Assessor Resource

MARF007
Operate survival craft and other lifesaving appliances

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024


This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to comply with accepted safety practices and standards in responding to abandon ship and survival situations.

This unit applies to crew members required to assist in the operation of survival craft and other lifesaving appliances on a range of vessels.

This unit has links to legislative and certification requirements.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)



Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Launch survival craft and rescue boats

1.1

Preparations for the launch of the survival craft or rescue boat are made according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

1.2

Launch strategy is adopted appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions

1.3

Launching equipment is operated according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

1.4

Survival craft or rescue boat is launched smoothly according to accepted safety practices and standards

2

Operate survival craft and rescue boats

2.1

Pre-start checks are conducted on the engine

2.2

Engine is started according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

2.3

Orders are given for survivors to board the survival craft

2.4

Survival craft is cleared of the vessel and operated according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

2.5

Survival craft is manoeuvred appropriately for the prevailing circumstances and conditions

3

Operate lifesaving and survival equipment

3.1

Location and accessibility of all lifesaving and survival equipment is established

3.2

Survival equipment is checked and operated according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

3.3

Lifesaving clothing is correctly donned and used according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

3.4

Strategies are implemented to counter threats to survival according to accepted survival practice

4

Recover survival craft

4.1

Persons are disembarked from the survival craft according to organisational procedures

4.2

Survival craft is recovered according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

4.3

Survival craft and equipment are checked for signs of damage and faulty equipment

4.4

Identified faulty equipment or damage is reported according to organisational procedures

5

Organise abandon vessel musters and drills

5.1

Abandon vessel musters and drills are arranged according to regulatory requirements and organisational procedures

5.2

Instruction is provided to others on organisational procedures and the correct use of lifesaving equipment

5.3

Musters and drills are reviewed against objectives

5.4

Reporting obligations are completed according to regulatory requirements and organisational procedures

5.5

Risk control processes are implemented

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

acting appropriately in the prevailing circumstances and conditions in response to abandon ship and survival situations according to accepted safety practices and standards

communicating effectively with others as required when operating survival craft and ancillary survival equipment

conducting inspections of other survival equipment at intervals determined by the safety management system

conducting tests and pre-start checks of equipment at intervals determined by the safety management system

giving correct commands for launching and boarding survival craft and clearing the ship

interpreting and applying International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) practices and regulations

launching and operating various types of survival craft

organising abandon vessel drills

reading and interpreting instructions relevant to the safe operation of lifesaving appliances on board a vessel

recovering survival craft and rescue boats and resetting release devices

rowing and steering a survival craft and rescue boat

safely operating off-load and on-load release devices

selecting and using appropriate lifesaving appliances and communications equipment

using a compass

using portable radio equipment, pyrotechnics and other signalling equipment

using survival craft equipment including rigging devices to aid location.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

construction and outfit of survival craft and rescue boats

dangers associated with the use of on-load release devices

emergency muster and abandon vessel signals

International code of signals (ICS), purpose and meaning of signals

International Maritime Organization (IMO) safety symbols

International Safety Management (ISM) Code safety management system plans, procedures, checklists and instructions

maintenance procedures for survival craft and rescue boats

manoeuvring characteristics of survival craft and rescue boats

Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) amendments 2014

operation of survival craft and rescue boats, their launching appliances and arrangements and their equipment

procedures and sequences for launching, carrying out pre-start engine checks and operating survival craft and rescue boats in a variety of sea and weather conditions

procedures for correctly operating and using lifesaving appliances and personal safety equipment on vessels and survival craft

relevant sections of applicable maritime regulations

relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation

SOLAS regulations

symptoms of hypothermia, its prevention and treatment

threats to survival on abandonment of a vessel and appropriate strategies for countering these threats

typical manoeuvring and engine characteristics for survival craft

ways of maximising detectability and location of survival craft using radio lifesaving appliances, pyrotechnic distress signals, satellite emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs), and search and rescue transponders (SARTs).

Assessors must satisfy National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (NVR)/Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) assessor requirements.

Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so; where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated workplace operational situations that reflect workplace conditions.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment must include access to:

tools, equipment, machinery, materials and personal protective equipment currently used in industry

applicable documentation such as legislation, regulations, codes of practice, workplace procedures and operational manuals

range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations.


Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Launch survival craft and rescue boats

1.1

Preparations for the launch of the survival craft or rescue boat are made according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

1.2

Launch strategy is adopted appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions

1.3

Launching equipment is operated according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

1.4

Survival craft or rescue boat is launched smoothly according to accepted safety practices and standards

2

Operate survival craft and rescue boats

2.1

Pre-start checks are conducted on the engine

2.2

Engine is started according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

2.3

Orders are given for survivors to board the survival craft

2.4

Survival craft is cleared of the vessel and operated according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

2.5

Survival craft is manoeuvred appropriately for the prevailing circumstances and conditions

3

Operate lifesaving and survival equipment

3.1

Location and accessibility of all lifesaving and survival equipment is established

3.2

Survival equipment is checked and operated according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

3.3

Lifesaving clothing is correctly donned and used according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

3.4

Strategies are implemented to counter threats to survival according to accepted survival practice

4

Recover survival craft

4.1

Persons are disembarked from the survival craft according to organisational procedures

4.2

Survival craft is recovered according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

4.3

Survival craft and equipment are checked for signs of damage and faulty equipment

4.4

Identified faulty equipment or damage is reported according to organisational procedures

5

Organise abandon vessel musters and drills

5.1

Abandon vessel musters and drills are arranged according to regulatory requirements and organisational procedures

5.2

Instruction is provided to others on organisational procedures and the correct use of lifesaving equipment

5.3

Musters and drills are reviewed against objectives

5.4

Reporting obligations are completed according to regulatory requirements and organisational procedures

5.5

Risk control processes are implemented

Specifies different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Survival craft and rescue boats must include:

life rafts

lifeboats

rescue boats

Launching equipment must include:

cranes

davits

life raft launching and inflation equipment

Lifesaving and survival equipment must include:

immersion suits

life jackets

person overboard combination light and smoke float

portable radio equipment

pyrotechnic distress signals

search and rescue transponders (SARTs)

satellite emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs)

thermal protective aids

Strategies must include:

beaching survival craft

deploying exposure cover on an open lifeboat

handling survival craft in rough weather

helicopter rescue from survival craft

maximising detect-ability of survival craft

preventing and treating hypothermia

rationing food and water

using rescue boat to marshal life rafts

using rescue boat to retrieve survivors in the sea

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

acting appropriately in the prevailing circumstances and conditions in response to abandon ship and survival situations according to accepted safety practices and standards

communicating effectively with others as required when operating survival craft and ancillary survival equipment

conducting inspections of other survival equipment at intervals determined by the safety management system

conducting tests and pre-start checks of equipment at intervals determined by the safety management system

giving correct commands for launching and boarding survival craft and clearing the ship

interpreting and applying International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) practices and regulations

launching and operating various types of survival craft

organising abandon vessel drills

reading and interpreting instructions relevant to the safe operation of lifesaving appliances on board a vessel

recovering survival craft and rescue boats and resetting release devices

rowing and steering a survival craft and rescue boat

safely operating off-load and on-load release devices

selecting and using appropriate lifesaving appliances and communications equipment

using a compass

using portable radio equipment, pyrotechnics and other signalling equipment

using survival craft equipment including rigging devices to aid location.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

construction and outfit of survival craft and rescue boats

dangers associated with the use of on-load release devices

emergency muster and abandon vessel signals

International code of signals (ICS), purpose and meaning of signals

International Maritime Organization (IMO) safety symbols

International Safety Management (ISM) Code safety management system plans, procedures, checklists and instructions

maintenance procedures for survival craft and rescue boats

manoeuvring characteristics of survival craft and rescue boats

Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) amendments 2014

operation of survival craft and rescue boats, their launching appliances and arrangements and their equipment

procedures and sequences for launching, carrying out pre-start engine checks and operating survival craft and rescue boats in a variety of sea and weather conditions

procedures for correctly operating and using lifesaving appliances and personal safety equipment on vessels and survival craft

relevant sections of applicable maritime regulations

relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation

SOLAS regulations

symptoms of hypothermia, its prevention and treatment

threats to survival on abandonment of a vessel and appropriate strategies for countering these threats

typical manoeuvring and engine characteristics for survival craft

ways of maximising detectability and location of survival craft using radio lifesaving appliances, pyrotechnic distress signals, satellite emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs), and search and rescue transponders (SARTs).

Assessors must satisfy National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (NVR)/Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) assessor requirements.

Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so; where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated workplace operational situations that reflect workplace conditions.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment must include access to:

tools, equipment, machinery, materials and personal protective equipment currently used in industry

applicable documentation such as legislation, regulations, codes of practice, workplace procedures and operational manuals

range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Preparations for the launch of the survival craft or rescue boat are made according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures 
Launch strategy is adopted appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions 
Launching equipment is operated according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures 
Survival craft or rescue boat is launched smoothly according to accepted safety practices and standards 
Pre-start checks are conducted on the engine 
Engine is started according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures 
Orders are given for survivors to board the survival craft 
Survival craft is cleared of the vessel and operated according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures 
Survival craft is manoeuvred appropriately for the prevailing circumstances and conditions 
Location and accessibility of all lifesaving and survival equipment is established 
Survival equipment is checked and operated according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures 
Lifesaving clothing is correctly donned and used according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures 
Strategies are implemented to counter threats to survival according to accepted survival practice 
Persons are disembarked from the survival craft according to organisational procedures 
Survival craft is recovered according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures 
Survival craft and equipment are checked for signs of damage and faulty equipment 
Identified faulty equipment or damage is reported according to organisational procedures 
Abandon vessel musters and drills are arranged according to regulatory requirements and organisational procedures 
Instruction is provided to others on organisational procedures and the correct use of lifesaving equipment 
Musters and drills are reviewed against objectives 
Reporting obligations are completed according to regulatory requirements and organisational procedures 
Risk control processes are implemented 

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