Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for survey
- Relevant national and state/territory standards and regulatory requirements for preventing pollution to marine environment are identified, reviewed and incorporated into survey plan
- Sources and types of pollutants common to a range of different commercial vessels are identified and verified with principal surveyor
- Powers of surveyor relevant to detecting and reporting marine pollution protection compliance in respect to vessel operations are identified and confirmed against regulatory requirements, and organisational policy and procedures
- Preventative and remedial anti-pollution procedures are identified according to relevant standards and regulatory requirements
- Survey plan is developed and survey schedule is agreed with relevant personnel
- Survey compliance levels
- Survey is carried out according to agreed schedule, and machinery and equipment are inspected for compliance with marine protection requirements
- Flammable and hazardous materials on board vessel are inspected for compliance with storage and anti-pollution requirements
- Records relevant to preventing pollution on board commercial vessels are reviewed for compliance with relevant national and state/territory legislation and regulatory requirements
- Procedures, systems and measures used to prevent a range of pollution types are reviewed with vessel owner/s or crew
- Management of environmental issues that may not be covered under marine safety regulations are identified and communicated to vessel owner/s and crew during survey
- Finalise survey
- Measures for treating a range of different pollutants, machinery and equipment identified as non-compliant are discussed with vessel owner/s and crew
- Action plan to rectify this non-compliance is agreed and documented in survey report
- Survey report is finalised and reviewed for completeness before submission to the authority
- Non-compliance relating to protecting marine environment is recorded and reported according to statutory requirements