Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1 | Analyse regulatory framework impacting on commercial shipping operations | 1.1 | Functions of International Maritime Organization (IMO), its fields of influence, role of member states, adoption of recommendations through maritime legislation and exemptions are analysed |
1.2 | Role of International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention in relation to shipboard practices is analysed |
1.3 | Key provisions of Australian maritime legislation are analysed |
1.4 | Role of AMSA in relation to maritime safety, protection of marine environment, and aviation and marine search and rescue is explained |
1.5 | Role of Flag State administrations, Port State Control and other methods of implementation and enforcement of international agreements and conventions is analysed |
1.6 | Role of insurance underwriters, Protection and Indemnity (P & I) Clubs and procedures for lodging claims following machinery failure and/or damage are analysed |
1.7 | Role of classification societies, IACS and Memorandum of Agreement with Flag States is analysed |
1.8 | Role of ship owners and ship management companies regarding ISM Code and ship management responsibilities regarding operation and maintenance is analysed |
1.9 | Role of independent inspection agencies and adoption of inspection and maintenance guidelines for different ship types is analysed |
1.10 | Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) crew training requirements and implications for emergency response, administration, operation and maintenance are analysed |
1.11 | Key provisions of the Code of Safe Working Practice for Australian Seafarers are analysed |
2 | Analyse maintenance strategies relating to classification surveys | 2.1 | Common areas covered by classification surveys are analysed |
2.2 | Survey methods are analysed |
2.3 | Terms of periodical, annual, renewal, intermediate and occasional surveys are identified |
2.4 | Common defects identified in classification surveys and appropriate remedial actions are analysed |
3 | Analyse statutory survey requirements | 3.1 | Areas of vessel covered by statutory surveys are identified |
3.2 | Statutory requirements for change of Flag, owner, and term expiry during layup are identified |
3.3 | Records and documentation required for statutory surveys are identified |
3.4 | Load line measurements and conditions of freeboard assignment are analysed |
3.5 | Key areas of maintenance and testing of load line items and actions for addressing identified maintenance requirements and defects are identified |
3.6 | Areas covered by safety construction surveys and associated faults, maintenance and repairs are identified |
3.7 | Procedures for planning safety equipment surveys and actions for addressing identified maintenance requirements and defects are analysed |
3.8 | Requirements for survey preparation under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) are analysed |
3.9 | Survey requirements for cargo ship safety construction, safety equipment and safety radio certificates; passenger ship safety certificates; chemical tanker and gas carrier certificates of fitness are analysed |
3.10 | Application of Port State Control surveys, Flag State jurisdiction and IMO guidelines in relation to vessel detention and identification of substandard ships are analysed |
4 | Analyse factors influencing vessel stability | 4.1 | Loss of GM due to addition, removal or shift of mass on board is calculated |
4.2 | Action to be taken with partial loss of intact buoyancy is specified |
4.3 | Angle of Loll is explained |
4.4 | Causes of vessel instability during ballasting, bunkering, cargo pumping and other daily routines and possible corrective and avoidance measures are assessed |
4.5 | Risks associated with carrying thixotropic bulk cargo, deck cargo or grain and consequences of cargo movement or loss are outlined |
4.6 | Damage and intact stability requirements for merchant ships, countermeasures for ro-ro vessels and damage control assessment following collision or grounding is assessed |
4.7 | Operational procedures to minimise and control flooding are prepared |
4.8 | Stability requirements for routine and emergency dry docking, including stability assessment for the docking duration, are specified |
4.9 | Factors causing ship squat and other influences on vessel manoeuvrability are assessed |
5 | Maintain class certification | 5.1 | Methods for repair and maintenance are analysed |
5.2 | Properties of ordinary and high tensile hull grades of steel are analysed |
5.3 | Processes and materials used in underwater hull repairs are assessed |
5.4 | Methods of minimising and controlling internal and external hull corrosion, including bacterial corrosion of bilges and fuel tanks, are evaluated |
5.5 | Examination and repair techniques for fixed pitch and controllable propellers are assessed |
5.6 | Dismantling, inspection, repair and re-assembly of thrusters and rudders is explained |
5.7 | Methods of performance testing shipboard pumping systems are evaluated |
5.8 | Causes of common faults and methods of assessment of shipboard pumping systems are identified |
5.9 | Condition monitoring of machinery is compared with planned maintenance systems |
5.10 | Causes of damage to and losses of bulk ships and tankers, and appropriate remedies are explained |
5.11 | Types and purpose of special and enhanced surveys are outlined |
6 | Analyse International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code requirements | 6.1 | Key principles of IMDG Code are analysed |
6.2 | Action plans for managing emergency situations on board a vessel involving dangerous goods are developed |
6.3 | Criteria for evaluating effectiveness of action plans for managing emergency situations on board a vessel involving dangerous goods are established |
7 | Analyse safe working practices in enclosed spaces | 7.1 | Hazards of shipboard enclosed spaces are analysed |
7.2 | Methods and regulatory requirements for testing atmosphere in enclosed spaces are outlined and evaluated |
7.3 | Function, status and limitations of chemist certificate of compliance is explained |
7.4 | Limits of exposure to common atmospheric hazards are stated |
7.5 | Typical safe entry permit for enclosed spaces, covering hot work and cleaning, evacuation procedures, training and contingency evaluation is prepared |
7.6 | Dangers of using cleaning solvents and painting in enclosed spaces using product safety data sheets/material safety data sheets and work health and safety/occupational health and safety (WHS/OHS) guidelines are assessed |
8 | Analyse dry docking procedures and responsibilities of engineering staff | 8.1 | Dockyard contract, docking specifications and survey requirements are used to plan preparation of vessel for docking, explaining variations required for emergency docking |
8.2 | Dock work schedules, responsibilities for engineering personnel and procedures for dock entry, duration and refloating are prepared |
8.3 | Inspection and maintenance procedures for hull and machinery items in dock are explained |
8.4 | In-water hull cleaning methods and preparation essential for in-water surveys is evaluated |
8.5 | Types and application procedures of coatings used to protect ship hulls and tanks are identified |
8.6 | Procedures for vessel layup to satisfy class, insurance, owner and statutory requirements are prepared |
8.7 | Inspection and reactivation processes after prolonged layup are outlined |
9 | Analyse shipboard vibration | 9.1 | Appropriate terms are applied when describing vibration |
9.2 | Influence of materials, construction, loading patterns and ship type on natural hull vibration patterns is assessed |
9.3 | Significance of hull response to excitation by sea state, machinery and propulsion systems is explained |
9.4 | Methods of prediction and in service assessment of resonant vibration are evaluated |
9.5 | Vibration related structural and equipment damage and failure is identified |
9.6 | Solutions to troublesome vibration are proposed |
9.7 | Acceptable vibration limits using relevant standards are established |
10 | Analyse vessel bunkering requirements | 10.1 | Requirements for bunkering orders are analysed |
10.2 | Procedures for taking bunkers are analysed |
10.3 | Bunkering guidelines for spills and fire are analysed |
10.4 | Methods and requirements for sampling fuels are analysed |
10.5 | Procedures for assessing the quality and quantity of fuels are explained |
10.6 | Communication requirements and procedures during bunkering operations are analysed |
10.7 | Methods for monitoring levels and facilitating changeover of tanks are analysed |