The Chief Officer is asked to review a task-based risk assessment that's been flagged as potentially outdated. What's the correct approach to who should be involved in actually carrying out that review, and how thorough it needs to be?

A. Reviews must always be conducted by someone from the company ashore, never by ship's officers

B. The review can be completed by anyone available, regardless of familiarity with the task, since the original assessment already contains the necessary detail

C. A review is complete once the date on the document has been updated to reflect the current month

D. The review should be carried out by a competent person who understands the work being assessed, and should genuinely re-examine whether the hazards, controls, and circumstances described still match reality — not simply re-stamp the existing document with a new date

A. Daily, weekly, monthly, and annual risk assessments, based purely on time interval

B. Low, medium, high, and critical risk assessments, based only on severity rating

C. Generic risk assessments (company-level), task-based risk assessments (onboard, specific to the job), toolbox talks (discussing the assessment with those doing the work), and personal/dynamic assessment (an individual's ongoing informal check while working)

D. Deck, engine, catering, and bridge risk assessments, based on department

A. Nothing further — the generic company risk assessment for enclosed space entry already covers this job

B. Only a toolbox talk is needed, since the team already knows the general hazards of enclosed spaces

C. A new generic risk assessment must be drafted and submitted to the company before this job can proceed

D. A task-based risk assessment specific to this entry and these personnel, followed by a toolbox talk walking the team through its findings before work begins