Required Skills

Communicate clearly and effectively

Correctly identify SDSMSDS relevant cargorelated hazards to vessel and to personnel and take appropriate action according to organisational procedures

Ensure cargo operations are carried out according to accepted principles and procedures to ensure safety of operations

Identify and act on becoming aware of a hazardous situation according to organisational procedures

Interpret and apply knowledge of liquefied gas tanker layouts tanker cargo features characteristics and hazards and related hazard prevention strategies to duties on various types of liquefied gas tankers

Read and interpret SDSMSDS

Recognise problems and hazards that can arise when managing safety on a liquefied gas tanker take appropriate remedial action and initiate appropriate solutions

Required Knowledge

Antistatic measures in hazard control

Atmospheric control

Cargo handling equipment

Cargo inhibition in hazard control

Corrosion hazards associated with tanker operations

Emergency shutdown system ESD

Environmental hazards associated with tanker operations

Explosion and flammability hazards associated with tanker operations

Extremely low temperatures associated with tanker operations

Gas testing

General arrangement and construction of liquefied gas tankers

Health hazards associated with tanker operations

Importance of cargo compatibility

Inerting drying and monitoring techniques in hazard control

Information on a SDSMSDS

Loading unloading and care in transit

Piping systems and valves

Pressure and temperature including vapour pressuretemperature relationship

Pressure hazards associated with tanker operations

Properties and characteristics of liquefied gas

Reactivity hazards associated with tanker operations

Relevant chemical symbols

Relevant firefighting operations and the use of firefighting installations

Segregation in hazard control

Sources of ignition associated with tanker operations

Tanker cleaning purging gasfreeing and inerting

Tanker safety culture and safety management

Types of electrostatic charge generation

Types of liquefied gas tankers

Vapour leaks and clouds associated with tanker operations

Ventilation in hazard control

Work health and safetyWHSoccupational health and safety OHS requirements and work practices

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

timely identification and reporting of potential hazards and risks

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

industryapproved marine operations site where contributing to safe cargo operation of liquefied gas tankers may 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 andor 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

Method of assessment

Practical assessment must occur in an

appropriately simulated workplace environment andor

appropriate range of situations in the workplace

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 contributing to safe cargo operation of liquefied gas tankers

direct observation of the candidate applying relevant WHSOHS 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

Features of various types of liquefied gas tankers must include:

Cargo operations must include:

Properties must include:

Cargo must include:

Hazards must include:

Hazard controls must include:

Gas monitoring equipment must include:

Firefighting equipment must include:

Measures must include: