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The vessel is underway in calm conditions and the chief officer wants a quick inspection of damage near the waterline that was noticed that morning. Is overside work permitted in this situation?

A. Yes, provided a lifejacket is worn
B. Yes, if completed within 10 minutes
C. Yes, since conditions are calm
D. No - overside work should not be carried out while underway except in genuine emergency situations; this should wait until alongside or at anchor
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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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