FINAL EXAM – ASSIGNMENT

I. Answer the questions:

1. What PPE would be most suitable to use in each of the following situations?
• to prevent dust penetrating the eyes?
• to prevent dust entering the respiratory system?
• to avoid the possibility of skin infection?
• to protect the feet from possible damage?
• to protect the head from impact strikes or bumps?
2. What is the Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP)?

II. Complete the following texts with the words in brackets .

(muster, life , carried out, safety , environment , drills, dangerous, property, emergency)

Musters and……1.......are designed to prepare a trained and organized response to

….2......situations, which may unexpectedly threaten loss of….3.....and …4.....at sea and are
also for protection of the marine…..5........It is important that they should
be .....6......realistically, approaching ......7......conditions as closely as possible while
ensuring the ......8........of personnel. Changes in a ship’s function and personnel from time
to time should be reflected in corresponding changes in the ....9......arrangements

III. Complete the following text with the words in the brackets :(harming, hazards, seafarers
equipment, safety, maintain, procedures, distress, care, instructions, injuries).
Ship security and safety at the sea is ensured by various maritime systems working
together simultaneously. From tracking ships to ensuring immediate help in time of....1..,
these systems keep the shipping industry on the right track all the time. The seafarer must
also contribute to his/her own ...2....and health, and the safety and health of others.
Seafarers must take reasonable.....3.....for their own safety and health at work and
avoid ....4.....the safety and health of others. To achieve this standard the seafarer must:
• Follow safety and health......5.......
• Use personal protective clothing and........6........
• Take good care of, and...7...., equipment.
• Report.....8.....
• Follow the correct hazard-reporting.......9.....
• Report work-related ...10.......or harm to health.
• Cooperate with.....11...., with the common aim being to improve safety and health in the
workplace.
IV. Find words in the texts which mean the following:
 to gather
 safeguarding
 training
 danger
 well-being
 staff
 mariner
 wound
 disaster
 jeopardize