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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Develop emergency and damage control plans
   • Potential emergencies and damage scenarios are identified
2. Plans of action are developed for responding to potential emergencies and damage scenarios according to regulatory and organisational requirements
3. Procedures, checklists and instructions for dealing with emergencies and damage scenarios are documented according to regulatory and organisational requirements
4. Resources are organised in readiness for potential implementation of emergency and damage control plans
5. Information on emergency and damage control plans is distributed and made available to crew
6. Appropriate instruction is organised for crew about their roles and responsibilities during various emergencies and damage control scenarios
7. Develop security risk management plans
   • Security risk management plans are prepared according to regulatory and organisational requirements
8. Explanatory information on the importance of security and the organisation’s security objectives is contained in plans
9. Threat assessments undertaken, current exposure and current protective security arrangements are summarised in plans
10. Security strategies for implementing, monitoring and evaluating countermeasures are outlined in plans
11. Appropriate instruction is organised for crew about their roles and responsibilities in a security threat
12. Maintain the operational condition of firefighting, lifesaving and safety systems
    • Safety management system (SMS) processes and outcomes for maintaining the operational condition of firefighting, lifesaving and safety systems are identified
13. Procedures and supporting documentation for the routine maintenance of firefighting, lifesaving and safety systems are developed
14. Personnel roles and responsibilities are allocated and communicated
15. Checks are conducted according to SMS requirements
16. Non-compliances are identified and analysed
17. Appropriate responses to non-compliances are initiated according to SMS requirements
18. Outcomes are recorded and reported according to regulatory and organisational requirements
19. Organise fire and abandon vessel drills
    • Fire and abandon vessel drills are planned and conducted according to regulatory requirements and organisational procedures
20. Instruction is provided to others on organisational procedures and the correct use of firefighting and lifesaving equipment
21. Musters and drills are reviewed against objectives
22. Records are completed according to regulatory requirements and organisational procedures
23. Manage navigational and other emergencies
    • Initial actions for an emergency are undertaken according to contingency plans, urgency of the situation and nature of the emergency
24. Onboard personnel are given information and instructions clearly and accurately
25. Procedures are implemented to combat navigational and other emergencies to protect persons onboard vessel
26. Communications are established with others to facilitate the emergency response process
27. Assistance is coordinated and provided by appropriate personnel
28. Contact is maintained with others at all times to keep them briefed on the emergency response process
29. Preparation for abandoning vessel is undertaken, as required
30. Cessation of emergency is communicated to appropriate personnel
31. Maintain operational safety
    • Environmental factors are continually monitored, assessed and reviewed to identify distinctive features and any change in characteristics that might indicate unusual or suspicious behaviour
32. Personal safety checks are made on a systematic and routine basis according to organisational procedures
33. Resources and equipment are organised in readiness for potential security risk situations
34. Respond to security risks
    • Security risk situations are accurately identified and assessed for degree of risk to self, others and vessel
35. Response to security risk is formulated and carried out according to security risk management plan
36. Safety and security of self, others and vessel is maximised through response initiative
37. Changing circumstances are monitored and responses are adjusted, as required, to maintain security
38. Relevant documentation is completed and securely maintained according to confidentiality requirements and organisational procedures

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: applying procedures for monitoring fire detection and safety systems to ensure all alarms are detected promptly and acted upon according to established emergency procedures applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and work practices communicating using appropriate channels and communication codes and signals completing documentation and reporting requirements on matters related to the development of emergency and damage control plans determining response appropriate to security risk situations developing effective planning documents developing emergency procedures according to established plans for emergency situations to maximise of safety of persons onboard identifying and complying with security incident response procedures identifying security risk factors and conducting risk assessments instructing personnel on procedures to be taken during emergency situations onboard a vessel interpreting and applying security and safety practices and regulations maintaining the operational condition of lifesaving, firefighting and other safety systems managing the handling of emergency situations onboard a vessel minimising hazards and risks to the safety of self and others preparing contingency plans for response to emergencies providing the required amount of detail in reports reporting emergency situations onboard a vessel.

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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 and include knowledge of: actions to be taken when: collision is imminent and after collision emergencies arise in port grounding is imminent and after grounding impairment of the watertight integrity of the hull by any cause bomb threat and counter-terrorism procedures concept of reserve buoyancy and its relevance to damage control in vessels cybersecurity damage control assessment emergency steering, including auxiliary steering gear emergency towing arrangements and procedures environmental and exposure factors faults that can occur with fire detection, firefighting, lifesaving and safety equipment, and systems and appropriate remedial action and solutions fire and abandon vessel drills, including planning, scheduling and conducting drills according to regulatory requirements and organisational procedures functions and use of lifesaving appliances general principles of damage control and the manner in which the watertight integrity of the hull is maintained on a vessel importance of maintaining fire detection, firefighting, lifesaving and safety equipment and systems, and potential consequences if the equipment or systems are not operational during an emergency lifesaving appliance regulations (International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)) methods and aids for fire prevention, detection and extinction methods for checking and replacing consumable materials in fire detection, firefighting, lifesaving and safety equipment and systems minimisation effects of malfunction of the ship's systems precautions when breaching a ship procedure for person overboard procedures to be followed and actions to be taken to protect and safeguard all persons onboard in emergencies and to limit further damage to the vessel procedures to be followed and actions to be taken when re-floating a grounded ship with or without assistance regulations related to security risk management regulatory requirements for emergency response plans regulatory requirements related to maintaining fire detection, firefighting, lifesaving and safety equipment and systems relevant Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) Marine Orders and Notices, International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code), and other relevant International Maritime Organization (IMO) conventions and codes procedures for rescue of persons from a vessel in distress or from a wreck routine maintenance of firefighting, lifesaving and safety systems are developed safety management system (SMS) plans, procedures, checklists and instructions ship construction, including damage control measures statutory requirements pertaining to damage control in vessels types of fire detection, firefighting, lifesaving and safety equipment and systems onboard vessels and the procedures for their use ways of controlling damage during a flooding emergency WHS/OHS requirements and work practices.

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