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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Follow instructions to monitor engine-room machinery and equipment
   • Unsafe conditions and potential hazards are recognised, and risk is assessed and reported according to organisational procedures
   • Unsafe conditions and hazards are rectified according to organisational procedures
   • Effective communication is maintained with the officer in charge of the engineering watch about matters relevant to the safety and integrity of the vessel
   • Procedures for relief, maintenance and handover of a watch are followed
   • Emergency situations are promptly reported to the officer in charge of the engineering watch
   • Alarms are recognised and reported
2. Respond to potential emergency situations
   • Control measures to minimise a potential emergency are implemented
   • Containment procedures are applied as required
   • Appropriate safety procedures are followed and personal protective equipment is used according to organisational procedures
   • Emergency is eliminated where possible or actions are taken to control the emergency
   • Appropriate firefighting equipment is identified to carry out firefighting operations
   • Unsafe conditions and potential hazards are recognised, and risk is assessed and reported to the officer in charge of the engineering watch according to organisational procedures
   • Unsafe conditions and hazards are rectified according to organisational procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions can be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.
Emergency situations include one or more of the following:	crankcase and gearbox explosions fire, including engine room scavenge fires gearbox failure generator failure loss of engine cooling water starting air-line

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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 and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and work practices communicating clearly and concisely and acknowledging orders in a seamanlike manner communicating effectively with the officer in charge of the engineering watch about matters relevant to watchkeeping duties conforming to accepted practices and procedures in the maintenance, handover and relief of the watch conforming to established procedures and practices in taking initial action on becoming aware of an emergency or abnormal situation maintaining the integrity of emergency alarm systems at all times monitoring and anticipating hazards and risks that may arise during engine watchkeeping duties monitoring engine-room machinery and equipment including: boiler water levels and steam pressure engineroom machinery temperatures oil levels monitoring propulsion and auxiliary machinery according to instructions during watchkeeping duties performing basic engine watchkeeping duties under the direction of the officer in charge of the engineering watch on a vessel moored, at anchor or under way recognising potential hazards, assessing risks and reporting them to the officer of the watch responding to engine orders given by the officer in charge of the engineering watch seeking advice/clarification from the officer in charge of the engineering watch where watch information or instructions are not clearly understood using internal communications and alarm systems.

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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 and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

alarms associated with engineroom machinery and their meaning basic knowledge and correct use of monitoring equipment used in the engine room emergency duties and alarm signals engineroom alarm systems and the difference between the various alarms engineroom emergency situations, and appropriate action and solutions escape routes from machinery spaces function and operation of main propulsion and auxiliary machinery information required to maintain a safe engine watch monitoring equipment used in the engine room orders as they relate to watchkeeping provided by the officer in charge of the engineering watch procedures for the relief, maintenance and handover of a watch relevant WHS/OHS requirements, work practices and pollution control regulation and policies requirements for the safe operation of boilers shipboard terms and definitions terms used in machinery spaces, and names of machinery and equipment.

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