Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

MARC029 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Perform rigging on board a vessel

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency MARC029 - Perform rigging on board a vessel
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit involves the skills, knowledge required to perform basic rigging operations and to use associated equipment in the maritime industry.This unit applies to an Integrated Rating or Able Seafarer-Deck who applies safe work practices when undertaking basic rigging on a range of vessels.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

As a minimum, assessors must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

As a minimum, assessment must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations where basic rigging operations can be demonstrated. Where this is not available, assessment must occur in a simulated workplace operational situation that replicates workplace conditions.

Resources for assessment include access to:

a suitable range of rigging and cargo lashing exercises, case studies and associated resources

relevant materials, tools, personal protective equipment and equipment that replicate and are currently used in industry for working aloft and over the sideincluding:

a range of power and manually operated lifting gear

chains, shackles and slings

clamps, blocks, eye bolts, turnbuckles, terminators

lifting and rigging ropes and hardware

gantlines

safety harnesses

stage

applicable documentation such as workplace procedures, regulations, legislation, codes of practice and operation manuals including:

ISM Code SMS plans, procedures, checklists and instructions

relevant international, national, state/territory WHS/OHS legislation

relevant Australian and International Standards and regulations

supervising engineer orders and instructions

vessel and company procedures.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field C – Equipment Operations
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Rig and maintain personnel and pilot access ways
  • Personnel access equipment is correctly rigged according to shipboard practices and recognised standards
  • Requirements and recommendations for safe access by alternative means are identified and organised, according to shipboard practices and recognised standards
       
Element: Perform tasks aloft and over vessel’s side
  • Site and equipment for working aloft and over the side are prepared according to shipboard practices and recognised standards
  • Required precautions are taken when working aloft or over the side
  • Chairs, stages, safety harnesses and appropriate safety equipment are used, according to shipboard practices and recognised standards
  • Portable ladders are correctly used and maintained
  • Equipment used when working aloft and over the side is correctly maintained and stored
       
Element: Lash and secure cargo
  • Lashing equipment is inspected and maintained according to shipboard practices and recognised standards
  • Faulty lashing equipment is identified and isolated, reported and maintained according to shipboard practices and recognised standards
  • Cargo is lashed and secured according to shipboard practices and recognised standards
  • Appropriate consideration is given to effects of vessel’s motion on stowed cargo when lashing cargo
  • Lashing equipment is correctly stored after use
  • Loads are correctly rigged using appropriate ropes and rigging gear, according to procedures and safety requirements
       
Element: Perform tasks aloft and over vessel’s side
  • Site and equipment for working aloft and over the side are prepared according to shipboard practices and recognised standards
  • Required precautions are taken when working aloft or over the side
  • Chairs, stages, safety harnesses and appropriate safety equipment are used, according to shipboard practices and recognised standards
  • Portable ladders are correctly used and maintained
  • Equipment used when working aloft and over the side is correctly maintained and stored
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Rig and maintain personnel and pilot access ways

1.1

Personnel access equipment is correctly rigged according to shipboard practices and recognised standards

1.2

Requirements and recommendations for safe access by alternative means are identified and organised, according to shipboard practices and recognised standards

2

Perform tasks aloft and over vessel’s side

2.1

Site and equipment for working aloft and over the side are prepared according to shipboard practices and recognised standards

2.2

Required precautions are taken when working aloft or over the side

2.3

Chairs, stages, safety harnesses and appropriate safety equipment are used, according to shipboard practices and recognised standards

2.4

Portable ladders are correctly used and maintained

2.5

Equipment used when working aloft and over the side is correctly maintained and stored

3

Lash and secure cargo

3.1

Lashing equipment is inspected and maintained according to shipboard practices and recognised standards

3.2

Faulty lashing equipment is identified and isolated, reported and maintained according to shipboard practices and recognised standards

3.3

Cargo is lashed and secured according to shipboard practices and recognised standards

3.4

Appropriate consideration is given to effects of vessel’s motion on stowed cargo when lashing cargo

3.5

Lashing equipment is correctly stored after use

3.6

Loads are correctly rigged using appropriate ropes and rigging gear, according to procedures and safety requirements

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:

adapting to differences in vessels, equipment and standard operating procedures

applying basic rigging operations and using associated equipment according to safe working practices including:

checking and using rigging gear when rigging loads

lashing cargo, in a range of situations

using and maintaining ropes, wires and chains

splicing natural fibre and synthetic ropes

rigging accommodation ladders, gangways and man baskets

rigging and unrigging pilot ladders and hoists

rigging a sea anchor to control a specified rate and direction of drift and/or angle to sea

applying basic rigging operations under normal and adverse conditions of sea and weather:

during berthing and unberthing operations

while anchoring or mooring

when berthed, anchored or moored

while underway

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

communicating with other personnel using effective:

listening techniques

questioning to confirm understanding

verbal and non-verbal language

completing work systematically with required attention to detail

complying with relevant maritime regulations

following required work schedule according to company requirements

reading and applying instructions, safety and standard operating procedures and precautions including:

shipboard rigging procedures

International Safety Management (ISM) Code safety management system (SMS) procedures

WHS/OHS regulations and hazard prevention policies and procedures

manufacturer guidelines

housekeeping processes

recognising routine problems during rigging operations on a vessel

selecting and using rigging and lifting slings and equipment according operating instructions

taking action to promptly report and/or rectify accidents, safety incidents and operational problems, according to regulations and procedures

tying required knots and demonstrating rope handling skills including:

becket/buntline hitch

clove hitch

common seizing

common whipping

double sheet bend

eye splice

figure of eight

marlin spike hitch

racking seizing

reef knot

rolling hitch

sail maker's whipping

sheet bend

sheep shank

short splice

timber hitch

truckie hitch

west country whipping

working safely and collaboratively with others during rigging operations on a vessel.

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:

applicable sections of relevant maritime regulations

breaking strain and safe working load for slings and equipment

legal requirements for constructing a pilot ladder

maintenance and storage procedures for equipment used when working aloft or over the side

maritime communication techniques

precautions and procedures for working aloft and over the side

principles and procedures for lashing and securing cargo, including inspection and maintenance requirements for lashing equipment

principles of rigging equipment, deterioration and care, and maintenance requirements for different types of rope and wire

procedures for rigging and preparing personnel access ways

procedures for rigging and unrigging pilot ladders, hoists, rat-guards and gangways

procedures for splicing natural fibre and synthetic ropes

relevant WHS/OHS requirements and work practices

type and function of rigging, safety and associated equipment, and their limitations

types of knots, bends and hitches in common use, their characteristics, applications and limitations, and methods of tying them using synthetic and fibre rope of varying construction and size.

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

(add new lines for each of the assessment tasks)

Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Rig and maintain personnel and pilot access ways

1.1

Personnel access equipment is correctly rigged according to shipboard practices and recognised standards

1.2

Requirements and recommendations for safe access by alternative means are identified and organised, according to shipboard practices and recognised standards

2

Perform tasks aloft and over vessel’s side

2.1

Site and equipment for working aloft and over the side are prepared according to shipboard practices and recognised standards

2.2

Required precautions are taken when working aloft or over the side

2.3

Chairs, stages, safety harnesses and appropriate safety equipment are used, according to shipboard practices and recognised standards

2.4

Portable ladders are correctly used and maintained

2.5

Equipment used when working aloft and over the side is correctly maintained and stored

3

Lash and secure cargo

3.1

Lashing equipment is inspected and maintained according to shipboard practices and recognised standards

3.2

Faulty lashing equipment is identified and isolated, reported and maintained according to shipboard practices and recognised standards

3.3

Cargo is lashed and secured according to shipboard practices and recognised standards

3.4

Appropriate consideration is given to effects of vessel’s motion on stowed cargo when lashing cargo

3.5

Lashing equipment is correctly stored after use

3.6

Loads are correctly rigged using appropriate ropes and rigging gear, according to procedures and safety requirements

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.

Personnel access equipment includes one or more of the following:

accommodation ladders

brows

gangways

man baskets

pilot ladders

combined pilot accommodation ladders and pilot hoists

Cargo to be lashed includes one or more of the following:

containers

general cargo

roll-on-roll-off vehicles

timber deck cargo

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Personnel access equipment is correctly rigged according to shipboard practices and recognised standards 
Requirements and recommendations for safe access by alternative means are identified and organised, according to shipboard practices and recognised standards 
Site and equipment for working aloft and over the side are prepared according to shipboard practices and recognised standards 
Required precautions are taken when working aloft or over the side 
Chairs, stages, safety harnesses and appropriate safety equipment are used, according to shipboard practices and recognised standards 
Portable ladders are correctly used and maintained 
Equipment used when working aloft and over the side is correctly maintained and stored 
Lashing equipment is inspected and maintained according to shipboard practices and recognised standards 
Faulty lashing equipment is identified and isolated, reported and maintained according to shipboard practices and recognised standards 
Cargo is lashed and secured according to shipboard practices and recognised standards 
Appropriate consideration is given to effects of vessel’s motion on stowed cargo when lashing cargo 
Lashing equipment is correctly stored after use 
Loads are correctly rigged using appropriate ropes and rigging gear, according to procedures and safety requirements 
Site and equipment for working aloft and over the side are prepared according to shipboard practices and recognised standards 
Required precautions are taken when working aloft or over the side 
Chairs, stages, safety harnesses and appropriate safety equipment are used, according to shipboard practices and recognised standards 
Portable ladders are correctly used and maintained 
Equipment used when working aloft and over the side is correctly maintained and stored 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

MARC029 - Perform rigging on board a vessel
Assessment task 1: [title]

Student name:

Student ID:

I declare that the assessment tasks submitted for this unit are my own work.

Student signature:

Result: Competent Not yet competent

Feedback to student

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessor name:

Signature:

Date:

Assessment Record Sheet

MARC029 - Perform rigging on board a vessel

Student name:

Student ID:

Assessment task 1: [title] Result: Competent Not yet competent

(add lines for each task)

Feedback to student:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall assessment result: Competent Not yet competent

Assessor name:

Signature:

Date:

Student signature:

Date: