COSWOP Flashcards
Join a vessel, what would happen before being assigned shipboard duties?
FAQ
Familiarisation Safety induction.
Explain both
Where would your duties be found?
FAQ
Emergency duties on muster list.
Day to day duties detailed in SMS.
Who is the safety officer and what are their duties?
FAQ
Appointed person
Completed a safety officer training programme
Help the company comply with H&S legislation
What is COSWOP?
List 6 chapters.
FAQ
COSWOP - The code of safe working practice.
Document produced by MCA.
Includes:
- Risk ass.
- PTW’s
- PPE
- Safety familiarisation & inductions
- Anchoring ops
- Mooring ops
Process of Risk assessment?
(4 levels)
FAQ
Level 1 : Generic
Level 2 : Task based
Level 3 : Toolbox talk
Level 4 : Personal risk assessment
What is a permit to work?
FAQ
Based on Risk Assessment outlying hazards and ensuring control measures are in place.
When to use a PTW?
FAQ
WHEN THE SMS REQUIRES IT
Aloft
Hot work
Enclosed space
Electrical work
Working on deck in adverse weather
Diving
MAIB
Marine Accident and Investigation Branch
Current code is from which year?
2024
What can only be used when risks cannot be avoided but minimised?
PPE
Sufficient oxygen?
20.80%
What does MAIB stand for?
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Who publishes COSWOP?
The MCA!
When is applicable time for workers to perform work over the side while the vessel is underway?
Emergency situations.
Dangers regarding mooring:
Snapback zones
Overloading mooring lines
Standing in bite zones
Definition of an enclosed space?
Limited openings for entry and exit.
Inadequate ventilation.
2 toxic gasses to be tested prior to entering an enclosed space?
Carbon monoxide
Hydrogen sulfide
Frequency of enclosed space drills?
2 months
Adequate Oxygen %
20.8%
Recommended turns on the drum for mooring line:
3
COSWOP chapter for mooring, anchoring & towing:
Chapter 26
Additional safety equipment for working over the side:
Lifejacket
Safety harness with lifeline
MGN 659
Entry into enclosed space regulations 2022
Atmosphere testing equipment capable of measuring:
(4)
Oxygen
Flammable gas
Carbon monoxide
Hydrogen sulphide
MGN410
Work at height 2010
West country method:
Stopper knot for mooring
Snapback zones:
Area where mooring lines may recoil if they break under tension.
Who drafted the COSWOP?
MCA
Which MGN is the SI for COSWOP?
MGN 636
(All gold factory)
What is an Act and what is Secondary legislation?
Act: Primary legislation - UK parliament.
Secondary legislation: Statutory Instrument (more detailed info on act)
MGN 636 outlines 6 key points for health & safety of merchant shipping:
Shipowner + employer ensure H&S onboard
Employers: Health surveilance to workers
H&S policy
Risk assessments
Training
Seafarers must look after themselves & eachother
The code provides a regulatory framework and provides best practice for H&S on ships.
List 9 of the topics iN COSWOP:
Safety induction
Living onboard
Drills & procedures
PPE
Safety officials
PTW
Enclosed space entry
Work at height
Enclosed spaces
Anchoring, mooring & towing ops
4 duties of seafarers with regards to H&S:
Take care of own & others safety
Cooperation with anyone performing H&S duties
Report hazards
Proper use & caution of machinery
Safety leadership:
(8)
Respect & authority
Leading by example
Knowledge & experience
Remain calm in crisis
Tough empathy
Sensitive to different cultures
Recognise seafarers limitations
Motivate a sense of community
How often should safety inspections in each ACCESSIBLE are of a ship be done?
3 months
In charge of mooring with unexpected crew:
Risk assessment
Toolbox talk addressing snap back zones, bite zones, 3 wraps on drum, not overload lines, stopper knots
Reference for mooring?
COSWOP CH.21
Anchor preparation:
Toolbox talk addressing which anchor, shackles to drop, waterline first?
Shape ready
Delegate duties
Look over side
Lower anchor to waterline
Lower down or let go?
Command of bridge release anchor
Inform how many shackles are out
PPE, gloves, shoes
How much chain to put out?
1.5 times square root of depth
Loading engine parts using crane:
Safety, stability, equipment
Discuss with bridge
Stability
Verify SWL
Toolbox talk with everyone
Check all equipment
Load is properly rigged
Crane: buttons, full functionality, emergency stop
Nobody underneath lift
Lift slowly
