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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Verify maintenance requirements
  2. Establish maintenance systems
  3. Organise maintenance activities
  4. Supervise maintenance tasks
  5. Perform planned maintenance activities
  6. Perform breakdown maintenance
  7. Monitor, adjust and report on implementing the maintenance plan
  8. Carry out damage control procedures

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.

Machinery, machinery systems and structural components include one or more of the following:

electrohydraulic steering gear

engine and gearbox:

cooling systems

lubricating systems

engine fuel systems

gearbox

hydraulic systems including steering gear

pumps and pumping systems for bilge, fuel oil, freshwater and seawater systems

refrigeration plant and its operation

refrigeration system components

steering gear

transmission systems from engine output shaft to propeller

two- and four-stroke diesel engines

Special requirements for maintenance include one or more of the following:

asbestos awareness

awareness of confined and restricted space operations

dry docking

handling refrigerant gas within regulatory requirements

Maintenance tasks include one or more of the following:

cleaning:

coolers

filters

greasing

maintaining:

emergency equipment

firefighting and lifesaving equipment

oiling

oily water separator

overhauling and repairing pumps

scheduled survey inspections

topping up oils

Consumables and equipment include one or more of the following:

cleaning chemicals

coolants

hand and power tools

oils and grease

refrigerant gas

replacement parts

test equipment

Emergency equipment includes one or more of the following:

communication equipment

emergency lighting

firefighting equipment

first aid provisions

lifesaving equipment

Nature of breakdown includes one or more of the following:

cooling water system failure

engine failure

exhaust systems

fuel system failure

gearbox failure

loss of control systems

lubricating systems failure

power plant failure

propeller and shafting arrangements

pumping systems failure

refrigeration plant and its operation

steering gear failure

Restrictions applied to operations include one or more of the following:

stopping or slowing main engine

switching to emergency power

Reports include one or more of the following:

incident reports

maintenance log

reports required under planned maintenance system

survey reports


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:

completing maintenance records

developing effective planning documents

implementing safe and environmentally responsible work practices

managing legislative compliance and compliance records

planning and organising application of control techniques for hull damage

planning and preparing for maintenance including isolating equipment

providing high quality report

reading, interpreting and applying:

manufacturer instructions including all WHS/OHS requirements and safety data sheets (SDS)/material safety data sheets (MSDS)

operating and service manuals

recognising damage to hull of small vessel and taking appropriate action according to operating instructions

recognising faulty equipment including:

cooling water system corrosion

fuel oil contamination

lubricating oil contamination

repairing pipe work

selecting and using correct tools and equipment for maintenance task

servicing valves.


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:

appropriate mathematical procedures for estimating and measuring including calculating time to complete tasks

back-flooding and down-flooding

causes of vibrations and undue wear in power transmission system

construction, layout and subdivision requirements of a typical vessel, including freeboard and bulkhead deck, watertight compartments, weather tight compartments and bulkheads of vessel

costs of material, consumables and labour

environmental protection requirements including safe disposal of waste material, safe use and storage of chemicals, and safe handling and storage of LPG

environmental risks and hazards

inspections to be undertaken on vessel hull during slipping or dry docking

maintenance procedures and methodologies for:

batteries

cooling water systems including treatment

fuel systems including contamination

heat exchangers

hull maintenance including use of sacrificial anodes

hydraulic systems

lifesaving appliances

lubricating oil systems including contamination

power transmission systems

steering systems

starter motors, alternators and associated equipment

material and stress characteristics in constructing a vessel

methods of corrosion and how to prevent corrosion

organisational requirements, policies and procedures for organising maintenance programs

principal features of structure of a vessel

procedures for recording and reporting workplace information

types of tools and equipment, and procedures for their safe use and maintenance

valve types and construction.