ABE Task 10.5.A

Safety when working aloft

In order to satisfy NVIC 18-14 Task 10.5.A , MMA students must:

STCW Competence	Knowledge, Understanding, and Proficiency
Apply occupational health and safety precautions	ABE-C4.1 Working knowledge of safe working practices and personal shipboard safety including working aloft

Condition	Behavior	Standard
On a vessel or in a laboratory or workshop, given the indicated equipment,	the candidate demonstrates knowledge of safe working practices and personal shipboard safety when working aloft.	The candidate describes the proper preparations for going aloft, including: Notifying the appropriate officer in accordance with company procedures Confirming that all equipment that may create a hazard has been turned off and tagged accordingly Confirming that the ship's motion and weather conditions will remain within safe limits Using safety equipment and checking it for operational integrity Cordoning off and placarding the area below Attaching lanyards to tools, if practical Reading safety placards in the area and taking appropriate actions Completing any required permits; and Notifying appropriate personnel.

Condition

Behavior

Standard

On a vessel or in a laboratory or workshop, given the indicated equipment,

the candidate demonstrates knowledge of safe working practices and personal shipboard safety when working aloft.

The candidate describes the proper preparations for going aloft, including:

Notifying the appropriate officer in accordance with company procedures
Confirming that all equipment that may create a hazard has been turned off and tagged accordingly
Confirming that the ship's motion and weather conditions will remain within safe limits
Using safety equipment and checking it for operational integrity
Cordoning off and placarding the area below
Attaching lanyards to tools, if practical
Reading safety placards in the area and taking appropriate actions
Completing any required permits; and
Notifying appropriate personnel.