Regulations require that line throwing equipment on mobile offshore drilling units be tested at regular intervals. What entry should be made in the logbook?
• SOLAS and 46 CFR requirements for testing lifesaving appliances and making records • What information a proper test record normally contains (think: what must an inspector later verify?) • Difference between "no entry", "failure only", and "every test" logging practices
• If a Coast Guard inspector comes aboard, what details would they reasonably expect to see in the log to prove tests were actually conducted? • Which option(s) would make it hard to prove that the test was done properly and by a responsible person? • Does safety equipment documentation usually focus only on failures, or on every scheduled test (pass or fail)?
• Check which answers give a complete, verifiable trail of who did what and when. • Eliminate any option that would make it impossible to show that a successful test actually occurred. • Ask: does the regulation aim for minimal documentation or accountable, auditable documentation?
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