c. Keep all parts of your body in the boat; do
not sit on gunwales.
d. Don’t engage in horseplay.
e. Never distract the attention of crew
members from their duties.
f. Don’t sit on life jackets; this will mat the
filler and reduce buoyancy.
g. When told to do so, don your life jacket
immediately.
h. Don’t smoke in a boat.
i. If told to embark or disembark, do so
without argument. During heavy weather,
boat loads will be reduced.
A2. If a boat swamps, don’t panic! Panic is easily
spread from person to person causing people to
lose their lives.
A3. You should learn the location of cleats, bitts, and
pad eyes on a ship’s deck because they’re
tripping hazards; if you know where hazards
are located, you stand a better chance of avoiding
the hazard.
A4. Two hazards found on flight decks of aircraft
carriers are—
a. Propellers
b. Jet engines
REVIEW 4 ANSWERS
A1. Handling cargo improperly can result in injury
and death. In the following cases you should take
the indicated precautions.
a. When working with line, never stand in the
bight of a line. Keep clear of lines under
strain because a line under strain can break
with a whiplike snap that can cause severe
bruising, broken bones, amputations, or
death.
b. When lifting heavy objects, crouch close to
the load with feet spread. Grip the object
and lift with your arm and leg muscles (not
your back). If the load is too heavy for one
person to lift, ask for help.
c. When steadying a load, use the nonworking
side of a ship for fore-and-aft travel. Don’t
stand between the load and a fixed object;
don’t stand under a suspended load; and
never ride loads.
A2. The OOD grants permission for any work done
aloft.
A3. Before permission is given for personnel to work
aloft, the following precautions are taken:
a. Power is secured on radio and radar
antennas and controls associated with
antennas are tagged.
b. The engineer officer is notified to prevent
operations such as lifting boiler safety
valves or blowing tubes.
A4. Lifelines are safety barriers to prevent
personnel from falling or being washed over
the side.
A5. When working over the side, you should wear the
following equipment:
a. Standard Navy safety harness with safety
line attached and tended by someone on
deck
b. An inherently buoyant life jacket with a
hole in the back, allowing you to wear a
safety harness
REVIEW 5 ANSWERS
A1. Most accidents involving steam happen in
engine rooms and firerooms.
A2. You should never enter a closed space until it’s
certified by the gas free engineer because closed
compartments contain unexpected dangers,
including pressures, toxic gases, carbon
monoxide, carbon dioxide, and possibly no
oxygen.
A3. The symptoms caused by bad air include—
a. Labored breathing
b. Excessive fatigue
c. Headache
d. Dizziness
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