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Decisions must be made based upon the appropriate response to a given situation, generally a problem of some sort. Before effective decision-making can take place, what must first be done?

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Decisions must be made based upon the appropriate response to a given situation, generally a problem of some sort. Before effective decision-making can take place, what must first be done?

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• Problem-solving sequence in decision-making (what comes first, then what follows) • Difference between root cause and symptoms/evidence of a problem • Why identifying what you can clearly observe is usually the first practical step on a vessel

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• Ask yourself: when something seems wrong on board, what is the very first thing you are realistically able to identify—deep underlying causes or what you can see and measure? • Think about how you would brief the Master or the Coast Guard: what do you report first—your theory about why it happened or what is actually happening? • Which of these choices best describes the concrete, observable starting point that lets you later analyze causes?

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• Distinguish between observable signs (what you can detect right away) and underlying cause (what you figure out later). • Check which option describes something you can reliably identify before you fully understand the situation. • Eliminate any option that sounds like a later analysis step instead of the immediate first step.

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Question 1 of 20

Decisions must be made based upon the appropriate response to a given situation, generally a problem of some sort. Before effective decision-making can take place, what must first be done?

The root cause of the problem must be identified.

The manifestations of the problem must be identified.

The evidence of the problem must be identified.

The symptoms of the problem must be identified.

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Question 1 / 205eccef9dbacbc34ba4d45da7

Question 1 of 205eccef9dbacbc34ba4d45da7

Decisions must be made based upon the appropriate response to a given situation, generally a problem of some sort. Before effective decision-making can take place, what must first be done?

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Decisions must be made based upon the appropriate response to a given situation, generally a problem of some sort. Before effective decision-making can take place, what must first be done?

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