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Besides general seamanship experience, what is increasingly expected for personnel regularly assigned height work, in line with industry best practice?

A. Specific working-at-height training (covering hazard recognition, equipment use, inspection, and rescue awareness), with periodic refresher training
B. Training is only required for officers, never for ratings
C. Only a medical certificate, with no task-specific training
D. No specific training is expected beyond basic induction
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A MEWP is to be positioned on a deck area that has a slight slope and is partially covered in oil residue from a recent transfer. What should happen before the MEWP is deployed?
A. The deck area should be cleaned and the slope/level checked against the MEWP's rated operating limits before deployment; if outside those limits, a different position or method should be used
B. Proceed and rely on the MEWP's outriggers to compensate for any surface condition
C. Proceed as normal — MEWPs are designed to handle uneven surfaces automatically
D. Proceed but instruct the operator to move slowly
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A crew member who is fully competent in standard harness/lanyard work-at-height procedures is asked to use a newly installed rigid rail climbing system on the mast for the first time, without any specific briefing on the new system. Is general height-work competency sufficient here?
A. No — the worker should receive a specific briefing/familiarisation on the rigid rail system's traveller mechanism, attachment/detachment points, and any system-specific limitations before first use
B. No, but only if the worker has never climbed a mast before at all
C. Yes — all fall protection systems work the same way functionally
D. Yes, provided the harness is the same brand as previously used
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