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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Plan tasks
  2. Conduct refuelling operations
  3. Maintain stock and consumables
  4. Perform general housekeeping tasks
  5. Stow and manage flammable and explosive materials
  6. Prepare simple reports

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.

Tools and equipment include one or more of the following:

bunding

firefighting equipment

personal protective clothing and equipment

scupper plugs

signage

spill kit

Incidents include one or more of the following::

fire

spillage on board

spillage over the side

Stock and consumables include one or more of the following:

anodes

batteries

cleaning material and equipment

filters

fuel

lubricants

paint

spare parts

water

Housekeeping tasks include one or more of the following:

correct disposal of waste

correct storage of:

tools

equipment

chemicals

general cleaning

pumping of bilges

removal or lashing of loose items

Flammable and explosive materials include one or more of the following:

battery generated gases

chemicals

fuels

liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)

lubricating oils

oil soaked rags (spontaneous combustion)

Simple reports include one or more of the following:

breakdown reports

maintenance logs

repair requests and reports

running logs


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:

assessing information and data for relevance

completing all work to specification

conducting refuelling

converting:

units to multiples of base units

fractions to decimals

keeping running and maintenance logs

performing calculations involving:

volume and capacity of regular shaped tanks

consumption of fuel and lubricating oil, hourly fuel consumption, theoretical steaming times and distances

performing calculations to determine the area of a circle

sequencing tasks

using relative density/specific gravity to convert quantity in litres and volume to mass

writing simple reports.


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:

common SI units such as kilogram, tonne, litre and metre

identification of hazardous goods

principles of simple report writing

procedures and requirements for cleaning and housekeeping

safety data sheets (SDS)/material safety data sheets (MSDS)

work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) practices, including hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control options.