A RORO ferry was at dock with no passengers embarked and was running the various planned boat and fire drills. The original rescue boats delivered with the ship had been replaced with newer models.
Two deckhands prepared rescue boat No. 1 for launch and were shortly afterward joined by an engineer. Because there was no deck officer present at this boat, one of the deckhands assumed duties as ‘officer in charge’ while also acting as coxswain. The other deckhand was the bowman and the engineer...