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Manage the navigation of a vessel 500 gross tonnage or more

Manage the navigation of a vessel 500 gross tonnage or more

Unit of competency
National Code
MARH012
State Code
AVE07
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Transition (Replaced)
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
07/09/2015
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
10/12/2015
Field of Education
031705 - Marine Craft Operation
Original Release Date
10/12/2015
Nominal Hours
50
Description
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to manage the planning of a voyage and the navigation of a vessel of 500 gross tonnage or more.This unit applies to maritime workers working in the maritime industry as a Master Unlimited.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Oversee development of passage plan
  • 1.1 Requirements of passage are established
  • 1.2 Reasons for planned route are supported by facts and statistical data obtained from relevant sources and publications
  • 1.3 Positions, courses, distances and time calculations are checked for correctness within accepted accuracy standards for navigational equipment
  • 1.4 Potential navigational hazards are accurately identified
2 Develop and implement watchkeeping arrangements and procedures
  • 2.1 Watchkeeping arrangements and procedures are developed according to bridge resource management principles, and organisational and regulatory requirements
  • 2.2 Bridge resource management principles are appropriately applied in establishing watchkeeping arrangements and procedures and in developing an effective bridge working system
  • 2.3 Communications strategies are developed to link watchkeeping procedures with all aspects of vessel operations
  • 2.4 Fatigue management strategies are developed according to organisational and regulatory requirements
  • 2.5 Corrective action procedures are developed and monitored
  • 2.6 Procedures for reporting, recording and responding to emergencies and non-compliance are established
3 Monitor bridge team in implementing passage plan
  • 3.1 Work schedule for bridge team is detailed according to bridge resource management principles
  • 3.2 Risk control measures are evaluated against passage plan
  • 3.3 Navigation requirements are communicated to bridge team
  • 3.4 Individuals are fully briefed and responsibilities are coordinated
  • 3.5 Navigation tasks are carried out according to passage plan
  • 3.6 Ongoing checks and position determination are conducted according to organisational procedures
  • 3.7 Non-routine problems related to navigation of vessel are solved
  • 3.8 Navigational data is signed off according to organisational procedures
  • 3.9 Work schedule for bridge team is detailed according to bridge resource management principles
4 Interpret and evaluate information from electronic navigational system
  • 4.1 Data from radar plotting sheet is interpreted and analysed to anticipate potential collisions
  • 4.2 Data produced by other electronic navigational aids is interpreted and used to assist navigational command decisions, taking into account known limitations and errors associated with each type of aid
  • 4.3 Information obtained through a single vessel or multiple vessel analysis of radar plots or other electronic navigational data is used to make command decisions on action needed to avoid collisions
  • 4.4 Radar data is used to obtain position fix for vessel using electronic bearing lines and variable range markers
5 Navigate in complex situations
  • 5.1 Measurements and observations of sea and weather conditions are used to determine vessel speed and direction in complex situations
  • 5.2 Information from bridge equipment is interpreted to identify navigational hazards and to fix vessel position
  • 5.3 Nautical publications on tides and currents are used to calculate tidal conditions
  • 5.3 Alterations to vessel course or speed are made to meet prevailing circumstances and changing conditions
  • 5.4 Navigational manoeuvres are conducted within safe operational limits of vessel
  • 5.5 Details of passage are recorded in vessel log according to regulations
  • 5.6 Variations to planned route are documented prior to archiving, on completion of voyage
6 Manage emergencies
  • 6.1 Bridge team is taken charge of when called to bridge in response to an emergency
  • 6.2 Safety management system (SMS) procedures are implemented when taking over bridge watch from officer of the watch
  • 6.3 Appropriate action is taken to initiate search and rescue procedures on receipt of distress signal
  • 6.4 Advice is provided to watchkeeper regarding response to emergency situations
7 Maintain navigational equipment
  • 7.1 Navigational charts, nautical publications and related documentation are stored and maintained according to organisational procedures
  • 7.2 Inventory of navigational charts, nautical publications and related documentation is established and kept according to organisational procedures
  • 7.3 Navigational charts, nautical publications and related documentation are ordered and updated from relevant sources to ensure available data needed for voyage planning is current
  • 7.4 Performance checks and tests of navigation position fixing instruments and systems are carried out according to organisational procedures and manufacturer instructions
8 Prepare reports and documentation relevant to passage
  • 8.1 Passage information is recorded and reported in required format, style, structure and timeframe
  • 8.2 All information is recorded and reported according to legislative requirements
  • 8.3 Technology is used to store and retrieve information
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
WG444 MARH6002A Manage the navigation of a vessel 500 gross tonnage or more Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OCH28 MARH021 Manage the navigation of a vessel Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
AWN9 MAR60315 Advanced Diploma of Maritime Operations (Master Unlimited) Qualification