Maritime Questions › Working Height Ppe

For working aloft, what feature should a safety helmet have to ensure it stays on the head during a slip, fall, or sudden vessel motion?

A. A reflective sticker
B. An extra-large peak
C. A chin strap
D. A built-in radio
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Cargo operations are ongoing and the second officer wants to simultaneously send a crew member aloft on the foremast to fix a navigation light, reasoning that the mast is "well clear" of the active hatch. What should happen?
A. Proceed but only inform the cargo watch verbally with no written barrier control
B. Treat this as a combined-hazard situation: work aloft near cargo operations should only proceed if absolutely essential, with barriers and warning notices for anyone moving below, and ideally be deferred until cargo work pauses
C. Proceed if the worker wears a brighter hi-vis vest
D. Proceed since the mast is a different location to the hatch
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Partway through an overside hull inspection under a valid permit, the duty officer asks the team to also quickly check a sea chest grating 10 metres further aft while they're already rigged, without raising a new permit. Is this acceptable?
A. Yes, as long as it is completed within the same shift
B. No - this is a scope change; the permit controller must be notified and the permit reassessed/reissued for the new location before work continues
C. Yes, since the team is already overside and rigged
D. Yes, provided the new location is announced over the radio only
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