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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Manage vessel trim under normal operating conditions
   • Stability analysis and weight distribution planning are conducted at a time frequency and scope appropriate to the proposed nature of the voyage and vessel operation
2. Weight distribution is arranged to maintain vessel within acceptable stability limits for the anticipated operational situations likely to be experienced during the voyage
3. Calculations are made to determine the draught and centre of gravity (CG) of vessel after adding, removing or shifting weight
4. Factors affecting the stability and trim of vessel are identified and allowances are made in calculations
5. Trim, draughts and list of vessel are controlled, as required, to ensure they are suitable to progress all anticipated vessel operations
6. Control vessel stability when compartment is flooded
   • Damage to vessel and nature of flooding of compartments is assessed
7. Effect upon vessel stability of flooded and flooding compartments is evaluated
8. Suitable strategy for maintaining or restoring trim and stability is devised
9. Where stress limits of the vessel are exceeded as a consequence of damage and/or flooding, appropriate action is initiated to ensure safety of personnel, including abandoning the vessel, as required
10. Manage stress conditions of the vessel
    • Stress levels of the vessel are assessed according to manufacturer specifications
11. Stability of the vessel is monitored at a frequency and scope relevant to vessel operations, sufficient to enable stress and stability to be maintained within acceptable limits at all times
12. Appropriate action is taken where weight distribution has or could exceed acceptable safety limits
13. Maintain records of stability management
    • Data and information related to stability management is accurately recorded
14. Data and information related to stability management is filed and stored according to organisational procedures

Range Statement

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

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Performance Evidence

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: applying International Maritime Organization (IMO) recommendations concerning vessel stability applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and work practices attending to appropriate level of detail in recordkeeping determining stability and trim requirements for docking or slipping the vessel determining the effect on trim and stability of vessel in the event of damage to and consequent flooding of a compartment, and countermeasures to be taken identifying vessels trim and stability factors interpreting and applying information on the fundamental principles of vessel construction and the theories and factors affecting trim and stability, and measures necessary to preserve trim and stability maintaining stability and stress conditions within safe limits at all times producing accurate and reliable documentation undertaking stability calculations, including: calculating required load distribution to achieve desired trim calculations for change of draught, trim and heel when entering different water densities and to bilging of compartments centre of gravity (CG) of a vessel using an inclining experiment and effect of suspended weights changes to draught, trim and heel due to adding or removing fuel, ballast or cargo determining required correction for height of CG for free surface effect determining values of righting lever and construction of righting lever curves displacement, wetted surface, form coefficients, tonne per centimetre (TPC) immersion, application of Simpson’s Rules to first and second moments of area, centroids and centres of pressure effect on stability of dry docking and grounding hydrostatic stability of a vessel moment of statistical stability at small angles of heel permeability shear force and bending moment calculations transverse and longitudinal stability using hydrostatic data vessel CG, centre of buoyancy and metacentre using automatic data-based equipment.

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Knowledge Evidence

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: causes and repercussions of a heeling vessel data and information related to stability management, including: cargo handling equipment instructions of relevant maritime authorities manufacturer instructions and procedures organisational cargo handling procedures relevant Australian and international standards and regulatory requirements relevant WHS/OHS legislation vessel and shore safety checklists vessel cargo securing manual vessel log vessel register of materials handling equipment effects of angle of loll, including centre of buoyancy, how a ship behaves at the angle of loll, inherent dangers, corrective action and the difference between a loll and a list effects of density of sea water on the draught and freeboard of a vessel effects of flooding on transverse stability and trim, including: calculation of vessel after flooding cargo vessels passenger ships features of the load-line and draught marks of a vessel and procedures for carrying out related calculations fundamental theories and principles of ship construction and the theories and factors that impact on trim and stability, and measures necessary to preserve trim and stability IMO recommendations concerning vessel stability levelling arrangements for damaged side compartments nature of flooding, including: flooding due to collision or grounding ingress of sea water through hatch covers or ruptured pipes principle stresses that act on the structure of a vessel, including panting and pounding, shear force, bending moments and torsional stress principles of parametric rolling and control methods principles of synchronous rolling and methods for its control procedures for calculating the required load distribution to achieve the desired trim responsibilities under international conventions and codes, including: IMO grain regulations and grain heeling moment information minimum stability requirements required by Load Line Rules and Intact Stability Code passenger ship stability after damage use of weather criterion stability, including: dynamical intact, including grain statical suitable strategies for stabilising vessels survey and dry dock requirements trim and list typical problems related to the control of trim and stability for vessels of 500 gross tonnage (GT) and more vessels trim and stability factors for: dry docking excessive trim free surface of a liquid grounding handling of heavy weights large swell conditions shift of cargo wind heel WHS/OHS requirements and work practices.

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