A crew member drinks alcohol responsibly while on shore leave in a port where it is legal, well within the time needed to be sober before their next watch. Is this a policy breach?

A. There is no need to consider timing or fitness for the next watch as long as drinking took place ashore

B. Most company policies permit responsible off-duty alcohol use within legal limits and host country law, as long as the individual is genuinely fit for duty (below the permitted limit, no impairment) by the time they are back on watch — the policy targets impairment on duty, not all alcohol use everywhere

C. Shore leave alcohol policy is identical in every country regardless of local law

D. Any alcohol consumption at any time, even fully off-duty and within legal limits, is automatically treated as a serious policy breach

A. Confront them aggressively in front of other crew members

B. Report your concern immediately to the officer in charge or master — do not attempt to assess "how drunk" they are yourself or decide whether it is serious enough to mention; this is exactly the kind of judgement call that should be escalated, not made informally by a peer

C. Quietly cover for them yourself without telling anyone in authority

D. Say nothing and hope they are fine to stand the watch as normal

A. Ignore the report entirely unless the individual visibly stumbles or shows obvious impairment

B. Make a personal judgement about whether they "seem fine" and allow the watch to proceed without any formal testing

C. Follow the ship's drug and alcohol testing procedure (commonly a breathalyser test, with results and chain of custody documented) rather than relying on a subjective assessment alone, and stand the individual down from safety-critical duty pending the result if there is genuine cause for concern

D. Immediately announce the suspicion to the entire crew before any testing has taken place