According to COSWP, when should overside work generally NOT be carried out?

Q: What type of harness does COSWP require for working aloft, as opposed to a simple waist belt?

A 5-point full body harness Waist belts concentrate arrest forces on the abdomen and can cause internal injury. A 5-point full body harness distributes forces across shoulders, chest, and thighs.

Q: Before a bosun's chair is used to hoist a person, COSWP requires it to be load tested to what multiple of the working load?

4 times Every time a bosun's chair is rigged, the chair, gantlines and lizards must be examined and load tested to at least four times the load they will be required to lift before a person is hoisted.

A. When the vessel is underway, except in emergency situations

B. When the vessel is alongside

C. During daylight hours

D. When more than two crew are involved

What type of harness does COSWP require for working aloft, as opposed to a simple waist belt?

A. A weighted lifejacket harness

B. A 5-point full body harness

C. A waist belt with a single D-ring

D. A 2-point shoulder harness

Before a bosun's chair is used to hoist a person, COSWP requires it to be load tested to what multiple of the working load?

A. 1.5 times

B. 10 times

C. 4 times

D. 2 times

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