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MARL061
Perform basic marine engineering calculations

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to perform basic engineering calculations required for the operation of marine machinery and equipment.

This unit applies to people working in the maritime industry in the capacity of:

Electro-Technical Officer (STCW Electro-Technical Officer Unlimited)

Engineer Class 3 Near Coastal

Engineer Watchkeeper (STCW Engineer Watchkeeper Unlimited).

Licensing/Regulatory Information

Legislative and regulatory requirements are applicable to this unit.

Regulatory requirements include STCW International Maritime Organization (IMO) model course competencies and areas of knowledge, understanding and proficiency, together with the estimated total hours required for lectures and practical exercises. Teaching staff should note that timings are suggestions only and should be adapted to suit individual groups of trainees depending on their experience, ability, equipment and staff available for training.

Near Coastal Qualifications:

This unit is one of the requirements to obtain Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) certification as an Engineer Class 3 Near Coastal as defined in the Marine Order 505 (Certificates of competency - National Law) 2013.

Blue Waters Qualifications:

This unit is one of the requirements to obtain Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) certification as an Electro-Technical Officer (STCW Electro-Technical Officer Unlimited) or Engineer Watchkeeper (STCW Engineer Watchkeeper Unlimited) and to meet regulatory requirements this unit must be delivered consistent with Marine Orders and with the relevant sections of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW).

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Evidence Required

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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:

assessing own work outcomes and maintaining knowledge of current codes, standards, regulations and industry practices

explaining basic mathematical concepts and techniques relevant to engineering

identifying and determining appropriate mathematical techniques and formula to solve engineering problems

identifying the methods and procedures needed to select mathematical techniques and formula to solve engineering problems

imparting knowledge and ideas through verbal, written and visual means

performing accurate and reliable calculations

performing calculations relevant to engineering, including volumes and masses of regular and irregular areas

reading and interpreting written information on engineering problems and expressing this information in mathematical terms

solving problems using appropriate laws and principles

using a calculator to resolve engineering problems.

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:

calculations, including:

algebra

calculations with positive and negative integers

graphs

indices

mensuration

simplifying expressions

trigonometry

centre of gravity (CG), longitudinal centre of gravity (LCG) and vertical centre of gravity (VCG)

centroids of area

formulae for areas, volumes and masses of regular and irregular shapes

indices

Law of Logarithms

proportions, variation, percentages, averages and method of unity

Pythagoras’ Theorem.

Assessors must hold credentials specified within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence and all regulatory requirements included within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

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.

Practical assessment must occur in a workplace, or realistic simulated workplace, under the normal range of workplace conditions.

Simulations and scenarios may be used where situations cannot be provided in the workplace or may occur only rarely, in particular for situations relating to emergency procedures and adverse weather conditions where assessment would be unsafe, impractical or may lead to environmental damage.

Resources for assessment must include access to:

applicable documentation, such as legislation, regulations, codes of practice, workplace procedures and operational manuals

tools, equipment, machinery and materials currently used in industry.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

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:

assessing own work outcomes and maintaining knowledge of current codes, standards, regulations and industry practices

explaining basic mathematical concepts and techniques relevant to engineering

identifying and determining appropriate mathematical techniques and formula to solve engineering problems

identifying the methods and procedures needed to select mathematical techniques and formula to solve engineering problems

imparting knowledge and ideas through verbal, written and visual means

performing accurate and reliable calculations

performing calculations relevant to engineering, including volumes and masses of regular and irregular areas

reading and interpreting written information on engineering problems and expressing this information in mathematical terms

solving problems using appropriate laws and principles

using a calculator to resolve engineering problems.

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:

calculations, including:

algebra

calculations with positive and negative integers

graphs

indices

mensuration

simplifying expressions

trigonometry

centre of gravity (CG), longitudinal centre of gravity (LCG) and vertical centre of gravity (VCG)

centroids of area

formulae for areas, volumes and masses of regular and irregular shapes

indices

Law of Logarithms

proportions, variation, percentages, averages and method of unity

Pythagoras’ Theorem.

Assessors must hold credentials specified within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence and all regulatory requirements included within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

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.

Practical assessment must occur in a workplace, or realistic simulated workplace, under the normal range of workplace conditions.

Simulations and scenarios may be used where situations cannot be provided in the workplace or may occur only rarely, in particular for situations relating to emergency procedures and adverse weather conditions where assessment would be unsafe, impractical or may lead to environmental damage.

Resources for assessment must include access to:

applicable documentation, such as legislation, regulations, codes of practice, workplace procedures and operational manuals

tools, equipment, machinery and materials currently used in industry.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Proportions, variation, percentages and averages are calculated, and method of unity is applied 
 
 
 
 
 
Problems related to areas and volumes of regular geometric figures are solved using standard formulae 
 
 
 
Basic trigonometric ratios of sine, cosine and tangent, together with their reciprocals are explained with respect to the sides of a right-angled triangle 
 
 
 
 

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