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A commercial diving operation (e.g. a hull inspection) is taking place alongside your vessel. Under current USCG guidance, what's your responsibility as OOW if an incident occurs during the dive?
A. Nothing — diving casualties are the diving contractor's responsibility to report, not the ship's
B. Know your vessel's own casualty-reporting obligations that may apply when a commercial diving incident occurs in connection with your ship's operations, and who to notify
C. Only act if the diver surfaces and asks for help
D. Log it in the deck log at the end of the voyage
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A. Nothing — a test lift can proceed immediately after repairs
B. The area within the grab's swing radius should be cleared of personnel before the lift
C. Testing should wait until cargo operations begin
D. Only the crane operator needs to be aware the lift is happening
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A. Only the weather forecast for the next watch
B. The lunch schedule for the deck team
C. Who must remain clear of the exclusion zone while the lift takes place
D. The cargo manifest for the next port
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