As a fishing vessel owner considering a heavier engine or a new deck fitting, what's the single most important lesson from the Nancy Glen investigation?

A. Regulatory silence on a requirement doesn't mean the risk isn't there — seek a stability check whenever you change what the vessel carries or where it carries it

B. As long as the vessel has passed its most recent survey, no further checks are needed regardless of later changes

C. Stability is only a concern for vessels over 15m in length

D. A single modification is inherently safe provided it is completed by a qualified fitter

A. Leave procedural compliance to each head of department, with no cross-checking

B. Wait until an incident occurs, then retrain the individuals involved

C. Rely on the SMS manual alone — if it's written down, crew will follow it

D. Actively encourage crew to raise near-misses and procedural drift without fear of blame, and personally follow the same standards you expect of others

A. Near-miss reports are only useful for the annual safety meeting

B. Reporting near-misses is mainly a way to assign blame to the individual involved

C. It doesn't matter — near-misses on one ship have no bearing on others

D. Near-miss data, shared and analysed across a fleet (and via schemes like CHIRP Maritime), helps identify recurring risks before they cause a serious incident elsewhere