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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Develop maintenance program
  2. Implement maintenance program
  3. Identify failed or unsafe machinery and equipment
  4. Monitor supplies

Range Statement

Specifies different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

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

Planned maintenance system must include:

anchoring equipment

communications equipment

compliance with applicable mandatory rules and regulations, including work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) and environment protection legislation

continuous improvement and review procedures

document control procedures

firefighting equipment

identifying hazards and risk management

lifesaving equipment

navigation equipment

procedures for updating and correcting charts, publications and electronic chart information

provision of safe practices in vessel operation and a safe working environment

reference to applicable codes, guidelines and standards

steering gear

systems for recording completed maintenance schedules, including identification of defective equipment and rectification of defects

Maintenance program must include:

lines of communication and relationship between vessel and owner

periodic survey requirements

procedure for programmed maintenance of hull and machinery

regular inspection of all equipment referred to in planned maintenance system

routine maintenance as contained in manufacturer instruction manuals and drawings

safety and environmental policy

Routine maintenance activities include one or more of the following:

checking life saving appliances

inspecting breathing apparatus

navigational equipment

operation of emergency firefighting equipment including fire hoses and nozzles

servicing equipment as required by service manuals and manufacturer instructions relating to vessel equipment

testing communication equipment, including distress calling

testing lifting equipment

Machinery and equipment includes one or more of the following:

fire pumps

navigational equipment

steering gear and emergency steering gear

winches and windlasses

Management of supplies include one or more of the following:

issue

purchase

receipt

stock control

storage


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:

effectively liaising with internal and external authorities/agencies

initiating timely action in response to defects or damage

interpreting planned maintenance system to determine maintenance requirements

managing maintenance of vessel

monitoring selection and use of supplies involved in maintenance of vessel

preparing reports on outcomes of inspection and maintenance activities

reading and interpreting safety data sheets (SDS)/material safety data sheets (MSDS)

reading and interpreting vessel, equipment and machinery specifications, drawings, operational manuals and diagrams

taking appropriate precautions to prevent pollution of marine environment.


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:

elements of ship structure crucial to the safety of the ship

fundamental principles of vessel construction

maintenance records that must be maintained on vessel to meet organisational and statutory requirements

nature and causes of corrosion of marine surfaces and structures, and available means for control

principal structural components

procedures for initiation and coordination of repair and/or replacement procedures on board vessel

relevant laws and regulations including work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) and pollution control legislation

slipping and docking procedures suitable for various types of hull forms

typical problems related to maintenance of vessels and appropriate actions and solutions.