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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Define maintenance targets
   • Compliance documentation relevant to maintaining the vessel is interpreted
2. Vessel planned maintenance system is interpreted to establish maintenance activities and priorities, according to regulatory and organisational requirements
3. Current maintenance practices are reviewed to evaluate efficiency, reliability and comparative cost-effectiveness
4. Maintenance targets are set to ensure compliance and cost-effectiveness
5. Optimise maintenance management
   • Objectives of maintenance are clearly defined and appropriate maintenance mechanisms are determined
6. Preventative maintenance activities are forecast, scheduled and matched to resources to ensure work is completed on time and within budget
7. Optimal cost balance between preventative and corrective maintenance activities is determined
8. Priority system for preventative and corrective maintenance is developed based on critical analysis to maximise quality outcomes
9. Maintenance plan is negotiated and agreed in consultation with relevant stakeholders
10. Monitoring and reporting arrangements for maintenance activities are established and documented according to organisational procedures
11. Risk management plan to identify, assess and control risks is incorporated into maintenance plan according to regulatory and organisational requirements
12. Organise support processes
    • Resource requirements are determined and organised according to the maintenance plan
13. Targets and milestones are identified and linked to the achievement of outcomes according to the maintenance plan
14. Documentation and checklists associated with the implementation of the maintenance plan are prepared in established formats and distributed to relevant people
15. Information related to the implementation of the maintenance plan is distributed according to organisational procedures
16. Contingency arrangements for the implementation of the maintenance plan are identified
17. Monitor implementation of maintenance plan
    • Progress is systematically monitored and variations to implementation of the maintenance plan are verified as required with relevant people
18. Expenditure and resource usage are monitored and controlled to ensure objectives are achieved within specified parameters
19. Coaching and mentoring assistance is provided to crew members as required to overcome difficulties in implementing the plan
20. Systems, records and reporting procedures are maintained according to regulatory and organisational requirements
21. Evaluate implementation of maintenance plan
    • Regular reports on progress and outcomes are provided orally or in writing to relevant stakeholders to ensure completion of activities is in line with maintenance plan
22. Systematic review processes and established evaluation methods are used to evaluate implementation processes and outcomes
23. Evaluation results are prepared in required format and presented to relevant people within agreed timeframes
24. Recommendations for improving implementation processes are presented to relevant people according to organisational procedures
25. Relevant documentation is completed and processed according to regulatory and organisational requirements

Range Statement

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

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Performance Evidence

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: analysing current work practices applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and work practices attending to detail when completing documentation documenting information, including completing compliance documentation ensuring currency of relevant legislative and regulatory knowledge estimating resource and time requirements identifying potential barriers to implementing maintenance plan, analysing risks and establishing contingencies making decisions operating vessel planned maintenance system preparing a detailed vessel maintenance plan that incorporates strategies addressing risk management, resource needs, monitoring and reporting arrangements, and quality assurance controls preparing appropriate reports on the outcomes of inspection and maintenance activities to ensure the seaworthiness of a vessel preparing docking requirements, including repair lists and survey requirements providing high quality reports sequencing maintenance activities logically, planning and documenting strategies to implement maintenance plans, setting goals and meeting time constraints monitoring one or more of the following preventative maintenance activities: applying lubricants to moving parts hull cleaning and painting identifying deterioration of vessel structure and fittings, including cargo spaces, freshwater and ballast tanks inspecting and repairing or replacing cargo handling equipment, including wires, blocks, shackles, chains and hooks prescribed tank inspections restoring weathered, rusted surfaces and corrosion routine maintenance inspections.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria include knowledge of: beam theory and stress calculations compliance documentation, including as a minimum: cargo gear and equipment register maintenance schedules and records according to the planned maintenance system port state/territory control inspection records statutory survey certificates statutory survey periodic inspection records vessel general arrangement plans, docking plan and manuals relevant to maintenance requirements construction of double bottoms, ship’s hull, bulkheads, fore and aft ends, construction of tankers, bulk carriers and container vessels and their limitations construction, materials, layout and subdivision requirements of a typical vessel, including the freeboard and bulkhead deck, watertight compartments, weather tight compartments, including doors, the bulkhead of the vessel and the collision bulkhead contingency plans for maintenance and repairs corrosion control measures, including surface preparation, painting and antifouling fire protection on ships limitations on strength of the vital constructional parts of a standard bulk carrier and interpretation of given figures for bending moments and shear forces maintenance plans - corrective and preventative methods to avoid the detrimental effects on bulk carriers of corrosion, fatigue and inadequate cargo handling preservatives and finishes used in marine maintenance, and the related procedures and precautions to be taken for preparation, application and storage principal features of the structure of a vessel properties and application of materials used in vessel construction relevant national and international legislation related to maintaining vessels stresses imposed on vessels at sea vessel and machinery specifications, vessel design machinery design drawings, operational manuals, specifications, and electrical and control circuit diagrams.

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