Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and conduct work safely
- Individual rights and responsibilities on board a vessel are interpreted and fulfilled
- Work is planned in accordance with work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation and safety management system requirements
- Work is carried out according to established performance standards
- Hazards are identified as part of work planning and work processes
- Identified hazards are addressed prior to starting work
- Inadequacies in control measures are reported according to the safety management system
- Incidents and injuries are reported according to organisational procedures
- WHS/OHS housekeeping is undertaken in own work area
- Contribute to WHS/OHS participation processes
- WHS/OHS representatives and committees are supported to undertake their roles and responsibilities
- WHS/OHS issues are raised according to organisational procedures
- Contributions to WHS/OHS meetings, vessel inspections or other consultative activities are provided in a constructive manner to improve safety
- Contribute to hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control activities
- Vessel is checked for hazards using itemised checklists according to the safety management system
- Identified hazards and inadequacies in risk controls are reported according to the safety management system
- Contributions to risk assessments are made
- Input is provided to development and implementation of control measures, with reference to the hierarchy of control
- Where relevant, procedures and precautions for entry into pump room, fuel tanks or other confined spaces on a vessel are correctly followed
- Participate in controlling WHS/OHS emergency situations
- Scale of the emergency situation is correctly recognised
- Prompt, accurate and clear information is given on raising alarm
- Initial action is taken to control/confine emergency according to organisational procedures, taking account of the nature and scope of the emergency
- Emergency response procedures are implemented
- Complete WHS/OHS records