Application
Not applicable.
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements and Performance Criteria | |||
Element | Performance Criteria | ||
1 | Use and care for coastal navigational charts, nautical publications and related documentation | 1.1 | Coastal navigational charts, nautical publications and related documentation are handled and used in ways that ensure continued availability, utility and length of life |
1.2 | Navigational charts, nautical publications and related documentation are stored and maintained in accordance with established procedures and chart/publication publisher' instructions | ||
1.3 | Navigational charts, nautical publications, notices to mariners and related documentation are filed in accordance with established procedures | ||
1.4 | Coastal navigational charts, nautical publications, notices to mariners and related documentation are correctly used for voyage planning and identification of navigational hazards | ||
2 | Plan route for inshore voyage | 2.1 | Navigational hazards relevant to a proposed inshore voyage are identified using relevant navigational charts, nautical publications and related documentation |
2.2 | The route for an inshore voyage is determined in accordance with operational instructions and navigational principles and taking due account of identified navigational hazards | ||
2.3 | Critical points along the proposed route of the voyage are identified and recorded | ||
2.4 | Appropriate actions to deal with the identified critical points are developed | ||
2.5 | Potential navigational contingencies and problems that may occur along the planned inshore route are identified and appropriate strategies for dealing with them are developed and recorded | ||
3 | Conduct an inshore passage | 3.1 | Measurements and observations of sea and weather conditions are accurate and appropriate to the planned inshore passage of the small vessel |
3.2 | Meteorological information and observations of sea and weather conditions are correctly interpreted and applied to decisions on the vessel's speed and direction | ||
3.3 | Information from navigation systems is interpreted and applied to identify navigational hazards and to fix the small vessel's position and to enable decisions to be made concerning the vessel's speed and direction | ||
3.4 | The selection of the mode of steering is the most appropriate for the prevailing weather, sea and traffic conditions and intended manoeuvres | ||
3.5 | Required alterations to the small vessel's course or speed are made taking into account prevailing weather and sea conditions, the proximity and course of other vessels, relevant navigational hazards, buoyage, signage and overall passage plan requirements | ||
3.6 | Alterations to the small vessel's course and speed are appropriate to prevailing circumstances and conditions, comply with relevant maritime regulations and do not put at risk the safety of the small vessel or its passengers and crew or that of other vessels, passengers or crew | ||
3.7 | Signals relevant for navigational manoeuvres are made at the appropriate time in accordance with Australian and international regulations | ||
3.8 | Operational limits of vessel propulsion, steering, power systems and overall trim and stability are not exceeded during navigational manoeuvres | ||
4 | Fix small vessel's position within a limited area | 4.1 | Primary position fixing method is selected in accordance with prevailing conditions |
4.2 | Position is fixed using the selected method using information derived from relevant navigational systems | ||
4.3 | Checks are made for random, instrument, system and data errors and appropriate corrections and allowances are made to derived courses and bearings | ||
4.4 | Time interval between fixes is appropriate to the prevailing navigational conditions | ||
4.5 | Verification of primary position fixing is regularly carried out using appropriate methods | ||
4.6 | Performance checks and tests of navigation position fixing instruments and systems are carried out in accordance with company procedures and manufacturer's instructions | ||
4.7 | Position of small vessel is recorded in accordance with regulations and established procedures | ||
5 | Document and report planned route and passage | 5.1 | Planned route for a small vessel's inshore voyage is recorded and reported in accordance with procedures and regulations |
5.2 | Plans and strategies for dealing with critical situations and contingencies along the route of an inshore voyage are recorded | ||
5.3 | Details of a n inshore passage including navigational incidents and related action taken are recorded in the vessel's log in accordance with relevant maritime regulations |
Required Skills
Not applicable.
Evidence Required
Critical aspects of evidence to be considered
Assessment must confirm appropriate knowledge and skills to:
Plan the inshore passage of a small vessel up to 24 metres in length
Fix the position of a small vessel within inshore waters using all acceptable methods
Identify typical navigational hazards and make due allowance for them when planning an inshore voyage
Conduct the passage of a small vessel up to 24 metres in length on an inshore voyage, taking into account all relevant navigational hazards
Access, use and maintain coastal navigational charts, nautical publications and related documentation
Communicate effectively with others planning an inshore voyage and conducting navigation
Follow reporting procedures in accordance with the relevant maritime regulations.
Interdependent assessment of units
This unit of competency must be assessed in conjunction with other mandatory units that form part of a job role of a master on a small commercial vessel up to 24 metres in length engaged on an inshore voyage.
Required knowledge and skills
Knowledge of relevant maritime regulations
Principles and procedures of navigation and inshore passage planning including contingency planning
Information required to develop a typical effective inshore passage plan
Procedures for filing and handling navigational charts, nautical publications and related documentation in serviceable condition
Principles and procedures for fixing a small vessel's position
Procedures for converting one set of coordinates to another
Procedures for the calculation of the height of tide for a given time at any place listed using tide tables
Procedures for the use of Nautical Almanac data and information when planning and conducting an inshore voyage, including calculation of errors due to common navigational approximations
Errors in common position fixing systems and their effect on observed positions
Methods for controlling small vessel speed and direction
Typical manoeuvring and engine characteristics for small vessels up to 24m in length on inshore voyages, including stopping distances and turning circles at various draughts, speeds and loading
Effects on shiphandling of wind, currents and bottom topography
Voyage planning and position fixing problems that may be experienced for small vessels on inshore voyages and appropriate action and solutions
Manoeuvring procedures in and near 'traffic separation schemes' and 'vessel traffic service areas'
Small vessel reporting systems
Ability to correct a magnetic compass direction/reading for variation and deviation
Ability to correct a gyro compass direction for gyro errors.
Resource implications
Access is required to opportunities to either:
plan a simulated inshore passage and conduct navigation using an appropriate marine simulator in simulated coastal areas and across an appropriate range of navigational hazards; and/or
assist in the planning and conduct of an actual passage for a for a small commercial vessel up to 24m in length engaged in an inshore voyage.
Consistency in performance
Applies underpinning knowledge and skills when:
planning and conducting an inshore passage
identifying and evaluating navigation problems and determining appropriate navigational solutions
interpreting and applying information derived from navigational equipment and systems
applying required precautions relevant to coastal voyage planning and navigation
fixing the position of the small vessel in an inshore area.
Shows evidence of application of relevant workplace and regulatory procedures including:
relevant maritime regulations
reporting requirements for small vessels
job procedures and navigational instructions
use of relevant nautical publications and charts
procedures for the storage and maintenance of nautical publications and charts.
Action is taken promptly to report and/or rectify navigational errors and contingencies.
Work is completed systematically with required attention to detail.
Context for assessment
Assessment of competence must comply with the assessment requirements of the relevant maritime regulations.
Assessment of this unit must be undertaken within relevant marine authority approved and audited arrangements by a registered training organisation:
As a minimum, assessment of knowledge must be conducted through appropriate written/oral examinations
Appropriate practical assessment must occur:
at the registered training organisation, and/or
on an appropriate working or training vessel.
Critical aspects of evidence to be considered
Assessment must confirm appropriate knowledge and skills to:
Plan the inshore passage of a small vessel up to 24 metres in length
Fix the position of a small vessel within inshore waters using all acceptable methods
Identify typical navigational hazards and make due allowance for them when planning an inshore voyage
Conduct the passage of a small vessel up to 24 metres in length on an inshore voyage, taking into account all relevant navigational hazards
Access, use and maintain coastal navigational charts, nautical publications and related documentation
Communicate effectively with others planning an inshore voyage and conducting navigation
Follow reporting procedures in accordance with the relevant maritime regulations.
Interdependent assessment of units
This unit of competency must be assessed in conjunction with other mandatory units that form part of a job role of a master on a small commercial vessel up to 24 metres in length engaged on an inshore voyage.
Required knowledge and skills
Knowledge of relevant maritime regulations
Principles and procedures of navigation and inshore passage planning including contingency planning
Information required to develop a typical effective inshore passage plan
Procedures for filing and handling navigational charts, nautical publications and related documentation in serviceable condition
Principles and procedures for fixing a small vessel's position
Procedures for converting one set of coordinates to another
Procedures for the calculation of the height of tide for a given time at any place listed using tide tables
Procedures for the use of Nautical Almanac data and information when planning and conducting an inshore voyage, including calculation of errors due to common navigational approximations
Errors in common position fixing systems and their effect on observed positions
Methods for controlling small vessel speed and direction
Typical manoeuvring and engine characteristics for small vessels up to 24m in length on inshore voyages, including stopping distances and turning circles at various draughts, speeds and loading
Effects on shiphandling of wind, currents and bottom topography
Voyage planning and position fixing problems that may be experienced for small vessels on inshore voyages and appropriate action and solutions
Manoeuvring procedures in and near 'traffic separation schemes' and 'vessel traffic service areas'
Small vessel reporting systems
Ability to correct a magnetic compass direction/reading for variation and deviation
Ability to correct a gyro compass direction for gyro errors.
Resource implications
Access is required to opportunities to either:
plan a simulated inshore passage and conduct navigation using an appropriate marine simulator in simulated coastal areas and across an appropriate range of navigational hazards; and/or
assist in the planning and conduct of an actual passage for a for a small commercial vessel up to 24m in length engaged in an inshore voyage.
Consistency in performance
Applies underpinning knowledge and skills when:
planning and conducting an inshore passage
identifying and evaluating navigation problems and determining appropriate navigational solutions
interpreting and applying information derived from navigational equipment and systems
applying required precautions relevant to coastal voyage planning and navigation
fixing the position of the small vessel in an inshore area.
Shows evidence of application of relevant workplace and regulatory procedures including:
relevant maritime regulations
reporting requirements for small vessels
job procedures and navigational instructions
use of relevant nautical publications and charts
procedures for the storage and maintenance of nautical publications and charts.
Action is taken promptly to report and/or rectify navigational errors and contingencies.
Work is completed systematically with required attention to detail.
Context for assessment
Assessment of competence must comply with the assessment requirements of the relevant maritime regulations.
Assessment of this unit must be undertaken within relevant marine authority approved and audited arrangements by a registered training organisation:
As a minimum, assessment of knowledge must be conducted through appropriate written/oral examinations
Appropriate practical assessment must occur:
at the registered training organisation, and/or
on an appropriate working or training vessel.
Range Statement
General context
Work must be carried out in compliance with the relevant maritime regulations.
Work is performed within defined operational procedures, with responsibility for own outputs and limited responsibility for others. It involves the application of nautical principles to the planning and conduct of an inshore passage and the fixing of a small vessel's position across a range of predictable inshore contexts.
Worksite environment
Vessel may include any commercial vessel up to 24 metres in length engaged on an inshore passage.
Voyages to be planned and conducted may include:
any inshore voyage navigable by the size and type of small vessel concerned
passages through:
traffic separation schemes in inshore areas
tidal restricted areas
VTS controlled areas.
Navigation may occur in conditions of:
clear visibility using visual navigational techniques
restricted visibility using parallel indexing and/or electronic chart systems
clear visibility using a combination of visual and electronic techniques.
Instrumentation and equipment used for navigation and fixing a small vessel's position may include:
radar
GPS satellite navigation systems
integrated navigation systems
magnetic compasses
gyro compasses and repeaters
chronometers and sextants
azimuth mirrors and vanes
pelarus
doppler and electromagnetic logs
depth sounders.
The use of navigational aids to assist safe navigation may include:
avoidance of collision with another vessel
fixing the position of the small vessel
tracking of other ships
assistance in making of command navigational decisions
navigating during search and rescue operations.
Position fixing techniques may include:
visual
landmarks
aids to navigation such as lighthouses, beacons and buoys
dead reckoning, taking into account winds tides currents and estimated speed
radar
continuous position monitoring.
Sources of information/documents
Documentation/records may include:
relevant maritime regulations
operational orders
navigational charts of inshore waters
annual and weekly notices to mariners
navigational warning records
small vessel's log
small vessel manufacturer's instructions and recommended procedures
instructions of relevant Maritime Authorities.
Applicable International, Australian and State/Territory regulations and legislation
Applicable procedures and codes may include:
relevant sections of the Australian USL Code
regulations for preventing collisions at sea
SOLAS Convention
relevant international, Australian and State/Territory OH&S legislation
Guidelines and Criteria for Ship Reporting Systems.
General context
Work must be carried out in compliance with the relevant maritime regulations.
Work is performed within defined operational procedures, with responsibility for own outputs and limited responsibility for others. It involves the application of nautical principles to the planning and conduct of an inshore passage and the fixing of a small vessel's position across a range of predictable inshore contexts.
Worksite environment
Vessel may include any commercial vessel up to 24 metres in length engaged on an inshore passage.
Voyages to be planned and conducted may include:
any inshore voyage navigable by the size and type of small vessel concerned
passages through:
traffic separation schemes in inshore areas
tidal restricted areas
VTS controlled areas.
Navigation may occur in conditions of:
clear visibility using visual navigational techniques
restricted visibility using parallel indexing and/or electronic chart systems
clear visibility using a combination of visual and electronic techniques.
Instrumentation and equipment used for navigation and fixing a small vessel's position may include:
radar
GPS satellite navigation systems
integrated navigation systems
magnetic compasses
gyro compasses and repeaters
chronometers and sextants
azimuth mirrors and vanes
pelarus
doppler and electromagnetic logs
depth sounders.
The use of navigational aids to assist safe navigation may include:
avoidance of collision with another vessel
fixing the position of the small vessel
tracking of other ships
assistance in making of command navigational decisions
navigating during search and rescue operations.
Position fixing techniques may include:
visual
landmarks
aids to navigation such as lighthouses, beacons and buoys
dead reckoning, taking into account winds tides currents and estimated speed
radar
continuous position monitoring.
Sources of information/documents
Documentation/records may include:
relevant maritime regulations
operational orders
navigational charts of inshore waters
annual and weekly notices to mariners
navigational warning records
small vessel's log
small vessel manufacturer's instructions and recommended procedures
instructions of relevant Maritime Authorities.
Applicable International, Australian and State/Territory regulations and legislation
Applicable procedures and codes may include:
relevant sections of the Australian USL Code
regulations for preventing collisions at sea
SOLAS Convention
relevant international, Australian and State/Territory OH&S legislation
Guidelines and Criteria for Ship Reporting Systems.
Sectors
Not applicable.
Employability Skills
Not applicable.
Licensing Information
Not applicable.