Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to board vessel
- Receive and acknowledge a pre-boarding briefing.
- Identify and acknowledge vessel type and environmental factors to determine method of insertion.
- Establish and acknowledge roles and responsibilities of team members.
- Obtain and check dress and equipment for serviceability.
- Acknowledge method of insertion.
- Receive and acknowledge position of insertion point.
- Board vessel
- Secure vessel
- Secure insertion point and access routes.
- Clear vessel for personnel.
- Gather and isolate crew.
- Identify master, secure bridge and obtain applicable documents.
- Assess situation and adjust or discontinue response with changing circumstances.
- Identify situations requiring assistance and request support.
- Search vessel and personnel
- Establish need to undertake search of personnel and property.
- Explain reason for search to vessel master and personnel involved.
- Conduct search of both property and personnel. When searching personnel it must be conducted at appropriate locations and, where possible, by persons of the same gender, according to specific legislation.
- Identify and record illegal cargo, personal items and activities.
- Gather and record physical evidence.
- Finalise boarding operations
- Prepare to board vessel
- Receive and acknowledge a pre-boarding briefing.
- Identify and acknowledge vessel type and environmental factors to determine method of insertion.
- Establish and acknowledge roles and responsibilities of team members.
- Obtain and check dress and equipment for serviceability.
- Acknowledge method of insertion.
- Receive and acknowledge position of insertion point.
- Board vessel
- Secure vessel
- Search vessel and personnel
- Establish need to undertake search of personnel and property.
- Explain reason for search to vessel master and personnel involved.
- Conduct search of both property and personnel. When searching personnel it must be conducted at appropriate locations and, where possible, by persons of the same gender, according to specific legislation.
- Identify and record illegal cargo, personal items and activities.
- Gather and record physical evidence.
- Finalise boarding operations