Decision Simulator

WORLD PRIZE — The Broken Davit

WORLD PRIZE
Bulk carrier · Off Rönnskär, Sweden · 14 October 2025
Source: MAIB Investigation Report 16/2026

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The Situation

The pilot is due to disembark in twenty minutes. You go to rig the starboard pilot ladder and find the davit — the mechanism meant to lower and recover it without anyone manhandling its weight — isn't working. The crew have rigged this ladder manually before when the davit's played up. What do you do?

The Lesson

A defective davit is a stop condition, not a workaround — the moment it becomes routine to handle around it is the moment the fall protection it provided quietly disappears.

Human Element

Nothing in the real report was one dramatic decision. A broken davit got worked around quietly, more than once, until manual handling was just how the job got done. This scenario tests whether a known equipment gap gets escalated the first time it's found, or absorbed into routine.

Try the First Decision

The davit isn't fit for use. The pilot is waiting. What do you do?

A. Stop the job, report the defect, and get the permit to work reviewed before rigging by any other method

B. Rig the ladder manually, the way it's been done before when the davit's played up

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