The chief engineer wants a quick visual check of a funnel stay bracket and suggests sending someone aloft, even though a drone with a camera is available onboard and could complete the inspection from deck. What does the COSWP hierarchy of control require?

A. Flip a coin between the two options

B. Use whichever method the chief engineer personally prefers

C. Send the person aloft anyway, since it's faster

D. Use the drone inspection instead, since work at height should only be done if there is no reasonably practicable alternative

A. Nothing specific - the whistle is rarely sounded in port

B. That the vessel is at anchor, not alongside

C. Only that the worker wears double hearing protection

D. The whistle is isolated and warning notices posted on the bridge and in machinery spaces

A. It is absolutely essential, with suitable barriers and warning notices in place to protect those working or moving below

B. It occurs outside normal cargo watch hours

C. The cargo gear is electric rather than hydraulic

D. A second person is also aloft as a backup

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