Online-Test: Test about Incident Investigation (CES v5.0)

Which four of the following are possible consequences of accidents, incidents and near-misses?

Inadequate compliance is normally identified by which two of the following circumstances?

Which of the following may be considered as evidence of “fallibility” in a situation that may have led to an accident? Select all applicable answers:

Which two of the following are examples of substandard conditions?

Basic causes are generally divided into which two of the following categories?

Which of the following will usually be missing in a near-miss investigation?

Safety investigators often investigate and analyse only a selective “percentage” of incidents and accidents. What percentage does this training module suggest is generally used?

An investigator arrives on board to conduct an inquiry into an incident involving some damaged containers, several of which have collapsed and fallen forward onto the back of the forecastle deck. Which of the following will he initially seek to identify?

Following an accident, the situation may develop in one of two ways. Which are they?

Which three of the following are examples of “latent factors” that may be found to contribute to an accident?

When an accident occurs on board that may have an effect on the safety of the crew and on the environment, an investigator will afterwards examine the way the situation developed afterwards. In which two ways is it generally understood that a situation will go?

What kind of culture do we say exists where people look no further than “human error”?

Which five of the following may be categorized under the general factor described as “lack of skill”?

Which of the following are examples of “hidden” costs? Select all applicable answers:

As described in this training program, an accident is generally caused by contact with which two of the following?

Immediate causes are generally divided into which two of the following categories?

If control is assessed as inadequate, which two of the following factors may be representative of inadequate performance standards?

An accident is frequently caused by contact with which two of the following?

When an accident is investigated, which of the following will be considered as its results or effects?

The maximum safe working load of a crane has been exceeded. When the operator attempted the lift, the retaining bolts at the foot of the crane mounting sheared and the crane toppled over. Which three of the following may be considered as evidence of “fallibility” in this situation?

The Chief Officer has been appointed to investigate an incident in the engine room workshop. He is planning to interview a number of crewmembers. Which two of the following should he do, prior to commencing the interviews? Select all applicable answers:

Which incident is credited with first bringing about a major focus on what is called the “human element” in marine disasters?

Identify the United Nations Convention and the major IMO Convention which require Flag States to investigate and report marine casualties and pollution incidents:

The study conducted by the North of England P&I Club used the example of a man and a ladder alongside the accident pyramid to further illustrate their conclusions. What relationship did this further suggest?

Which of the following factors may be seen as evidence of a failing loss control element in a system? Select all applicable answers:

If an officer is instructed to investigate an incident which involved a broken wire on a mooring winch and he is supporting his inquiry with photographs, how should he try to photograph the wire?

Which of the following may be considered as evidence of “fallibility” in a situation that may have led to an accident? Select all applicable answers:

Which three of the following areexamples of abnormal behaviour?

When presenting findings and recommendations in a report for on board use, which of the following will help to increase understanding and interest?

Which of the following are possible consequences of accidents, incidents and near-misses? Select all applicable answers:

Which four of the following are examples of substandard practises?

Within the context of this training module, which of the following is the definition of a “near-miss”?

Which five of the following general categories are examples of contact controls?

In the critical period, immediately before an accident happens, which two distinct types of actions can normally be observed from those directly involved?

Acts and practises identified in an incident are compared against a “standard”. What is that standard?

Which of the following is the definition of an “impartial” witness, within the context of this program?

If a chain is used to illustrate the sequence of events leading up to and surrounding an accident, at what point is the accident itself considered to take place?

Which two of the following are examples of substandard practises?

Which maritime Code requires shipping companies to provide for safe practices in ship operation and a safe working environment, establish safeguards against all identified risks and to continuously improve safety management skills of personnel ashore and aboard ships, including preparing for emergencies related both to safety and environmental protection?

What principal factor may indicate that safety studies such as those discussed in this chapter are not necessarily representative of true life?

Which three of the following are examples of post-contact controls?

Following an accident on board, there is an enquiry from a lawyer on the ship’s satellite telephone, whilst at anchor awaiting port entry. Who should the Duty Officer direct the call to?

Which of the following are examples of “hidden” costs? Select all applicable answers:

The ship’s Safety Officer is conducting an on-board investigation into a minor incident involving a fall on a lifeboat access platform. A seaman who was working nearby at the time is being interviewed and is having difficulty in remembering some of the details. Which two techniques might the Safety Officer use to help him remember?

Which of the following best describes the form that the narrative section of an Incident Investigation Report should follow?

Which of the following best explains the purpose of an investigation into an accident, incident or near miss on board ship?

Which of the following may be categorized under inadequate tools?

There has been an incident on board the vessel, with some casualties and pollution. A local newspaper reporter approaches the seaman on duty at the gangway and asks him to explain what happened. He offers the man 50 $ for his help. How should the seaman be trained to react to such an approach?

Which two of the following are examples of abnormal behaviour?

Within the context of this training module, which of the following is the definition of a “incident”?

Which three of the following are examples of possible “hidden” costs resulting from an accident or incident?

What broad rule is often referred to by safety investigators when explaining the selective investigation of reported incidents?

Which of the following is the definition of “circumstantial evidence”, as understood by this module?

Which two of the following factors may be evidence of a failing loss control element in a Safety Management System?

If accidents are investigated and the information obtained is constructively fed back into the system, which of the following might reasonably be anticipated?

When we refer to a “blame culture”, what kind of culture do we consider typically exists?

An investigator is confronted by the results of an accident in which a stack of wire ropes has fallen over and crushed some boxed goods in a cargo hold. Which of the following will he initially seek to identify?

Which of the following are possible consequences of accidents, incidents and near-misses? Select all applicable answers:

Which guidelines, produced by the Oil Companies International Marine Forum in 1997, are intended to promote, among tanker operators, an increased understanding and awareness of personnel safety through the efficient and accurate reporting and recording of accidents?

For the purposes of communications relating to an incident, who is the nominated representative of the Owner of the vessel?

The following describe entries found in a ship’s logbook. Which three may be an indication that the entries have been added or changed at a later stage?

Which three of the following may be an indication that entries in an engine-room log-book have been added, or amended, at a later stage?

Which three of the following are common interview techniques, as explained in this program?

Which three of the following are examples of transfer of energy by contact?

As indicated in this training program, what is the most valuable outcome of an incident investigation?

Which three of the following may be said to be the results of good control measures?

Which piece of international legislation directly resulted from the sinking of the “Herald of Free Enterprise”?

In terms of investigation, which of the following may be considered as the results or effects of an accident?

Within the context of this training module, which of the following is the definition of a “accident”?

Which of the following safety management objectives are required from a shipping company by the ISM Code? Select all applicable answers:

What connection is there between the sinking of the s. s. “Titanic” in 1912 and a method commonly used to illustrate the relationship between reported and unreported accidents and incidents?

Which of the following is the definition of “evidence”, as described in this training program?

What is it that starts the process of cause and effect and ultimately results in the “loss” evidenced in the incident?

Which safety initiative, launched by the Oil Companies International Marine Forum in 1993, takes the form of a risk-assessment tool for charterers, ship operators, terminal operators and government bodies and includes verifying if an accident and incident investigation policy exists within a company?

In relation to the accident timeline, there are commonly three periods of opportunity to apply or increase control. Which of the following are they?

Which four of the following are examples of automatically recorded data?

Which of the following may be categorized under lack of knowledge?

A Junior Engineer is injured during the replacement of a main engine cylinder liner. An investigator, examining the period immediately before the accident, may look for two distinct types of actions (referred to in this training program). What are they?

In respect of incident investigation, complacency, incompetence, negligence, recklessness and lack of communication are all examples of what?