Assessor Resource
TDMMR1307B
OPERATE ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT ON VESSELS OVER 750 KW PROPULSION POWER
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: June 2024
The unit has application in qualifications for Chief Engineer on a vessel between 750kW and 3,000kW propulsion power operating in international waters, i.e. the Advanced Diploma of Transport&Distribution(Marine Engineering Class 2).
UNIT DESCRIPTOR:
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to operate electrical machinery and electronic control equipment within the limits of responsibility of a Marine Engineer Class 2 on a commercial vessel powered by main propulsion machinery of 750 kW propulsion power or above. This covers the knowledge and skills required to work as:
Chief Engineer on vessels between 750 kW and 3,000 kW propulsion power
First Engineer (Second Engineer for STCW 95 Code) on vessels over 750 kW propulsion power.
This includes the management and coordination of relevant preventative maintenance and fault-finding activities and the application of diagnostic and problem solving techniques to maintenance procedures.
Note: All installation, servicing and repair of AC (50volts or above) or DC (above 115 volts) must be carried out only by a suitably qualified engineer or licensed tradesman. Relevant State/Territory electrical licensing requirements must be fulfilled by any persons carrying out installation, servicing and repair of electrical circuits and systems at such voltages on a vessel.
You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)