Elements and Performance Criteria

General context
a. Work must be carried out in compliance with the relevant maritime regulations.
b. Work is performed within a defined range of operations and routine procedures, with responsibility for own outputs and some responsibility for others in the achievement of compliance with the applicable maritime regulations. It involves the monitoring and controlling compliance of a vessel's operational and maintenance procedures in relation to applicable maritime regulations.

Worksite environment
a. Vessel may include any small commercial vessel on a coastal voyage
b. Compliance with to relevant Australian maritime legislation, codes and NSCV must be maintained:
b.1. by day or night in both normal and emergency situations
b.2. under any possible conditions of weather and loading
b.3. while underway
b.4. during berthing and unberthing operations
b.5. while anchoring or mooring
b.6. while in port
b.7. while moored or at anchor
c. Types of records include:
c.1. operational records
c.2. maintenance records
c.3. personnel matters
c.4. safety incident reports
d. Recording systems may include
d.1. computers
d.2. manual methods
d.3. shipboard recording devices

Sources of information/documents
a. Sources of information and documentation may include:
a.1. conditions of assignment
a.2. relevant statutory certification
a.3. crew lists and qualifications
a.4. vessel's log
a.5. statutory records
a.6. relevant maritime regulations

Applicable Australian and State/Territory regulations and legislation and NSCV
a. Applicable procedures and codes may include:
a.1. relevant sections of Australian USL Code applicable to small commercial vessels on coastal voyages
a.2. NSCV Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
a.3. relevant Australian pollution control requirements
a.4. SOLAS Convention
a.5. relevant Australian and State/Territory OH&S and other legislation

Critical aspects of evidence to be considered
a. Assessment must confirm appropriate knowledge and skills to:
a.1. Access and interpret information on applicable maritime regulations
a.2. Apply legal requirements to vessel operation and maintenance
a.3. Ensure others comply with legal requirements through training, instruction, advice and assessment
a.4. Maintain survey items and prepare appropriately for surveys
a.5. Monitor and control compliance of vessel operations and maintenance with applicable maritime regulations
a.6. Identify problems with compliance with applicable maritime regulations and initiate appropriate remedial action
a.7. Keep records of vessel's operations and maintenance activities in compliance with applicable maritime regulations

Interdependent assessment of units
a. This unit of competency must be assessed in conjunction with other mandatory units that form part of a job role of a master on a small commercial vessel engaged on a coastal voyage.

Required knowledge and skills
a. Knowledge of applicable maritime regulations including:
a.1. sources of information on the regulations
a.2. procedures for accessing the regulations
a.3. interpretations of the regulations in terms of the roles and responsibilities of the master and crew of a small commercial vessel engaged on coastal voyages
b. Awareness and understanding of the specific regulations applicable to the operation of small vessels in relation to:
b.1. seaworthiness and unsafe vessels
b.2. occupational health and safety
b.3. operational documentation
b.4. safety of navigation
b.5. safety manning
b.6. search and rescue operations
b.7. pollution of the marine environment
b.8. penalties for breaches of legislative requirements
c. Legal certification requirements for a small vessel engaged on coastal voyages
d. Procedures for conducting a legal survey of a vessel in accordance with the requirements of the relevant maritime authority
e. Procedures for monitoring compliance with relevant maritime regulations
f. Action that must be taken if non-compliance with applicable maritime regulations is identified
g. Statutory, company and vessel requirements for the carriage of documentation
h. Requirements for records that must be maintained and reports that must be made under applicable maritime regulations
i. Knowledge of International Collision Regulations relevant to a domestic vessel under 24m operating within offshore waters
j. Knowledge of IALA Buoyage and interaction relevant to shipping a vessel under 12m operating in inshore waters.

Resource implications
a. Access is required to opportunities to:
a.1. demonstrate, through appropriate assignments, role plays and case studies and appropriately simulated maritime situations and case studies, the required knowledge and skills to access, interpret and apply information on regulations relevant to small commercial vessels engaged on coastal voyages, and/or
a.2. access, interpret and apply information on regulations during work on board an operational small commercial vessel

Consistency in performance
a. Applies underpinning knowledge and skills when:
a.1. accessing and interpreting information on applicable maritime regulations
a.2. applying legal requirements to vessel operation and maintenance
a.3. monitoring and controlling compliance with applicable maritime regulations
a.4. keeping required records of vessel's operations and maintenance activities in compliance with applicable maritime regulations
b. Shows evidence of application of relevant workplace procedures including:
b.1. applicable maritime regulations
b.2. OHS and fire fighting/prevention regulations and hazard prevention policies and procedures
b.3. fire fighting/prevention regulations and procedures
b.4. search and rescue procedures
b.5. safety of life at sea procedures
b.6. waste, pollution and recycling management processes
c. Action taken promptly to report and/or rectify any non compliance with applicable maritime regulations
d. Work is completed systematically with required attention to detail

Context for assessment
a. Assessment of competence must comply with the assessment requirements of the relevant maritime regulations
b. Assessment of this unit must be undertaken within relevant marine authority approved and audited arrangements by a registered training organisation:
b.1. As a minimum, assessment of knowledge must be conducted through appropriate written/oral examinations
b.2. Appropriate practical assessment must occur:
b.2.1. at the registered training organisation, and/or
b.2.2. on an appropriate working or training vessel