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Next to lifeboats, the liferaft can be your second best choice of escape in a marine disaster. However, if you are unfamiliar with the different methods of boarding, launching and maintaining with both davit and throw-over launched liferafts, they won't do you any good in an emergency.
Techniques such as working the painter to inflate the raft, righting the raft, patching leaks, use of pyrotechnics to signal help, setting the sea anchor, closing down the exits to maintain seaworthiness, passing out seasickness pills and provisions, and bolstering morale are all demonstrated.
