As second mate on a ship you are involved in ballast tank cleaning, when the oxygen meter battery runs out. You go off to the bridge to plug it in and recharge it and when you come back the mate has sent the crew back into the tank. You confront him about this and he reluctantly removes the guys from the tank until the oxygen meter is charged enough to finish the job (a delay of about 20 mins), the job is then completed without any further incident.
What do you do at this point?
A couple of weeks later you find that the mate has sent someone into an empty dry bulk tank just to place a ventilation fan in the bottom of the tank to dry it without a permit, by the time you discover this the job is finished and no-one was hurt.
What do you do now?
Before everyone jumps on their high horses and screams "safety first", bear in mind that:
a) the chief mate and master are both of the same nationality (different to you) and are close friends
b) you are new to the company and they have both been here for some time
c) the company has a fairly strong policy on safety and seems to genuinely mean what they say
d) you have a mates ticket and have been told that promotion should be quite rapid, which is good as you have just bought a house
What do you do at this point?
A couple of weeks later you find that the mate has sent someone into an empty dry bulk tank just to place a ventilation fan in the bottom of the tank to dry it without a permit, by the time you discover this the job is finished and no-one was hurt.
What do you do now?
Before everyone jumps on their high horses and screams "safety first", bear in mind that:
a) the chief mate and master are both of the same nationality (different to you) and are close friends
b) you are new to the company and they have both been here for some time
c) the company has a fairly strong policy on safety and seems to genuinely mean what they say
d) you have a mates ticket and have been told that promotion should be quite rapid, which is good as you have just bought a house
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