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Mid-way through funnel maintenance, the forecast shows wind increasing from 12 to 28 knots within the hour, and light rain is starting. What is the appropriate response under COSWP-aligned best practice?

A. Continue work since the harness will still arrest a fall
B. Switch to a heavier worker who is less affected by wind
C. Suspend the height work, recover personnel, and reassess once conditions improve
D. Continue but ask the worker to move faster to finish before the wind arrives
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A bosun has rigged a bosun's chair for a quick five-minute job inspecting a navigation light bracket on the foremast. He decides not to load test the chair since the job is short. What is the correct action?
A. Proceed - short jobs don't require load testing
B. Substitute a quick visual check in place of the load test
C. Load test only if the chair has not been used in the last week
D. Stop the job; the chair, gantlines and lizards must be load tested to at least 4x working load every time it is rigged, regardless of job duration
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While a crew member is working overside on a painting raft, the deck observer is also asked by the duty officer to relieve the gangway watch for ten minutes. What should happen?
A. Continue work but reduce to single-handed deck cover
B. The observer can do both - it's only ten minutes
C. Overside work must be suspended until a dedicated observer with no other duties is available
D. The worker overside can self-monitor via radio instead
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