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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Check weather tight and watertight integrity of vessel
  2. Take action to meet environmental changes
  3. Maintain records

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.

Structural members of vessel include one or more of the following:

bulkheads including the collision bulkhead

frames

freeboard deck

hatch and tank openings

longitudinal and transverse girders

shell plating

tank tops

various types of keel arrangements

watertight and weather tight compartments

Inspections of vessel includes one or more of the following:

inspection of hull and fittings during dry-docking

inspections required after completion of maintenance work

inspections required after docking prior to refloating

inspections to be made after any situation which may have caused damage to the vessel

pre sailing inspections

routine inspections

Defects and damage include one or more of the following:

corrosion to operating or structural parts of the vessel

damage to the vessel through cargo shift

hatch cover seals

structural damage through collision, grounding or fire

watertight door seals and closing arrangements

Situations that may jeopardise vessel weather tight and watertight integrity include one or more of the following:

collision, grounding or fire

failure to conduct appropriate inspections

heavy weather damage

Appropriate actions include one or more of the following:

avoiding adverse weather

checking the security of the vessel

closing openings

ensuring appropriate equipment is in readiness for damage control

ensuring free surface is minimised in ballast and fuel tanks

ensuring freeing ports allow water taken on deck to clear

ensuring passenger distribution does not exceed allowed limits

ensuring stores, cargo and equipment are properly stowed and lashed

establishing procedures for restoring or managing weather tight and watertight integrity during an emergency

maintaining the stability condition within approved limits

testing of tanks and other watertight areas

Relevant documents and records include one or more of the following:

equipment manufacturer instructions

logbooks, including oil record and garbage log books as applicable

organisational operation orders under the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (ISM) Code

plans and drawings

relevant maritime regulations and legislative requirements

stability data manual



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:

application of appropriate safety, environment and hazard control procedures

characteristics of stress and the principal stresses acting on a vessel

corrosion control methods

damage control measures that may be required to maintain the integrity of the hull

fundamental actions to be taken in the event of partial loss of intact buoyancy

fundamentals of watertight integrity

maintenance procedures contained in the safety management system

one’s surroundings and changes to these surroundings

principal materials used in the construction of a vessel

principal structured members and layout of a vessel and the proper names for various parts

principles and procedures to ensure the watertight integrity of vessel hull

procedures for checking and inspecting vessel seaworthiness

stability, trim and stress tables, diagrams and stress calculating equipment

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