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You are instructed to enter an enclosed space to retrieve equipment. The atmosphere has not been tested. What is the correct action?
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Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities revision questions
23 Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities questions sit in the Amidships bank, each written in plain English and explained rather than just marked. This page shows a sample you can work through right now. The topic appears in STCW Basic Safety.
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Sample questions
Answer in your head first, then reveal. If the explanation surprises you, that is the topic to drill.
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Why is a permit to work system used onboard?
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Before working aloft, what is the most critical safety requirement?
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How this topic is examined
The bank splits Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities across 0 recall questions, 0 applied questions and 0 harder judgement questions. Recall gets you the marks you cannot afford to drop; the applied and judgement questions are where candidates lose the exam. Work the recall until it is automatic, then spend your time on the rest.
Practise this properly
Reading is not revision. Answer questions, get them wrong, read the explanation and meet them again. Amidships tracks readiness topic by topic so you know where you stand.