Application
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to manoeuvre a vessel up to 80 metres.
This unit applies to people working in the maritime industry in the capacity of Master on a range of vessels up to 80 metres.
This unit has links to legislative and certification requirements.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1 | Manoeuvre vessel in normal conditions | 1.1 | Features of vessel that relate to its handling characteristics are recognised |
1.2 | Adequate resources are organised prior to and during operations | ||
1.3 | Details of manoeuvres are communicated to relevant personnel clearly and concisely using standard maritime vocabulary | ||
1.4 | Situational awareness is maintained to ensure safe manoeuvres | ||
1.5 | Manoeuvres are completed in relevant conditions of tide and wind to meet passage requirements | ||
1.6 | Propulsion equipment is used and monitored to assist in completing manoeuvres safely | ||
1.7 | Appropriate alterations to vessel heading and power are made in response to operational environment | ||
1.8 | Safe operating limits of propulsion and steering systems are not exceeded | ||
2 | Manoeuvre vessel in adverse weather conditions | 2.1 | Nature of adverse weather conditions is identified and implications for vessel operations are evaluated |
2.2 | Preparations are made and required precautions are taken to minimise risk and damage to vessel, personnel and time loss on passage | ||
2.3 | Manoeuvres are adjusted to allow for weather and sea conditions, and to keep vessel in safe water | ||
2.4 | Propulsion equipment is used and monitored to assist in completing actions safely | ||
2.5 | Heading is maintained within acceptable limits | ||
2.6 | Appropriate allowance is made for effects of deadweight, draft, trim, speed and underwater keel clearances during turning circles and stopping distance | ||
2.7 | Safe operating limits of propulsion and steering equipment are not exceeded | ||
2.8 | Situational awareness is maintained at all times to review actions and ensure safety of vessel | ||
3 | Manoeuvre vessel in emergencies | 3.1 | Nature of emergency is established and required action is determined |
3.2 | Risks to vessel and safety of persons on board is assessed and safety of required action is confirmed | ||
3.3 | Details of action are communicated to relevant personnel clearly and concisely using standard maritime vocabulary | ||
3.4 | Appropriate manoeuvres are made during emergency to maintain safety of vessel and those on board, and any other vessels or persons involved | ||
3.5 | Propulsion equipment is used and monitored to assist in completing actions safely | ||
3.6 | Safe operating limits of propulsion and steering equipment are not exceeded | ||
3.7 | Special handling techniques are correctly applied during launching of boats or life rafts and rescues of persons overboard | ||
4 | Tow and be towed | 4.1 | Preparations for towing are safely made according to established nautical practice |
4.2 | Correct towing procedures and precautions are applied when towing and being towed |
Evidence of Performance
Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:
anchoring a vessel
determining required action for a range of emergency situations
handling a disabled or partially disabled vessel
issuing helm and engine orders
manoeuvring a vessel in:
bad weather
in heavy swell and surf
crossing a bar
following and quartering seas
manoeuvring a vessel in normal and emergency situations
manoeuvring a vessel through:
berthing and leaving a berth and anchor work in various wind and tidal conditions
berthing and unberthing
coming to and leaving a mooring
person overboard
steering astern through an ‘s’ configuration
towing and being towed
turn short around
turning a vessel across the tide across the wind
manoeuvring a vessel to embark or disembark a pilot
manoeuvring in shallow water
maintaining situational awareness.
Evidence of Knowledge
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:
effects of displacement and planing hulls
effects of inboard propulsion units
effects of rudders and propellers
factors that could adversely affect vessel safety during operations
features of a vessel that relate to its handling characteristics
interaction with passing vessels , banks and shallow water
launching boats or life rafts
lessening drift and use of oil
manoeuvres assisting a vessel or aircraft in distress
manoeuvres to beach and refloat the vessel
manoeuvring characteristics
means of keeping a vessel out of a trough
methods of taking on board survivors from lifeboats and life rafts
precautions in manoeuvring or launching boats or life rafts in bad weather
procedures for towing and being towed
radio communications
requirements for entering, departing and crossing a traffic separation area
techniques for crossing a coastal bar with and against the sea
trim and displacement
use of a sea anchor
work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and work practices.
Assessment Conditions
Assessors must satisfy National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (NVR)/Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) assessor requirements.
Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so; where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated workplace operational situations that reflect workplace conditions.
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.
Resources for assessment must include access to:
tools, equipment, machinery, materials and personal protective equipment currently used in industry
applicable documentation such as legislation, regulations, codes of practice, workplace procedures and operational manuals
range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations.
Foundation Skills
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance. |
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency. |
Range Statement
Specifies 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. Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. | |
Features of vessel include one or more of the following: | displacement and planing hulls propulsion units rudders and propellers |
Manoeuvres must include: | astern movements berthing and leaving a berth berthing in a pen coming to and leaving mooring positioning vessel to safely launch boats or life rafts in bad weather retrieval of person overboard turning short around turning vessel across tide and wind |
Propulsion equipment include one or more of the following: | inboard engine outboard engine inboard/outboard engine jet propulsion engine |
Adverse weather conditions includes one or more of the following: | fog and restricted visibility wind and sea conditions that may affect safety of vessel |
Nature of emergencies include one or more of the following: | beaching collision damage to vessel disabled or partially disabled vessel fire grounding loss of steering gear person overboard |
Preparations for towing include one or more of the following: | ensuring appropriate lights and shapes for the tow are available and in working order ensuring means of communication between the two vessels is available ensuring tow ropes are in good condition and of adequate strength for proposed tow making appropriate reports are to authorities preparing messenger ropes for passing tow lines |
Correct towing procedures include one or more of the following: | ensuring tow line is of sufficient length making provision for rapid slipping of tow in emergency situations making tow fast to towing vessel to ensure steerage is maintained |
Sectors
Not applicable.
Competency Field
K – Manoeuvring Vessels