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working at height or over the side must be supervised by a competent seafarer.
Safety harnesses and restraints appropriate to the conditions should be worn. Safety nets should be rigged where necessary. Persons working over the side should wear a lifeline and life-jackets or other suitable flotation devices. Someone should be in attendance on deck. A lifebuoy with a line attached should be readily available.
Warning notices that persons are working at heights or over the side should be posted on deck, and at other visible areas as appropriate. Tools should be kept secured at all times, for example using belt tool carriers.
All equipment, such as lizards, blocks and gantlines, should be carefully examined before use. If there is any doubt of the standard, quality and condition of any item, it should not be used.
Where possible, only permanent fixtures to the ship's structure, such as welded eye pads, should be used as securing points for lizards, blocks and gantlines. Securing points should be inspected to ensure that they are capable of carrying the weight.
Lizards and gantlines should be kept away from, or protected from, sharp edges.
Cargo handling operations should not take place in the vicinity where seafarers are working at heights or over the side.
General guidance on controlling the risk of falls when working at heights is in Safe Work Australia's Code of Practice: Managing the risk of falls at workplaces.

11.1              Cradles and stages
Cradles should be at least 45 cm wide and fitted with guard-rails to a height of one (1) metre from the floor.
Plank stages should be made from sound wood and materials and should be free from defect.
As far as possible, stages should be secured against movement. Wooden components of staging should be stowed in a dry, ventilated space and not subjected to heat.
Gantlines should be long enough to allow stages to be lowered to a level which enables seafarers to step off the stage easily. Gantlines used for working afloat should not be used for any other purpose and should be kept clear of sharp edges when in use.
When seafarers working on a stage are required to lower the stage themselves, all movements of the stage should be small and carefully controlled.
When a stage is rigged overside, the two gantlines used in its rigging should be at least long enough to trail into the water to provide additional lifelines should a person fall. A lifebuoy and line should be kept ready nearby.
Stages and staging that are not suspended should always be secured against movement. Hanging stages should be restricted against movement to the extent practicable.
In machinery spaces, staging and its supports should be