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Elements and Performance Criteria

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.
Elements of the vessel structure include one or more of the following:	ballast tanks bulkheads cargo holds cargo tanks frames fresh water tanks

Defects and damage include one or more of the following:	cargo operation damage damage to structures through heavy weather damage caused by corrosion defects to ballast water tank vents

Vessel operations and the environment include one or more of the following:	loading and unloading operations severe weather conditions

Parts of the vessel include one or more of the following:	cargo holds deck structures hatch covers machinery spaces ventilators and fire closing devices

Coverage includes one or more of the following:	areas requiring inspection under the planned maintenance schedule and survey requirements

Reports include one or more of the following:	defects and damage reports to management inspection records maintenance reports survey reports

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:

adhering to procedures to distinguish between normal and defective or damaged parts of vessel

developing damage control plans

developing effective planning documents

identifying those elements of the vessel structure that are critical to vessel safety

inspecting and reporting defects and damage to cargo spaces, hatch covers and ballast tanks

interpreting and following procedures for the coordination of planned maintenance processes

preparing appropriate reports on inspection and maintenance outcomes.

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:

causes of corrosion to cargo spaces and ballast tanks, and how corrosion can be identified and prevented

construction, layout and subdivision of a vessel, including freeboard and bulkhead deck, watertight compartments, weather tight compartments, the bulkhead of the vessel and collision bulkhead

corrosion control measures

damage control measures that may be required to maintain the integrity of a hull in a range of typical emergency situations

how to ensure reliable detection of defects and damages

own ability and limits to rectify irregularities and faults

parts of the vessel to be inspected each time in order to cover all parts within a given period

planned maintenance systems for vessel and associated maintenance inspection procedures

principal features of vessel structure

principal stresses that act on vessel structure

principles and procedures to ensure watertight integrity of vessel hull in both normal and emergency situations

procedures for checking and inspecting vessel seaworthiness

properties and application of materials used to construct vessels

purpose of the enhanced survey program

typical vessel construction features and stress characteristics

where to look for damage and defects most commonly encountered due to loading and unloading operations, corrosion, severe weather conditions

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