Elements and Performance Criteria
- Undertake initial assessment of incident
- Statutory and legal obligations are identified and relevant government agencies are advised as required
- Key stakeholders and interested parties are identified and notified as appropriate
- Factors affecting complexity of investigation are determined and surveyor competency to conduct investigation is determined based on required specialised skills and knowledge
- Area is checked to ensure it is safe
- Integrity of site and personnel is established and maintained according to legal requirements and to ensure objectivity of information collected
- Participate in establishing investigation processes
- Organisational policies and procedures, and national law for marine incident investigation are accessed and applied
- Scope of investigation is defined taking account of legislative requirements and client instructions
- Investigation team appropriate to level of responsibility in investigation is convened
- Involvement of stakeholders and interested parties is managed according to legislative requirements
- Resources and expert advice required to assist in incident assessment are identified and sourced
- Barriers to investigation are identified and addressed
- Development and implementation of action plans and timelines is ensured
- Collect information and data for analysis
- Sources of information and data are identified and accessed
- Incident site, equipment and other evidence is inspected
- Gathering of information and data by others is facilitated
- Photographs, measurements and documentary evidence are taken and recorded, taking objectivity, confidentiality and legal implications into account
- Site, evidence and necessary documentation is appropriately secured
- Analyse information and data
- Understanding and identification of conceptual basis for analysis is ensured
- Timeline of events leading up to incident is constructed using vessel records and other available data
- Causative event/s and conditions and circumstances that may have contributed to causative event are accurately identified and documented
- Intervention points on timeline for prevention are identified
- Compile investigation report
- Results of analysis are documented in a format to suit required target audience and legal requirements
- Report is phrased in objective terms, and evidence and reasons for conclusions are cited
- Recommendations for prevention are included in report
- Relevant information and data is disseminated to key personnel, stakeholders and external agencies as appropriate, following appropriate authorisation
- Findings from report are used to develop further prevention strategies