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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Control muster
   • Convey information from the control centre concerning the nature and scope of the emergency
   • Confirm and verify personnel gathered at the muster point against current person-on-board lists
   • Confirm personnel and craft readiness status with the incident controller
   • Maintain control of the muster point in order to ensure that an orderly and safe evacuation is achieved
2. Conduct organised deployment of TEMPSC
   • Direct mustered personnel to board the craft to procedures
   • Check all personnel to ensure that they are safely secured within craft and all required safety equipment has been verified as operational prior to launch
   • Launch craft to procedure, ensuring the safety of all personnel is maintained during the launch
   • Manoeuvre the launched craft away from the facility/ installation to a pre-determined location, safe holding area or distance
   • Utilise all equipment to assist in the safe operation of the craft
   • Communicate with nominated agencies and services in order to convey the position and condition of craft and personnel and to assist in the recovery of the craft
3. Provide leadership in TEMPSC deployment and welfare of personnel
   • Take command of the TEMPSC and oversight the welfare and safety of those on board
   • Determine disposition of personnel within the TEMPSC and see to the allocation of resources
   • Communicate with other survival craft and base station in order to facilitate self rescue and recovery of others in the affected area
   • Prepare craft and personnel for safe recovery by the appropriate methods
4. Control hazards
   • Identify hazards arising from the abandonment
   • Assess the risks arising from those hazards
   • Implement measures to control those risks in line with procedures and duty of care
5. Respond to problems
   • Identify possible problems
   • Determine problems needing action
   • Determine possible problem causes
   • Rectify problem using solution within area of responsibility
   • Follow through items initiated until final resolution has occurred
   • Report problems outside area of responsibility to designated person

Range Statement

This field allows for 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.
Regulatory framework	The latest version of all legislation, regulations, industry codes of practice and Australian/international standards, or the version specified by the local regulatory authority, must be used, and include one or more of the following: legislative requirements, including work health and safety (WHS) industry codes of practice and guidelines environmental regulations and guidelines Australian and other standards licence and certification requirements All operations to which this unit applies are subject to stringent health, safety and environment (HSE) requirements, which may be imposed through state/territory or federal legislation, and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between performance criteria and HSE requirements, the HSE requirements take precedence.
Procedures	All operations must be performed in accordance with relevant procedures. Procedures are written, verbal, visual, computer-based or in some other form, include one or more of the following: emergency procedures work instructions standard operating procedures (SOPs) safe work method statements (SWMS) temporary instructions any similar instructions provided for the smooth running/evacuation of the facility
Equipment	Equipment includes the following: TEMPSC launch and retrieval systems personal protective equipment (PPE) emergency descent devices position indicating devices signalling devices scramble nets and ladders helicopter lifting strops rescue harnesses TEMPSC ‘integral equipment’
Hazards	Hazards must be identified and controlled. Identifying hazards requires consideration of both pre- and post-launch hazards. Pre-launch hazards include of one or more of the following: heat, smoke, darkness, dust or other atmospheric hazards electricity gas gases and liquids under pressure structural hazards structural collapse equipment failures industrial (machinery, equipment and product) equipment or product mass noise, rotational equipment or vibration plant services (steam, condensate and cooling water) limited head spaces or overhangs flammability and explosivity hazardous products and materials sharp edges, protrusions or obstructions slippery surfaces, spills or leaks extreme weather other hazards that might arise Post-launch hazards include one or more of the following: sea sickness slippery surfaces injuries sustained from TEMPSC launch personnel recovery procedures
Routine problems	Routine problems are predictable and have known solutions and include the following: a range of weather conditions communication systems failures malfunctioning equipment unaccounted for personnel launching difficulties casualties injuries/people freaking out loss of command situation
Non-routine problems	Non-routine problems are unexpected problems, or variations of previous problems and must be resolved by applying operational knowledge to develop new solutions, either individually or in collaboration with relevant experts, to: determine problems needing action determine possible fault causes develop solutions to problems which do not have a known solution follow through items initiated until final resolution has occurred report problems outside area of responsibility to designated person Operational knowledge includes one or more of the following: procedures training technical information such as journals, engineering specifications remembered experience relevant knowledge obtained from appropriate people

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Performance Evidence

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

identify hazards and apply control measures

communicate clearly and unambiguously with personnel under stress

initiate emergency response plans and evacuation, coordinate activities and manage personnel

launch, operate, navigate emergency craft according to procedures

oversee the welfare and safety of people on board emergency craft

oversee application of procedures and use of equipment to facilitate safe recovery

read and interpret procedures

interpret information about changing conditions, hazards and individuals’ needs and make prompt decisions about action and allocation of resources.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

organisational procedures relevant to the launching and command of a totally enclosed motor propelled survival craft (TEMPSC)

hazards that may arise in deployment of TEMPSC and their control

principles involved in the launching, handling and recovery of survival craft

factors to be considered during the operation of survival craft in all types of weather conditions

types and operation of equipment typically contained within a survival craft

emergency response plans and procedures

evacuation procedures and alarms

location of safety equipment and survival craft, such as TEMPSC

procedures for loss of command situations.

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