Required Skills

Access interpret and apply regulatory requirements

Apply procedures for monitoring vessel operations and ensuring compliance with MARPOL requirements are fully observed

Clearly explain environmental management concepts principles and procedures to others

Maintain accurate environmental records

Maintain actions to ensure a positive environmental reputation

Monitor the implementation of environmental management plans policy and procedures and specified work methods

Regularly inspect vessel for environmental risks and impacts

Respond to complaints and requests for information from authorities and authorised personnel

Required Knowledge

Antpollution procedures and all associated equipment

Environmental legislativeregulatory requirements and responsibilities relevant to the vessel

Environmental protectionmanagement terminology concepts and principles

Importance of proactive measures to protect the marine environment

Organisational environmental management plans procedures control measures and management actions for vessel

Organisational procedures for

identifying and assessing environmental risks and impacts

managing stakeholder relations

responding to complaints and other environmental incidents

record management and reporting

Precautions to be taken to prevent pollution of the marine environment

Vessel characteristics and environmental issues risks and impacts

Work health and safety WHSoccupational health and safety OHS requirements and work practices

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria the required skills and knowledge the range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the Elements Performance Criteria Required Skills Required Knowledge and include

ensuring currency of relevant WHSOHS skills and knowledge

ensuring currency of relevant legislative and regulatory knowledge

attention to appropriate level of detail in recordkeeping

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Performance is demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts

Resources for assessment include access to

industryapproved marine operations site where ensuring compliance with environmental management legislation may be conducted

tools equipment and personal protective equipment currently used in industry

relevant regulatory and equipment documentation that impacts on work activities

range of relevant exercises case studies andor other simulated practical and knowledge assessments

appropriate range of relevant operational situations in the workplace

In both real and simulated environments access is required to

relevant and appropriate materials and equipment

applicable documentation including workplace procedures regulations codes of practice and operation manuals

Method of assessment

Practical assessment must occur in an

appropriately simulated workplace environment andor

appropriate range of situations in the workplace

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate to this unit

direct observation of the candidate ensuring compliance with environmental management legislation

direct observation of the candidate applying relevant WHSOHS requirements and work practices

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended

In all cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess Required Knowledge

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language and literacy requirements of the work being performed and the capacity of the candidate

Legislative and regulatory requirements, and approvals may include:

Stakeholders may include:

Information and training may include:

Potential risks and incidents may include:

Environmental monitoring instruments may include:

Reports may include:

Records may include: