Maritime Questions › Hr Ppe Refusal Rank Ladder
As master, you are informed this is now the third documented PPE non-compliance from the same crew member, despite verbal and written warnings. What should you consider?
A. Delegate the entire decision back to the same supervisor with no master-level involvement
B. Dismiss the crew member immediately with no formal meeting or documented process
C. A formal disciplinary meeting, reviewing the documented history, considering whether there are underlying causes (fatigue, equipment fit issues, attitude, understanding of risk) before deciding on next steps — which may include further sanction, reassignment, or in persistent cases, a fitness-for-duty or repatriation discussion with the company in serious cases
D. Take no further action since the supervisor has already dealt with it twice
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A. Speak up directly and immediately — point out the risk and ask him to refit the harness; if he refuses, stop the job and report it to the supervisor/officer in charge. Staying silent because "it's not your job to police him" is not an acceptable option under a genuine safety culture
B. Report it anonymously without speaking to him directly first, to avoid any awkwardness
C. Say nothing, since intervening is not part of your role and only supervisors should raise safety issues
D. Quietly continue your own work and assume he knows the risks better than you do
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A. Stop the job immediately — safety always overrides schedule. Speak to the crew member directly, calmly find out why (genuine equipment issue, complacency, time pressure), and require the harness to be worn correctly before work resumes
B. Remove the crew member from the task permanently with no further conversation
C. Let the job continue to avoid delaying the work, and address the harness issue afterwards
D. Immediately issue a written disciplinary warning without first speaking to the crew member
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