Before lowering the lifeboat, which component must be released?

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Releasing the lifeboat from the lifting mechanism starts the lowering process. The tricing pendant is the control line connected to the release mechanism that frees the boat from the davit blocks. When you release this pendant, the locking that keeps the boat attached is tripped, allowing the lifeboat to descend. The other items have different roles: frapping lines secure the boat against the ship during setup and early lowering and are not the initial release action; the davit arm pin is a safety feature that should stay in place until maintenance or a specific procedure calls for it to be removed; manropes are used for boarding or climbing and aren’t part of the release to begin lowering. So, releasing the tricing pendant is the essential step to start lowering the lifeboat.