NVIC 18-14 Task 10.6.A

Apply occupational health and safety precautions

ABE-C4.1 Working knowledge of safe working practices and personal shipboard safety including working in enclosed spaces

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

the candidate demonstrates knowledge of the identifying characteristics of an enclosed space.

The candidate describes the characteristics of an enclosed space, including:

1. Limited openings for entry and exit
2. Unfavorable natural ventilation; and
3. Not designed for continuous worker occupancy, and

4. Provides examples, including:

   a. Cargo spaces

   b. Double bottoms

   c. Fuel tanks

   d. Ballast tanks

   e. Pump-rooms

   f. Compressor rooms

   g. Cofferdams

   h. Void spaces

   i. Duct keels

   j. Inter-barrier spaces

   k. Engine crankcases; and

   l. Sewage tanks.