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: applicable work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements appropriate actions for maintaining security and safety, including: access control to the vessel monitoring restricted areas chain of command communication duty of care requirements of self and others emergency preparedness, drills and exercises, including: awareness of contingency plans, including plans for: bomb threat damage to and destruction of facility hijacking persons posing as a potential security threat piracy and armed robbery security threat levels stowaways unidentified objects and explosives on ship security drills and exercises, including: training, drill and exercise requirements under relevant conventions, codes and International Maritime Organization (IMO) circulars, including those relevant for anti-piracy and anti-armed robbery potential security threats, including elements related to piracy and armed robbery weapons, dangerous substances and devices and awareness of the damage they can cause general procedures for emergency, evacuation and first aid response maritime security policy, including: applicable relevant government legislation and regulations definitions handling sensitive security-related information and communications international conventions, codes and recommendations relevant to the marine environment and own work role, including the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Chapter X1-2 of SOLAS 74 as amended maritime security terms and definitions, including elements relating to piracy and armed robbery need for, and methods of, maintaining security awareness and vigilance reporting security risks to designated personnel in accordance with ship security procedures, including: company security officer port facility security officer seafarers with designed security duties ship security officer requirements when handling security-related information and security-related communications security levels and their impact on security measures, including procedures aboard ship and in port facilities security responsibilities, including: company security officer contracting governments other personnel port facility personnel with designated security duties port facility security officer seafarers with designated security duties ship security officer the company the port facility the ship security threats and patterns, including: cargo theft collateral damage contraband smuggling piracy and armed robbery stowaways and refugees terrorism ship and port operations and conditions, including: characteristics of the intermodal nature of transportation and the interfaces between ships and other modes situation awareness ship security actions, including: actions required by different security levels security drills and exercises techniques used to circumvent security measures threat identification, recognition and response, including: recognition and detection of weapons, dangerous substances and devices recognition, on a non-discriminatory basis, of persons posting potential security risks techniques used to circumvent security measures WHS/OHS requirements and work practices. |