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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.
Features of vessel include one or more of the following:	displacement and planing hulls propulsion units rudders and propellers

Manoeuvres must include:	astern movements berthing and leaving a berth berthing in a pen coming to and leaving mooring positioning vessel to safely launch boats or life rafts in bad weather retrieval of person overboard turning short around turning vessel across tide and wind

Propulsion equipment include one or more of the following:	inboard engine outboard engine inboard/outboard engine jet propulsion engine

Adverse weather conditions includes one or more of the following:	fog and restricted visibility wind and sea conditions that may affect safety of vessel

Nature of emergencies include one or more of the following:	beaching collision damage to vessel disabled or partially disabled vessel fire grounding loss of steering gear person overboard

Preparations for towing include one or more of the following:	ensuring appropriate lights and shapes for the tow are available and in working order ensuring means of communication between the two vessels is available ensuring tow ropes are in good condition and of adequate strength for proposed tow making appropriate reports are to authorities preparing messenger ropes for passing tow lines

Correct towing procedures include one or more of the following:	ensuring tow line is of sufficient length making provision for rapid slipping of tow in emergency situations making tow fast to towing vessel to ensure steerage is maintained