How do offshore workers prepare for freefall lifeboat drills? By undergoing safety training in a simulator, where they can prepare for any type of emergency (or weather) without leaving the shore: http://www.maersk.com/en/markets/2016/06/a-free-fall-practice-run (Video: S Sund) | Maersk

Lifeboat Launching Procedure (Open And Enclosed) step by step

Freefall!!! Today the crews at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding deployed the freefall lifeboat off our M/V Mark W. Barker for the first time as part of her testing to make sure she is fully operational before leaving the Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin shipyard. Weighted down with water bags to simulate 30 crew members, the launch was successful and likely the first time anywhere on the Lakes that a stern lifeboat has been deployed. Our M/V Mark W. Barker is the first bulk carrier built on the Great Lakes i