Which statement best describes the Division Safety Officer's responsibilities?

• A. Conducts safety training
• B. Supervises division safety issues, investigates mishaps, and ensures prevention measures are followed
• C. Manages shipboard cooking safety
• D. Maintains safety equipment logs

Answer: (B)

The Division Safety Officer is the safety lead within their division, responsible for supervising safety issues, driving incident investigations, and ensuring that prevention measures are actually put in place and followed. They act as the division’s safety liaison, identifying hazards, coordinating corrective actions, and monitoring that safety policies are being applied day to day. When a mishap occurs, they oversee the investigation, help gather facts, determine root causes, and verify that effective corrective actions are implemented and rechecked for effectiveness. While training and specific operational safety tasks may involve other roles, the DSO’s core responsibility is to oversee safety within the division and ensure prevention measures are carried out, which makes this option the best fit. The other options describe important safety-related activities, but they don’t capture the division-wide oversight and accountability that the DSO is charged with.