A new joiner with limited experience asks to erect a scaffold tower for funnel access alone, since "it's just a few sections" and the job is needed urgently before sailing. What is the correct response?

A. Allow it if the new joiner has erected scaffolding ashore before, regardless of marine-specific training

B. Allow it only if a supervisor watches from a distance

C. Allow it, since urgency justifies proceeding without full competency

D. Scaffolding/scaffold towers must be assembled by competent persons only; the urgency does not override this requirement

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

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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