Safety, Fire & Survival · Risk — Hot Work Permit
A hot work permit for welding outside a designated workshop typically requires which precaution?
- AShutting down the entire ship's power
- BOnly that the welder wear gloves
- CTesting the area (and adjacent spaces) for flammable gas, removing/covering combustibles, and posting a fire watch with an extinguisher✓ Correct
- DPerforming the work at night only
Explanation
Hot work outside safe workshops needs gas-free testing of the space and adjacent compartments, removal or protection of combustibles, isolation of fuel/vapors, suitable extinguishers and a fire watch during and after the job, and a responsible officer's authorization on the permit.
Authority: SOLAS II-2; ISGOTT; hot work safety
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