CD0307. Incident investigation, Investigation techniques

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Which THREE of the following are amongst the “golden rules” of interviewing? Select the THREE correct answers.

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Don’t do all the talking✓ Correct answer
Put the witness at ease✓ Correct answer
Be patient✓ Correct answer
Lead the witness, suggesting answers where possible
Start every interview with a very specific question

Which TWO of the following will usually be an investigator’s aims when planning a series of interviews as part of an investigation? Select the TWO correct answers.

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To establish and confirm the sequence of events✓ Correct answer
To understand how the witness was involved in the incident✓ Correct answer
To determine if the witness is to blame for the incident
To determine if the witnesses have “arranged a story” between them

You are investigating 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 remembering some of the details. Which TWO of the following techniques could be used to help him remember? Select the TWO correct answers.

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Talk through the incident with the Seaman✓ Correct answer
Work through a list of potentially relevant items, asking the Seaman to include or reject them✓ Correct answer
Get tough with the Seaman and tell him how important it is that he remembers
Ask the Seaman to say anything, even if he is not absolutely sure of the facts, so that you have some testimony from him for the investigation report

Which THREE of these Conventions require flag States to investigate and report marine casualties and pollution incidents? Select the THREE correct answers.

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The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)✓ Correct answer
SOLAS✓ Correct answer
MARPOL✓ Correct answer
The International Ship and Port Facility Security Code

What is the definition of “evidence”, as described in this training program? Select the ONE correct answer.

One correct answer

Something that demonstrates proof✓ Correct answer
Something that demonstrates guilt
Information collected for a report
The opinions of witnesses interviewed during an investigation

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