This unit applies to people working in the maritime industry as a domestic commercial vessel marine surveyor and may form part of accreditation requirements for surveyors under Australian legislation.
Not applicable.
1 | Plan and prepare for survey task | 1.1 | Relevant standards for vessel hull and superstructure are accurately identified and accessed to support survey task |
1.2 | Vessel survey regime is identified and relevant regulatory requirements, organisational requirements and procedures for survey scope are accessed and reviewed | ||
1.3 | Vessel survey regime is confirmed against regulatory and organisational requirements | ||
1.4 | Survey scope and depth is confirmed against relevant regulatory and organisational requirements | ||
1.5 | Survey purpose, objectives and variations are identified with relevant personnel | ||
1.6 | Operational limits, certificate of operations and previous certificates of survey are reviewed to identify and take into consideration any special conditions, equivalent solutions, specific areas of operations and other regulatory limitations, exceptions or conditions that may impact on survey task | ||
1.7 | Survey equipment and tools to carry out survey are accurately identified and selected prior to survey task | ||
2 | Confirm features of vessel and approved plans | 2.1 | Types of hull machinery and systems common to domestic commercial vessels are accurately identified and regulatory or additional standards are accessed and reviewed for use in survey |
2.2 | Common materials used in hull construction and superstructure are identified and regulatory or additional standards are accessed and reviewed for use in survey | ||
2.3 | Set of approved plans is obtained and read prior to start of survey | ||
3 | Conduct non periodic vessel surveys | 3.1 | Type of survey is determined and full preparations are made to ensure successful completion of survey |
3.2 | Vessel survey is carried out according to scope of survey, regulatory requirements and approved plans | ||
3.3 | Changes to operational equipment or equivalent solutions are identified and examined for fitness both in or out of water as required by survey schedule | ||
3.4 | Non conformance to approved plans or regulatory requirements are identified and appropriate follow-up action is carried out | ||
3.5 | Vessel plans and supporting survey documentation are altered according to organisational and regulatory practices to ensure they reflect ‘as-built’ vessel | ||
3.6 | Vessel systems are surveyed to ensure they meet statutory requirements | ||
4 | Report and act on non-compliance | 4.1 | Non-compliance is detected, recorded and reported according to regulatory and organisational requirements |
4.2 | Specialist support services are identified and sourced as appropriate | ||
4.3 | Risks arising from detected non-compliance are reported and communicated to relevant personnel | ||
4.4 | Relevant provisions of legislation appropriate to level of risk detected are identified and followed | ||
4.5 | Appropriate reports and documentation relating to survey are developed and managed according to organisational and regulatory requirements |
Required Skills: |
Analyse and evaluate available data and observations to form logical conclusions |
Carry out engineering measurements and apply metric and imperial conversions |
Communicate effectively verbally and in writing |
Develop and use research techniques to identify gaps in knowledge and to recognise professional development opportunities |
Disseminate and clarify technical information |
Identify strengths, weaknesses and failure modes of common marine construction materials |
Implement work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) principles and protection of the marine environment |
Interpret engineering drawings and diagrams |
Interpret relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, standards and rules |
Manage risks |
Provide customer service |
Read and interpret vessel plans |
Recognise own professional limitations |
Undertake research and analysis using relevant reference material |
Use computers |
Work independently and unsupervised |
Write technical reports |
Required Knowledge: |
Acoustic and thermal insulation principles and practices |
Awareness of working stresses in vessel under load or in a seaway |
Basic principles of stability, procedures for incline experiments, simple roll test, stable and unstable equilibrium |
Commercial vessel classifications and survey requirements for various areas of operations |
Compatibility and durability of construction materials |
Composite production methods, quality assurance and secondary bonding techniques |
Damage propagation caused by defects, poor engineering practice and/or transmission of dynamic forces |
Domestic commercial vessel systems, installation and maintenance |
Documentation and checklists: construction drawings defect list historical records National Standard for the Administration of Marine Safety (NSAMS) Section 4 procedural forms safety management systems stability book standard operating procedures vessel files |
Elementary ergonomic design principals and methods for reducing harm to crew in a seaway |
Environmental controls and regulations |
Forms, causes and prevention of corrosion in a marine environment |
Galvanic series of common metals used in boat building |
Hull forms and vessel types |
Implications of poor ventilation practice |
Insurance, liability and professional indemnity |
Interaction of vessel structures, mechanical systems and appropriate installation practices |
Maintaining watertight integrity |
Marine craft construction: methods, materials and vessel anatomy terminology and definitions |
Marine-grade adhesives, mechanical fasteners, sealants and caulking materials |
Marine protective coatings, fairing compounds and finishes |
Principles of sheathing |
Repair techniques and maintenance procedures for common marine craft construction materials |
Report writing formats |
Safe working practices and risk assessment procedures |
Suitable structural support for out-of-water vessels to prevent topple, sag, hog and/or damage from local stress concentrations |
Vessel construction and repair principles and practices, and the National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) |
Welding techniques, procedures and standards |
WHS/OHS requirements and safe work practices |
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, the required skills and knowledge, the range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | The evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the Elements, Performance Criteria, Required Skills, Required Knowledge and include: conducting a range of surveys on domestic commercial vessels in at least three or more contexts developing effective planning documents communicating effectively with others as required providing high quality reports. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Performance is demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts. Resources for assessment include access to: industry-approved marine operations site where conducting a range of surveys on domestic commercial vessels can be conducted tools, equipment and personal protective equipment currently used in industry relevant regulatory and equipment documentation that impacts on work activities range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or other simulated practical and knowledge assessments appropriate range of relevant operational situations in the workplace. In both real and simulated environments, access is required to: relevant and appropriate materials and equipment applicable documentation including workplace procedures, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals. |
Method of assessment | Practical assessment must occur in an: appropriately simulated workplace environment and/or appropriate range of situations in the workplace. A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate to this unit: direct observation of the candidate conducting a range of surveys on domestic commercial vessels direct observation of the candidate applying relevant WHS/OHS requirements and work practices |
Guidance information for assessment | Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended. In all cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess Required Knowledge. Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language and literacy requirements of the work being performed and the capacity of the candidate. |
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. | |
Relevant standards may include: | Australian Standards Class rules and instructions Manufacture guidelines Marine Orders National Standard for the Administration of Marine Safety (NSAMS) Section 4 NSCV Safety data sheets (SDS)/material safety data sheets (MSDS) Safety of life at sea (SOLAS) Uniform Shipping Laws (USL) Code WHS/OHS |
Survey regime must include: | Class of vessel Survey depth and level of vessel |
Relevant regulatory requirements may include: | Australian/New Zealand Standards (AS/NZS), in particular: AS/NZS ISO 9001: 2008 Quality Management Systems - requirements Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law NSCV: Part B – General Requirements Part C – Vessel Construction Part E – Operational Practices NSAMS Section 4 |
Survey scope and depth may include: | Condition Initial Modification/further building Repair/damage |
Survey equipment and tools may include: | Communication equipment Draft survey hydrometer Drill Entry authority Hammer/welder’s hammer Meat piercing thermometer Mirror Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) tools Personal protective equipment such as respirators, gloves, overalls, boots, hearing protection, goggles, masks Plastic sampling bags Pocket calculator Recording equipment: camera dictaphone lap top computer notebook Sampling equipment: silver nitrate test kit for chlorides test kit equipment thermometers water-detecting paste Scraper Screwdriver Small mallet Sounding tapes Storage equipment/facilities Tape measure/measuring wheel |
Types of hull may include: | Box Catamaran Foils Non water displacement Shallow draft Single Wave piercing |
Domestic commercial vessels must include: | Vessels defined as commercial vessels in Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law |
Materials may include: | Aluminium Cement Composite Fibreglass Steel Timber |
Survey schedule may include: | Change of class survey Damage/repair or condition surveys Equivalent solution or deemed-to-satisfy surveys In-water Out-of-water |
Follow-up action may include: | Engineering delegate approval of non conformance Securing authoritative approval |
Specialist support services may include: | Analytical laboratories Electrical Gas fitting/inspection Naval architects NDE services Noise Pressure vessel testing |
Appropriate reports and documentation may include: | Certificate of operation Certificate of survey Statements of compliance Survey report |
Not applicable.
This unit contains employability skills.
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