Your vessel is loading Class 1 explosives into hatch No. 2 when you observe an electrical storm approaching from the east. What actions should you take?

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halt loading operations and close hatch No. 2 until the weather is clear and the storm has passed

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rig a bonding cable from your vessel to the dock in the event the vessel is struck by lighting

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continue loading hatch No. 2 and monitor the VHF marine weather channel

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call for assist tugs to stand-by and send the longshoremen ashore for their safety

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