Elements and Performance Criteria
- Recognise characteristics of tanker cargo and tankers to ensure the safe transfer and transport of cargo
- Features of various types of oil and chemical tankers are outlined
- Cargo operations of tankers are identified
- Properties of cargo being transported are identified and their impact on safety, the environment and vessel operations is recognised
- Hazards associated with the transport of cargo are clarified according to emergency response documentation
- Hazard controls associated with tanker cargo are employed according to organisational procedures
- Comply with legislative and organisational requirements for safe transfer and transport of tanker cargo
- Safety data sheets (SDS)/material safety data sheets (MSDS) relevant to cargo are accessed and procedures for tanker safety and safety management are identified
- SDS/MSDS are interpreted to identify relevant cargo-related hazards to the vessel and to personnel
- Legislative and organisational requirements are interpreted to identify appropriate actions for safe transfer and transport of cargo
- Take precautions to prevent hazards
- Organisational policies and procedures to minimise hazards are identified
- Type and severity of hazard posed by cargo is recognised
- Transfer and transport of cargo is monitored to prevent hazards
- Monitoring equipment , where installed, is regularly inspected and used according to organisational procedures
- Act on becoming aware of a hazardous situation
- Source of hazard is identified according to organisational procedures
- Risk is assessed considering severity and likelihood of consequences
- Control measures to minimise risk are implemented to level of responsibility or referred to appropriate person for permission or further action
- Containment procedures are applied where appropriate
- Appropriate safety procedures are followed and personal protective equipment is used according to organisational procedures
- Risk is eliminated where possible, and if not practical, actions are taken to control risk
- Appropriate firefighting equipment is identified to carry out firefighting operations
- Take precautions to prevent pollution of the environment from the release of oil or chemicals
- Procedures to prevent pollution are identified and observed at all times
- Measures to prevent pollution during normal and emergency situations are applied according to regulatory requirements and organisational procedures
- All relevant information is immediately reported to appropriate persons when a spill is detected or a malfunction has occurred that poses a risk of a spill
- All required spill containment procedures are correctly implemented according to regulatory requirements and organisational procedures