What is a hatchet in lifeboat and its use ?

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Hatchet is basically a term used for hammer, it is used to cut/break/free any object which may be entangled to the life boat.
For eg. Cutting of painter wire.


If very small object is stuck/entangled to the boat, you may cut it with "jack knife" which is commonly known as Swiss knife (object which has knife,scissor, fork, spoon, etc.)