MARN2001A - Apply seamanship skills aboard a vessel up to 12 metres
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MARN2001A Apply seamanship skills aboard a vessel up to 12 metres
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Version 1.0 Issue Date: May 2024
This unit applies to Coxswain Grade 1 and Coxswain Grade 2 working in the maritime industry on vessels up to 12 metres.
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to apply practical seamanship skills and techniques as part of work duties aboard a vessel up to 12 metres.
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Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills.
Evidence Required
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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:
being aware of own ability and limits to rectify irregularities and faults
providing the required amount of detail in reports.
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 the application of seamanship skills aboard an appropriate vessel up to 12 metres can be conducted
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.
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 performing seamanship skills
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.
Submission Requirements
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Assessment Tasks
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Required Skills:
Check seaworthiness and general condition of a vessel up to 12 metres
Coil and stow ropes
Handle ropes
Identify deterioration and causes in hull and fittings
Perform an eye splice and a short splice
Perform common whipping on ropes
Perform letting go and weighing anchor
Prepare and throw a heaving line
Refuel a vessel according to safety regulations and the organisational safety management system requirements
Secure a vessel alongside using vessel mooring lines
Tie reef-knot, bowline, clove hitch, round turn and two half hitches, rolling hitch
Use a sea anchor as emergency steering
Required Knowledge:
Basic structural parts of a small vessel
Considerations to make when selecting an anchorage
Correct application of common knots and hitches
How to make a vessel watertight
Maintenance of synthetic and natural fibre ropes
Mooring line arrangements for securing at a berth
Principles of maintaining watertight integrity
Procedure for anchoring
Procedure for deploying a sea-anchor
Types of anchors used on small vessels up to 12 metres
Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and work practices
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.
Rope types may include:
Braided
Kevlar
Natural fibre
Plaited
Polyester
Wire core rope
Wire rope
Knots and hitches may include:
Bowline
Clove hitch
Eye splice
Reef knot
Rolling hitch
Round turn and two half hitches
Short splice
Anchor and equipment may include:
Anchor buoy
Anchor securing arrangements
Sea anchor
Single anchor
Twin anchor
Windlass
Mooring lines may include:
Back springs
Bow and stern ropes
Breast lines
Fore and aft springs
Coverage may include
Accommodation spaces
Engine room
Galley
Personal facilities
Storage spaces
Wheelhouse
Secured may include:
Accommodation and storage spaces
Anchors
Galley, stores and equipment
Materials on deck and below
Large objects likely to move in a sea way
Openings
Irregularities may include:
Affecting the safety and integrity of:
crew
equipment
materials, such as cargo
vessel
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Observation Checklist
Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice
Yes
No
Comments/feedback
Rope types and common areas of use are correctly identified
Ropes are checked for wear and repairs are undertaken according to manufacturer guidelines
Ropes are coiled and stowed correctly
Knots and hitches are tied neatly and securely, and are used according to their correct application
Ropes are spliced neatly and securely according to their correct application
Rope ends are whipped where appropriate to maintain good condition
Prior to letting go, anchor and equipment are prepared
Quantity of anchor cable run out or recovered is appropriate to the depth of water, weather and sea conditions, and tidal range in area of operation
During operation, control of the cable is maintained within safe operating limits
Degree to which anchor and equipment are secured on completion of anchoring operations is appropriate to forecast conditions
During all operations, anchoring area is kept free of loose ropes, wires and debris
At all times, mooring lines and associated equipment are handled safely
Throughout operations, mooring area is kept free of loose ropes, wires and debris
Tension on ropes is maintained at an appropriate level for the stage and nature of the operation
Coverage and frequency of checks and inspections on vessel seaworthiness are undertaken according to workplace procedures and organisational safety management system
Watertight integrity is checked and appropriate action is taken to prepare for prevailing and forecast weather and sea conditions
Degree to which vessel is secured is appropriate to prevailing and forecast conditions
Irregularities are identified and appropriate action is taken to rectify the situation
Irregularities beyond ability to rectify are reported in time to enable remedial action to be taken
Reports of condition are completed according to workplace procedures
All personal protective equipment is accessed and used
Safety boundary for the refuelling process is established
Spill prevention systems are correctly deployed
Refuelling operations are performed safely and according to organisational safety management system
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