A height work permit for mast maintenance was issued at 0800 with a 24-hour validity. At 0600 the next day, the job is still ongoing and the original responsible officer has gone off watch. What is the correct course of action?

Q: Who typically has overall accountability for ensuring a vessel's permit-to-work system functions correctly, even where authority to issue specific permits is delegated to other officers?

The Master The Master retains overall accountability for the permit-to-work system, even when day-to-day authority to issue certain permits (e.g. Chief Officer for deck work) is delegated.

A. Continue working since the permit technically remains valid until 0800

B. Quietly extend the original officer's signature without their knowledge

C. Stop the job permanently rather than revalidate

D. The permit's validity is approaching its limit; it should be reviewed, revalidated, or reissued by a currently on-duty authorising officer before work continues past the original validity period

What must be completed and reviewed before a height work permit is prepared, to ensure the permit's precautions are properly grounded?

A. Only the vessel's general safety policy, with no task-specific assessment

B. Only a verbal agreement between the worker and supervisor

C. Nothing - the permit form itself is sufficient on its own

D. A specific risk assessment (or an existing one reviewed and adapted for the task) covering the hazards involved

Who typically has overall accountability for ensuring a vessel's permit-to-work system functions correctly, even where authority to issue specific permits is delegated to other officers?

A. The Master

B. Whichever crew member raised the original request

C. The shore-based office, with no shipboard accountability

D. The most junior officer on watch at the time

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