Elements and Performance Criteria

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.
Key provisions of Australian maritime legislation includes:
AMSA legislation
Levy legislation
Marine pollution legislation
Navigation legislation
Shipping industry legislation
Shipping registration legislation
Other relevant legislation
Key provisions of the Code of Safe Working Practice for Australian Seafarers includes:
Anchoring, docking and mooring
Carriage of dangerous goods
Entering and working in enclosed or confined spaces
General provisions
General duties and responsibilities
Manual lifting and carrying
Painting
Permit to work systems
Reporting of accidents
Safe access to ship
Safe movement about the ship
Safety in living accommodation
Shipboard:
emergencies and emergency equipment
health and safety
Specific vessel types
Tools and materials
Upkeep of wire and fibre ropes
Welding flame cutting and other hot work
Working:
aloft and over the side
with electricity and electrical equipment
with dangerous and irritating substances and radiations
in machinery spaces
in galleys, pantries and other food handling areas
Areas covered by classification must include:
Specific notations for cargo pumping arrangements for tankers
Areas covered by classification may include:
Automation
Boilers/pressure vessels
Cargo gear
Hull
Machinery
Tailshaft
Survey methods may include:
Continuous
Alternative
Special surveys
Classification surveys must include:
Hull work
Machinery
Pipe work
Pumping systems
Propellers
Areas of vessel covered by statutory surveys must include:
Links with classification society requirements for endorsement of class certificates
Loss of GM must include:
Derrick hook loads
Free surface effect
Operational procedures to minimise and control flooding must include:
Action to ensure watertight integrity of ship
Rules relating to watertight doors
Stability requirements for routine and emergency dry docking must include:
Stability assessment for docking duration
Properties must include:
Repair techniques and limitations
Weld ability
Welder qualification tests
Methods of minimising and controlling internal and external hull corrosion must include:
Bacterial corrosion of bilges and fuel tanks
Methods of performance testing shipboard pumping systems must include:
Bilge and ballast systems
Hydraulic deck machinery
Shipboard pumping systems must include:
Bilge and ballast systems, including predictive health monitoring
Hydraulic deck machinery
Planned maintenance systems must include:
Guidelines for classification society approval of substitution for continuous machinery surveys
Principles of IMDG Code may include:
Contains dangerous goods packagings/tanks which are of appropriate strength and which will prevent goods escaping
Groups dangerous goods together based on hazards they present in transport (classification)
Lays down principles for ensuring dangerous goods that will react dangerously together are kept apart
Lays down principles for where to place dangerous goods on board ship to ensure safe transport
Provides emergency response advice for dangerous goods involved in a fire or spillage on board ship
Requires standard documentation to be provided when dangerous goods are being transported
Uses hazard warning labels and other identifying marks to identify dangerous goods in transport
Emergency situations may include:
Dangerous goods
Disposal of dangerous/toxic materials
Firefighting
First aid
Hazard reduction
Reporting
Hazards of shipboard enclosed spaces must include:
Re-entry of compartments after a major fire
Release of a fixed firefighting medium
Hazards of shipboard enclosed spaces may include:
Engulfment
Explosion
Fire
Lack of oxygen
Toxic gases
Inspection and maintenance procedures for hull and machinery items in dock must include:
Hull coating systems
Measurement and evaluation of clearances
Terms may include:
Amplitude
Anti-node
Frequency
Mode
Node
Resonance
Solutions may include:
Damping
Detuning
Modification of ship:
design
operation
Communication may include:
Checklist
Rate
Safety
Stock method
Two way radio

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, the required skills and knowledge, the range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
The evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the Elements, Performance Criteria, Required Skills, Required Knowledge and include:
developing effective planning documents
providing the required amount of detail in reports
ensuring currency of relevant legislative and regulatory knowledge.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Performance is demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.
Resources for assessment include access to:
industry-approved marine operations site where advanced knowledge of ship operation and maintenance can be demonstrated
technical reference library with current publications on commercial shipping
tools, equipment and personal protective equipment currently used in industry
relevant regulatory and equipment documentation that impacts on work activities
range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or other simulated practical and knowledge assessments
appropriate range of relevant operational situations in the workplace.
In both real and simulated environments, access is required to:
relevant and appropriate materials and equipment
applicable documentation including workplace procedures, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.
Method of assessment
Practical assessment must occur in an:
appropriately simulated workplace environment and/or
appropriate range of situations in the workplace.
A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate to this unit:
direct observation of the candidate demonstrating advanced knowledge of ship operation and maintenance
direct observation of the candidate applying relevant WHS/OHS requirements and work practices.
Guidance information for assessment
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended.
In all cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess Required Knowledge.
Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language and literacy requirements of the work being performed and the capacity of the candidate.