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Elements and Performance Criteria

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.
Nature of emergency includes one or more of the following:	anchoring assisting a vessel in distress collision contaminated fuel emergencies which arise in port engine breakdown or malfunction fire flooding grounding hypothermia incidents injuries/illness lack of fuel lost person overboard rescuing persons from sea sinking swamping

Relevant alarms include one or more of the following:	abandon ship signals fire and lifeboat muster alarms mayday broadcast

Distress signals include one or more of the following:	emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRB) flags hand signals International Code Signal of Distress light signals pyrotechnic distress signals radio reflective mirror V-sheet

Initial actions include one or more of the following:	damage assessment and control manoeuvring vessel

Others include one or more of the following:	aircraft other vessels search and rescue authorities

Nature of assistance includes one or more of the following:	assisting a ship in distress rescuing persons from sea responding to emergencies occurring in port