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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Report findings
   • Relevant documentation, evidence, facts and information gathered during survey activities is collated and prepared for inclusion in report
   • Contentious information or findings are promptly forwarded to key stakeholders, and where necessary, involved parties are personally briefed or have opportunities to discuss report prior to compilation
   • Reports are thoroughly and accurately prepared, and type of survey carried out is reflected in reports
   • Client requirements, organisation policy and relevant legislation or codes of practice are complied with, in report format
   • Reports are updated periodically to accurately reflect current status of survey
2. Provide information on marine survey tasks
   • Stakeholders are accurately and thoroughly informed of risks identified during survey
   • Prompt information is given to clients and stakeholders
   • Survey report and information is based on an objective assessment of vessel being surveyed
3. Present information
   • Information is presented within specified time, according to client and organisational requirements
   • Information is presented in required format, style and structure using relevant business equipment and technology
   • Report is maintained with due regard to client confidentiality according to organisational and legislative requirements
   • Feedback is evaluated and incorporated into future reports

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.
Documentation includes one or more of the following:	correspondence legal/government/professional/other documents reference to all evidence/information considered reports from others such as loss adjusters/assessors/insurers, shipwrights, tradesmen, specialists and other surveyors survey books and files vessel records
Key stakeholders include one or more of the following:	client government or statutory authorities industry associations insurance broker or agent insurer legal or other practitioners manufacturers marine authorities master or crew mortgagee suppliers third parties trustee vessel owner
Risks include one or more of the following:	casualty damage loss or liability repairs safety management system (SMS) tangible or intangible work health and safety/occupational health and safety (WHS/OHS)
Information includes one or more of the following:	historical data maintenance schedules operating environment of organisation or vessel other survey reports and relevant survey documentation vessel condition
Business equipment and technology include one or more of the following:	cameras computers data storage devices email facsimile machines internet, extranet and intranet photocopiers, printers, scanners software applications, such as databases and word applications
Feedback includes one or more of the following:	clients and colleagues documentation and reports quality assurance data questionnaires

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions on at least one occasion and include:

accessing and interpreting relevant information accessing and updating records electronically accessing web-based information services analysing and evaluating information and findings applying relevant work health and safety/occupational health and safety (WHS/OHS) requirements and work practices determining and confirming information, using questioning and active listening as required effectively liaising with internal and external authorities/agencies ensuring currency of relevant legislative and regulatory knowledge interviewing, consulting and negotiating with clients and others liaising with others, sharing information and listening making effective presentations performing calculations related to achieving required outcomes performing a marine survey on a domestic commercial vessel planning and sequencing work producing accurate and reliable information reading and interpreting documentation from a variety of sources, and recording and consolidating relevant related information using computer applications (word processing, spreadsheet, database, specific purpose computer systems) to assist in achieving required outcomes writing effective, high quality reports.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions and include knowledge of:

effective listening techniques privacy requirements relevant legislation and industry codes of practice risk management principles and strategies risks related to: survey reports vessel condition, salvage, hire, sale safety management system (SMS) survey processes survey reporting principles and practice for different types of survey tasks WHS/OHS legislation, policies and procedures.

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