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 Commonwealth, state or territory WHS/OHS legislation, regulations, codes of practice and standards basic awareness of the impact of mental health on crew health and wellbeing dangers of drug and alcohol abuse difference between hazards (something or a source or situation with the potential to harm life or health) and risks (chance of something occurring that will result in injury or damage) emergency situations, contingency plans and procedures for responding to emergencies situations, including: collision fire foundering ingress of water into the ship, oil or chemical spill person overboard fatigue management and the importance of adequate rest, including the effects of: changes to schedules environmental stressors in and outside of the ship physical stressors schedules and the circadian rhythm on fatigue sleep fundamental teamworking principles and practices, including conflict resolution handling and stowage of dangerous, hazardous and harmful substances and liquids hazard identification procedures, including vessel inspections and review of WHS/OHS data hierarchy of risk control measures and its application importance of maintaining good human and working relationships aboard ships international measures for accident prevention at sea, including the International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions location and use of firefighting equipment location of escape routes legal rights and responsibilities of management, crew and others, as appropriate nature of common hazards, including chemicals, bodily fluids, noise, manual handling, work postures, underfoot hazards and moving parts of machinery organisation-specific information, including: designated person for raising WHS/OHS issues, including health and wellbeing hazards of the particular work environment organisation and work procedures particularly those related to performance of own work specific hazards and risk control, including: reporting of hazards incidents and injuries WHS/OHS issue resolution and consultation use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and emergency response PPE requirements, including correct use, storage and maintenance potential emergency situations, alarms and signals, and required response principles of basic risk assessment principles of, and barriers to, effective communications between individuals and teams onboard a ship purpose of safety data sheets (SDS)/material safety data sheets (MSDS) roles and responsibilities of: employees, supervisors and managers in the organisation safety representatives and committees safety signs and their meanings, including signs for: dangerous goods class signs emergency equipment PPE social responsibilities, employment conditions, individual rights and individual responsibilities sources of WHS/OHS information specific hazards, such as sharps and radiation standard emergency signals, alarms and required responses, including: drills muster lists muster stations precautions to prevent pollution of the marine environment, including fundamental knowledge of: complexity and diversity of marine environment effects of operational and accidental pollution environmental protection procedures impact of shipping on the marine environment value of training and drills WHS/OHS records, including: accident reports hazard reports incident reports injury reports. |