Formats and tools
- Unit Description
- Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
- Assessment Tool
- an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
- Assessment Template
- generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
- Assessment Matrix
- a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
- Wiki Markup
- mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
- Evidence Guide
- create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
- Competency Mapping Template
- Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
- Observation Checklist
- create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)
- Self Assessment Survey
- A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
- Moodle Outcomes
- Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
- Registered Training Organisations
- Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver TDMMF1107B, 'SURVIVE AT SEA IN THE EVENT OF VESSEL ABANDONMENT'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'SURVIVE AT SEA IN THE EVENT OF VESSEL ABANDONMENT' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA | |||
1 | Practise survival techniques | a | The timing and sequence of individual survival actions are appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions of the emergency and minimise potential dangers and threats to other survivors | |
b | Initial actions when boarding survival craft enhance chance of survival | |||
c | Jumps safely from a height into the water in accordance with established survival practice | |||
d | Swims while wearing a life-jacket and floats without a life-jacket in accordance with established survival practice | |||
e | Inverted liferaft is righted while wearing a life-jacket in accordance with established survival practice | |||
f | Appropriate handling strategies are applied to manoeuvre survival craft in rough weather and sea conditions | |||
g | Sea anchors and drogues are deployed in accordance with accepted nautical practice | |||
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA | ||||
1 | Practise survival techniques (continued) | h | Signs of hypothermia are identified and treated in accordance with accepted survival medical practice | ||
i | (Where applicable) exposure cover is deployed on survival craft in accordance with accepted survival practice and manufacturer's instructions | ||||
j | Relevant first aid is administered in survival craft | ||||
k | Rationing of food is in accordance with accepted survival practice | ||||
2 | Operate lifesaving and survival equipment | a | Location and accessibility of lifesaving and survival equipment is established | ||
Survival craft are launched in a timely and effective manner | |||||
b | Method of boarding survival craft is appropriate and avoids dangers to other survivors | ||||
c | Survival equipment is operated in accordance with instructions and accepted survival practice | ||||
d | Survival radio equipment is operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and regulatory protocols | ||||
e | Life-jacket and other lifesaving clothing are correctly used in accordance with instructions | ||||
3 | Participate in abandon vessel drills | a | Abandon vessel musters and drills are attended in accordance with regulatory requirements and company procedures | ||
b | Action taken on identifying muster signals is appropriate to the indicated emergency and complies with established procedures | ||||
c | Information on the use of lifesaving equipment and procedures to be followed in the event of the order to abandon vessel is obtained and correctly interpreted | ||||