Application
This unit applies to marine mechanics who undertake the launching and mooring of a vessel for water testing so as to confirm vessel repairs have been successfully undertaken. This would occur at a fixed dock or a swing mooring in a marine environment. |
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Prepare vessel | 1.1. Read and interpret job requirements and specifications 1.2. Locate occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements, including personal protection needs 1.3. Collect appropriate tools and equipment and check for their safe and effective operation 1.4. Outline procedures to minimise task time 1.5. Check weather, tidal conditions and launch site for safe launching conditions |
2. Conduct safety inspection prior to moving off | 2.1. Audit vessel safety equipment 2.2. Inspect hull and vessel systems and components for seaworthiness and conformity to manufacturer and component supplier specification and regulations to ensure vessel safety 2.3. Check vessel for safety using testing equipment, as appropriate 2.4. Start and check engines, controls, autopilot and failsafe systems 2.5. Repair systems and components that fail the safety inspection in accordance with manufacturer, industry and component supplier specifications, and site procedures |
3. Move off mooring | 3.1. Remove and attach appropriate lines using suitable knots, taking into account weather conditions, currents, tides, tidal flows and safety 3.2. Manoeuvre vehicle avoiding damage to vessel and environment 3.3. Move vessel off dockside |
4. Dock and moor vessel | 4.1. Select mooring site and attachment equipment as appropriate for vessel and mooring site 4.2. Locate suitable attachment points on the mooring dock and vessel 4.3. Manoeuvre vessel avoiding damage to vessel and environment 4.4. Link vessel to the mooring and secure attachment equipment in accordance with Maritime Regulations 4.5. Secure vessel alongside using appropriate docklines and knots and in accordance with regulatory requirements 4.6. Use buffering equipment, as required 4.7. Moor vessel according to OHS and environmental legislation, manufacturer specifications, industry regulations and enterprise policies and procedures |
Required Skills
Required skills |
Required skills include: technical skills to the level required to launch and recover a vessel from a dockside, use safety inspection tools and computerised equipment and tie appropriate knots communication skills to the level required to communicate effectively regarding work requirements, to relate to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and of varying physical and mental abilities, and to read and understand vessel specifications and operation literacy skills to the level required to locate and understand information related to work orders and OHS and organisational policies and procedures related to launching and recovering a vessel from a dockside numeracy skills to the level required to read weather charts and to complete tests and measurements to determine vessel seaworthiness problem-solving skills to the level required to identify technical and procedural problems related to launching and recovering a vessel from a dockside team skills to the level required to work effectively and cooperatively with others to optimise workflow and productivity planning skills to the level required to use pre-checking and seaworthiness inspection techniques to anticipate problems, and avoid wastage of time and materials |
Required knowledge |
Required knowledge includes: knot types for a variety of situations including dock, fixed pier, jetty, public or private wharf, concrete pontoon and plastic pontoon swing mooring types and construction methods as required by regulating authority and vessel size inspection requirements and standards for safety equipment, hull and fittings daily maintenance requirements for vessels and mooring docklines manufacturer and component supplier specifications, including workshop manuals inspection procedures related to moving away or off a swing mooring or dockside equipment requirements and standards applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice, including OHS, personal safety and environment, relevant to marine dockside launching and mooring organisational policies and procedures, including quality requirements, reporting and recording procedures, and work organisation and planning processes, related to marine operations |
Evidence Required
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. | |
Overview of assessment | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | Assessors must be satisfied that the candidate can competently and consistently: observe safety procedures and requirements communicate effectively with others involved in or affected by the work select methods and techniques which are appropriate to the circumstances complete preparation of launch in a systematic manner inspect a vessel for seaworthiness follow legislative, state and territory regulations and organisational requirements safely and responsibly move a vessel to a position alongside a dockside safely and responsibly move a vessel off/away from a dockside safely and responsibly move a vessel toward a swing mooring, retrieving and securing the mooring buoy and securely attaching the mooring chain in accordance with Maritime Regulations safely and responsibly move a vessel away from a swing mooring and inspect and release the mooring buoy and chain in accordance with Maritime Regulations safely moor a vessel to a dock. |
Context of, and specific resources for assessment | The application of competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated environment that reflects as far as possible the actual working environment. Assessment is to occur using standard and authorised work practices, safety requirements and environmental constraints. Assessment is to comply with relevant regulatory requirements, including specified Australian standards. Where applicable, reasonable adjustment must be made to work environments and training situations to accommodate ethnicity, age, gender, demographics and disability. The following resources should be made available: appropriate workplace (i.e. dockside) appropriate vessel equipment and tools appropriate to launching and mooring a motorised vessel organisational procedures, including OHS requirements. |
Method of assessment | Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of this Training Package. Assessment methods must confirm consistency and accuracy of performance (over time and in a range of workplace relevant contexts) together with application of Required Skills and Knowledge. Assessment methods must be by direct observation of tasks and include questioning on Required Skills and Knowledge to ensure its correct interpretation and application. Assessment may be applied under project-related conditions (real or simulated) and require evidence of process. Assessment must confirm a reasonable inference that competency is able not only to be satisfied under the particular circumstance, but is able to be transferred to other circumstances. Competence in this unit may be assessed in conjunction with other functional units which together form part of the holistic work role. |
Guidance information for assessment | Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally sensitive and appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed. |
Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. | |
Check safety equipment | Check safety equipment may include: checking navigation lights checking bilge pump capacity checking rope and cable size and length |
Manoeuvre and secure vessel | Manoeuvre and secure a vessel may include manoeuvring and securing: to a dock to a swing mooring off a dock off and away from a swing mooring |
Inspecting seaworthiness of vessel | Inspecting seaworthiness of vessel may include: checking safety equipment for fitment checking currency and accessibility of vessel checking vessel hull and fittings for safety and journey suitability checking fuel checking other resources |
Conditions | Conditions may include: coastal estuary day and night salt and/or fresh water varying water depth climatic conditions |
Vessel | Vessel may include: vessels up to 90 metres single or multi-hull powered or non-powered propulsion system open, half or full cabin wood, aluminium or composite material construction |
Safe operating procedures | Safe operating procedures may include operational risk assessments associated with marine licence requirements and the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (COLREGS), and includes: rope, chain and steel cable dangers vessel and dockside flammable materials fire prevention toxic substances electrical safety machinery movement and operation manual and mechanical lifting and shifting working in proximity to others |
Tooling and equipment | Tooling and equipment may include: communication equipment (e.g. emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB)) suitable ropes, chains and tie-downs general hand tools and lubricants specialist tools (e.g. electric winch harness and remote, winch handles and leather gloves) tow vehicle suitable for the task |
Information/documents | Information/documents may include: vessel manufacturer and/or component supplier specifications (operational), seaworthiness vessel and equipment checklist and vessel operational checklist safe work procedures related to the driving and manoeuvring of motorised vessel regulatory/legislative requirements pertaining to marine craft engineer's design specifications and instructions organisation work specifications and requirements instructions issued by authorised enterprise or external personnel Australian standards industry standards (e.g. American Boat and Yacht Council, National Marine, Manufacturer's Association and US Coast Guard) |
Legislative requirements | Legislative requirements are to be in accordance with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation, regulations, certification requirements and codes of practice, and may include: International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (COLREGS) award and enterprise agreements industrial relations Australian standards Australian Design Rules confidentiality and privacy OHS the environment equal opportunity anti-discrimination duty of care current boating licence |
OHS requirements | OHS requirements are to be in accordance with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures, and may include: personal protective equipment and clothing safety equipment first aid equipment hazard and risk control elimination of hazardous materials and substances manual handling, including shifting, lifting and carrying emergency procedures |
Environmental requirements | Environmental requirements may include: waste management noise dust clean-up management |
Organisational policies and procedures | Organisational policies and procedures may include: quality policies and procedures, including Australian standards OHS, sustainability environment, equal opportunity and anti-discrimination manufacturer specifications and industry codes of practice safe work procedures reporting and recording procedures |
Sectors
Unit sector | Marine |
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills. |
Licensing Information
Refer to Unit Descriptor