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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan passage
   • Navigational charts, nautical publications and related documentation are accessed and checked for currency
   • Documentation is used to identify navigational hazards relevant to proposed voyage
   • Route for voyage is determined and critical points along proposed route of voyage are identified and plotted
   • Potential navigational contingencies and problems along planned route are identified and appropriate strategies for dealing with them are developed and recorded
   • Weather forecasts are obtained and interpreted, and weather and sea condition hazards relevant to proposed voyage are identified prior to departure
   • Route is modified as required to take into account weather and sea condition hazards
   • Planned route for voyage and strategies for dealing with critical situations and contingencies along route are recorded
2. Conduct passage
   • Local authorities are advised of departure and passage plan
   • Mode of steering is selected appropriate for prevailing weather, sea and traffic conditions, and intended manoeuvres
   • Weather forecasts and observations of sea and weather conditions are used to determine vessel speed and direction
   • Information from wheelhouse equipment is interpreted to identify navigational hazards and fix vessel position
   • Alterations to vessel course or speed are made to meet prevailing circumstances and changing conditions
   • Navigational manoeuvres are conducted within safe operational limits of vessel
   • Details of passage are recorded in vessel log according to regulations
3. Fix vessel position
   • Primary position fixing method is selected according to navigational principles and prevailing conditions
   • Position is fixed using selected method and information derived from relevant wheelhouse equipment
   • Position is recorded according to regulations
   • Fixes are taken at time intervals appropriate for prevailing navigational conditions
   • Performance checks of position fixing instruments and wheelhouse equipment are carried out according to organisational procedures and manufacturer instructions
   • Navigational charts, nautical publications and related documentation are accessed and checked for currency
4. Documentation is used to identify navigational hazards relevant to proposed voyage
5. Route for voyage is determined and critical points along proposed route of voyage are identified and plotted
6. Potential navigational contingencies and problems along planned route are identified and appropriate strategies for dealing with them are developed and recorded
7. Weather forecasts are obtained and interpreted, and weather and sea condition hazards relevant to proposed voyage are identified prior to departure
8. Route is modified as required to take into account weather and sea condition hazards
9. Planned route for voyage and strategies for dealing with critical situations and contingencies along route are recorded
10. Conduct a pre-departure check
    • Propulsion steering equipment and alarms are tested for serviceability and vessel hull is checked for seaworthiness
11. Wheelhouse equipment and alarms are checked to ensure they are in proper working condition and set for passage
12. Wheelhouse equipment is checked for errors and allowances are made in planning passage
13. Fuel is checked to ensure that there is adequate fuel, including a reserve, on board for the intended passage
14. Safety equipment is checked for compliance with relevant legislation
15. Communication equipment is checked to ensure it is in proper working condition
16. Anchoring and mooring equipment is checked to ensure it is in proper working condition
17. Vessel and equipment are secured for sea
18. Latest weather information is obtained and interpreted, and proposed route is modified as required to take into account weather and sea condition hazards
    • Local authorities are advised of departure and passage plan
19. Mode of steering is selected appropriate for prevailing weather, sea and traffic conditions, and intended manoeuvres
20. Weather forecasts and observations of sea and weather conditions are used to determine vessel speed and direction
21. Information from wheelhouse equipment is interpreted to identify navigational hazards and fix vessel position
22. Alterations to vessel course or speed are made to meet prevailing circumstances and changing conditions
23. Navigational manoeuvres are conducted within safe operational limits of vessel
24. Details of passage are recorded in vessel log according to regulations
    • Primary position fixing method is selected according to navigational principles and prevailing conditions
25. Position is fixed using selected method and information derived from relevant wheelhouse equipment
26. Position is recorded according to regulations
27. Fixes are taken at time intervals appropriate for prevailing navigational conditions
28. Performance checks of position fixing instruments and wheelhouse equipment are carried out according to organisational procedures and manufacturer instructions

Range Statement

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

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