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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Allocate duties
  2. Provide learning and development activities
  3. Communicate effectively with crew and stakeholders
  4. Provide leadership within the crew
  5. Make effective decisions

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.

Performance expectations include one or more of the following:

documented key performance indicators (KPIs) for:

individuals

individuals and crew

informal KPIs developed by the Master for:

individuals

individuals and crew

Development plan includes one or more of the following:

capacity for inserting ongoing evaluation, review and input

codes of conduct

crew competencies

crew roles and responsibilities

KPIs

learning opportunities

negotiated agreement with individual

performance standards

work allocation

work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements

work outputs and processes

Potential and current issues and problems include one or more of the following:

appeals against formal decisions such as assessments

bullying

discrimination and harassment

dispute between individuals or parties

grievances

injury rehabilitation

perceived or actual relating to work:

roles, job design and allocation of duties

performance of self and others

prejudice or racial vilification

promotions

stress or personal problems

Learning and development opportunities include on e or more of the following:

career pathways

coaching

conference and seminar attendance

external study

formal course participation

induction

in-house training programs

job rotation

mentoring

on-the-job training

secondment

Interpersonal skills and communication techniques include one or more of the following:

active listening

constructive feedback

control of voice and body language

flexibility and willingness to negotiate

non-verbal communication

presenting options and consequences

paraphrasing

reflecting and summarising

speaking clearly and concisely

seeking feedback to check understanding

showing awareness of cultural and social differences

using language sensitively

using positive, confident and cooperative language

Stakeholders include one or more of the following :

coast stations

Master

other ships

vessel traffic service (VTS) centres

Barriers to effective cross-cultural communication include one or more of the following:

assumptions

cultural

first or preferred language

level of skill and knowledge

power imbalance

racist and prejudiced attitudes

socioeconomic

stereotypes and generalisations

structural

Teamwork includes one or more of the following:

advantages and disadvantages

individual and group behaviour

team building

team problem solving

types of groups

Organisational goals include one or more of the following:

client service standards

environmental management

organisational service standards

WHS/OHS

Leadership and guidance strategies include one or more of the following:

delegation

empowerment

job design

motivation

process theories


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:

allocating, assigning and prioritising resources

applying:

decision-making techniques

assertiveness and leadership

communicating:

effectively on board and ashore

with other ships, coast stations and VTS centres

to perform officer duties, which may include communicating with a multilingual crew

demonstrating effective leadership behaviour and teamwork techniques

developing effective planning documents

ensuring that communications are clear and understood

sharing an accurate understanding of current and predicted vessel status, operational status and external environment with necessary crew members

using and understanding the International Maritime Organization Standard Marine Communication Phrases (IMO SMCP).


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:

allocation, assignment and prioritisation of resources

assertiveness and leadership including motivation

communication techniques and strategies

decision-making techniques

effective communication on board and ashore

English language to:

communicate with other ships, coast stations and VTS centres

perform officer’s duties, which may include communicating with a multilingual crew

principles and techniques involved in:

performance management systems

assertiveness, leadership, motivation

teamwork

risk management as the process of identifying potential negative events and developing plans to mitigate or minimise the likelihood of the negative event occurring and/or the consequences, if it does occur.