodate 100% of the people onboard. For example, if there are 100 persons on the MODU and the two active lifeboat locations together can carry 100, losing one location should not leave any crew or passengers unable to be evacuated.

Redundancy in lifeboat capacity means that if one lifeboat location becomes unusable, the remaining lifeboats must still be able to carry everyone on board. Ship safety rules require the total capacity of the surviving lifeboats to equal or exceed the total number of persons aboard, so all hands can be evacuated even with one location out of service. In practice, this means the remaining lifeboats must accommodate 100% of the people onboard. For example, if there are 100 persons on the MODU and the two active lifeboat locations together can carry 100, losing one location should not leave any crew or passengers unable to be evacuated.