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Which is the normal and safest way for a sailor in a bosun's chair to be raised aloft?

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Which is the normal and safest way for a sailor in a bosun's chair to be raised aloft?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Bosun's chair safety practices and typical shipboard procedures • Risks of using powered equipment (winches, cargo runners) on personnel vs. manual control • Importance of direct human control and avoiding overhauling/overrunning when hoisting a person

💭 Think About

• Which method gives the best, most immediate control to stop or lower the person quickly if something goes wrong? • How are winches and cargo runners normally used on board — for cargo or for people — and what extra risks do they pose when lifting a person? • Think about shock loads or sudden movement: which option best minimizes the chance of sudden jerks or rapid movement while hoisting a person?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which options involve powered machinery versus direct manual control by nearby crew • Check which method keeps the gantline (the hoisting line) under simple, visible control at all times • Eliminate any choice that sounds like normal cargo-handling practice rather than personnel‑hoisting practice

Question 1 of 27070

Which is the normal and safest way for a sailor in a bosun's chair to be raised aloft?

The sailor should pull himself aloft and then make fast with a bosun's chair hitch

fairlead the gantline with a snatch block and pulling with a cargo runner

Take the gantline to a winch drum and heaving away with the winch

Manually by two or three sailors heaving away on deck

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Which is the normal and safest way for a sailor in a bosun's chair to be raised aloft?

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Which is the normal and safest way for a sailor in a bosun's chair to be raised aloft?