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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Contribute to enhancing security through heightened awareness
   • Legislative and organisational requirements related to maintaining security of a vessel are identified and followed
2. Organisational security procedures are identified and followed
3. Duty of care requirements are ascertained and complied with
4. Need for, and methods of, maintaining security awareness and vigilance are identified
5. Own role and responsibilities are recognised
6. Role of designated personnel for security response is ascertained
7. Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements are recognised and complied with
8. Recognise potential security threats
   • Potential security threats relating to a vessel are identified in accordance with ships security plan
9. Procedures for monitoring security of a vessel are recognised
10. Factors with increased security risk are identified
11. Types and purpose of security equipment are explained
12. Emergency and evacuation procedures are identified and implemented
13. Appropriate actions for maintaining security and safety of self, others and the vessel are identified and followed
14. Comply with reporting processes
    • Organisational procedures for reporting security risks and incidents are accessed and followed
15. Chain of command of designated personnel is ascertained

Range Statement

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

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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: applying basic security legislative requirements applicable to a vessel applying procedures for monitoring security in a marine environment being aware of one’s surroundings and changes to these surroundings (ship and port operations) identifying a range of security threats and risks relevant to a vessel observing chain of command and communication channels operating security equipment recognising potential security threats reporting identified security threats and risks in a marine environment and providing appropriate level of detail in these reports.

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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: applicable work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements appropriate actions for maintaining security and safety, including: access control to the vessel monitoring restricted areas chain of command communication duty of care requirements of self and others emergency preparedness, drills and exercises, including: awareness of contingency plans, including plans for: bomb threat damage to and destruction of facility hijacking persons posing as a potential security threat piracy and armed robbery security threat levels stowaways unidentified objects and explosives on ship security drills and exercises, including: training, drill and exercise requirements under relevant conventions, codes and International Maritime Organization (IMO) circulars, including those relevant for anti-piracy and anti-armed robbery potential security threats, including elements related to piracy and armed robbery weapons, dangerous substances and devices and awareness of the damage they can cause general procedures for emergency, evacuation and first aid response maritime security policy, including: applicable relevant government legislation and regulations definitions handling sensitive security-related information and communications international conventions, codes and recommendations relevant to the marine environment and own work role, including the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Chapter X1-2 of SOLAS 74 as amended maritime security terms and definitions, including elements relating to piracy and armed robbery need for, and methods of, maintaining security awareness and vigilance reporting security risks to designated personnel in accordance with ship security procedures, including: company security officer port facility security officer seafarers with designed security duties ship security officer requirements when handling security-related information and security-related communications security levels and their impact on security measures, including procedures aboard ship and in port facilities security responsibilities, including: company security officer contracting governments other personnel port facility personnel with designated security duties port facility security officer seafarers with designated security duties ship security officer the company the port facility the ship security threats and patterns, including: cargo theft collateral damage contraband smuggling piracy and armed robbery stowaways and refugees terrorism ship and port operations and conditions, including: characteristics of the intermodal nature of transportation and the interfaces between ships and other modes situation awareness ship security actions, including: actions required by different security levels security drills and exercises techniques used to circumvent security measures threat identification, recognition and response, including: recognition and detection of weapons, dangerous substances and devices recognition, on a non-discriminatory basis, of persons posting potential security risks techniques used to circumvent security measures WHS/OHS requirements and work practices.

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