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A crew member working aloft on the radar mast needs a spanner that was left on deck. Rather than wait for it to be sent up by line, they consider climbing down with it in their jacket pocket. What does best practice require?

A. It is fine as long as the pocket has a zip

B. Only tools over 1kg need to be hoisted separately

C. Carrying small tools in pockets is acceptable if they fit securely

D. Tools must be raised and lowered separately by line in a container, with the worker maintaining three-point contact and tools tethered while in use

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

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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