ABD Task 5.4.A

Describe procedures for work permits

MMA Method

In order to satisfy NVIC 14-14 Task 5.4.A , MMA students must:

NVIC Method

See NVIC method.

STCW Competence Knowledge, Understanding, and Proficiency

Apply occupational health and safety precautions

ABD-C2.1 Working knowledge of safe working practices and personal shipboard safety, including permit to work systems

Condition Behavior Standard

On board ship or in a laboratory, when questioned by a Qualified Assessor,

the candidate describes procedures for and spaces that require a permit to work.


The candidate’s description includes:

  1. Hot work;
  2. Confined spaces; and
  3. Other policies that require a permit to work (e.g., working aloft, over the side).