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Elements and Performance Criteria
- Communication is conducted with terminal personnel to establish loading and unloading arrangements
- Information and equipment are used in planning to ensure hull stress is kept within acceptable limits
- Cargo plan is prepared according to legislative and organisational requirements
- Oversee cargo operations
- Regulations, procedures and instructions are interpreted to ensure that cargo is correctly identified, inspected and confirmed against documentation
- Communication is maintained with crew and terminal personnel involved in cargo loading/unloading to facilitate loading/unloading
- Cargo operations are managed to ensure they comply with regulations, procedures and instructions
- Vessel stability is monitored during loading/unloading operations
- Ballast management procedures are carried out according to organisational procedures and port authority requirements
- Action is taken in a cargo handling incident or emergency to secure the cargo and the vessel and to maintain the safety of persons involved
- All cargo handling documentation is completed according to organisational procedures and regulatory requirements
- Comply with legislation for dangerous cargo
- Information regarding dangerous cargo is made readily available in an incident
- Cargo operations are managed to ensure they comply with regulations, operational and security procedures, and cargo plan
- Safety data sheets (SDS)/material safety data sheets (MSDS) are accessed and interpreted to identify relevant cargo-related hazards to vessel and to personnel
- Procedures for safety and safety management are identified and documented
- Hazards associated with dangerous cargo are identified and action is taken to minimise risk to personnel, cargo, vessel and the environment
- Action is taken in a dangerous cargo handling incident or emergency to secure cargo and vessel, and to maintain the safety of persons involved
- All documentation is completed according to organisational procedures and regulatory requirements
- Manage the care of cargo during the voyage
- Cargo care operations are managed to ensure they comply with regulations, procedures and instructions
- Cargo stowage and security is managed to ensure stability and stress conditions remain within safe limits at all times during the voyage
- Extent and frequency of cargo condition monitoring is determined appropriate to its nature and prevailing conditions
- Hazards associated with cargo stowage are identified and action is taken to minimise risk to personnel, cargo, vessel and the environment
- Unacceptable or unforeseen variations in the condition or specification of the cargo is promptly recognised and remedial action is taken immediately to safeguard the safety of the vessel and those onboard
- Documentation is completed according to organisational procedures and regulatory requirements
- Manage emergencies related to cargo
- Onboard personnel are given information and instructions clearly and accurately
- Procedures are implemented to combat emergency and protect persons onboard
- Communications are established with others to facilitate the emergency response process
- Injured persons are provided with assistance
- Contact is maintained with others at all times to keep them briefed on the emergency response process
- Preparation for abandoning vessel is undertaken, as required
- Cessation of emergency is communicated to appropriate personnel
- Prevent pollution of the environment
- Measures to prevent pollution during normal and emergency situations are applied according to regulatory requirements and organisational procedures
- All relevant information is immediately reported to appropriate persons when a vapour leak or cloud is detected or a malfunction has occurred that poses a risk of a vapour leak or cloud
- Shore-based response personnel are promptly notified when a vapour leak or cloud occurs
- Complete documentation related to cargo
- Letter of protest is completed in an incident relating to cargo operations and care
- Cargo reports and documentation are completed and maintained according to regulatory requirements and organisational procedures
- Independent cargo surveyor reports are received and acknowledged as required
- Cargo samples are correctly documented and secured as required
Range Statement
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 international regulations, codes and standards concerning the safe handling, stowage, securing and transport of cargoapplying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and work practicescommunicating clearly and effectively, establishing effective communications and improving working relationshipsconducting and recording tests and inspections of cargo handling equipment according to regulations and organisational proceduresconducting loading and unloading operations of cargo and heavy cargo to ensure safe stowage of cargo, vessel stability, trim and stress limitations are not exceeded at any timecorrectly identifying safety data sheets (SDS)/material safety data sheets (MSDS), relevant cargo-related hazards to vessel and personnel, and taking appropriate action according to organisational proceduresdeveloping effective planning documents and providing high-quality reportsthat conform international regulationsensuring currency of relevant regulatory and legislative knowledgeestablishing procedures for safe cargo handling according to provisions of the relevant instruments, such as:International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code,International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) 73/78 Annexes III and VInternational Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (ISGOTT) other relevant informationinterpreting and applying knowledge of bulk carriers, containers and container ships, chemical and oil tanker, and liquefied gas tanker layouts, platform supply vessels, roll-on and roll-off (ro-ro) carriers, cargo features, and characteristics applying available shipboard data related to loading, care and unloading of cargoreading and interpreting cargo handling documentationrecognising problems and hazards that can arise when managing safety on chemical and oil tankers, and liquefied gas tankers, taking appropriate remedial action and initiating appropriate solutionsusing draft survey methods to determine cargo quantities and vessel displacementusing stability and trim diagrams, and stress-calculating equipment to keep hull stress and stability within acceptable limits at all times. |
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:application of ventilation requirements for various cargobulk carrier, chemical and oil tanker layouts, and liquefied gas tanker layouts, cargo features and characteristics, common structural rules and design limitationscargo care operations, including:checking cargo lashingsmaintaining ventilation requirementsmonitoring cargo temperatures liable to spontaneous combustionmonitoring refrigerated cargo temperaturescargo handling documentation, including:bills of ladingcargo gear registercargo planletter of protestlogbookship/shore safety and security checklistscargo handling incidents or emergencies, including:cargo shiftdamaged cargodamaged dangerous goods and escaping cargo or fumesfailure of cargo handling equipment, including lashingsfailure of refrigeration machineryfire in cargo spacesincorrect ventilationincorrectly stowed cargospontaneous combustioncargo plan, including:allocating cargo containers requiring refrigeration appropriate spaces avoiding incompatible cargo stowagecalculations relating to stability and stressensuring cargo is evenly distributed to maintain acceptable trim at all phases of the voyageensuring the loading/unloading sequence is in accordance with agreed cargo plan loading cargo manifest observing regulations relating to hazardous material/dangerous goods handling and stowagecargo stowage planchemical tankers, including tank cleaning and control of pollution in chemical tankerscompliance with the minimum freeboard requirements of the load line regulationsconfined space entry proceduresdangerous goods classification, signage, stowage and segregation requirements under the IMDG Code and relevant Marine Orderseffect on trim and stability of cargo and cargo operationsgas tankers, including cargo operations in gas tankershazards and control measures and additional safety measures associated with: bulk carrierschemical and oil tankerliquefied gas tanker cargo operationsinformation and equipment, including:automatic databased (ADB) equipmentballasting and deballasting procedures, including ballast water management conventionbulk cargo codescalculations relating to drafts, deadweight, stability, trim and stresscargo and lashing codesIMSBC Code, MARPOL 73/78 Annexes III and V and other relevant information, including Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and Notices relating to cargo carriage, loading and unloadingIMDG Codeinternational regulations, codes and standards concerning the safe handling, stowage, securing and transport of cargorelevant sections of maritime regulations, codes and conventions related to chemical and oil tankers, and liquefied gas tankersrequirements for loading and care of various cargo typesrequirements for the carriage of grain, grain stability and timber cargoshipboard data, including drawings, load limitations and safe working loadsstability and trim diagramsstress-calculating equipmentloading and unloading operations with special regard to the transport of cargo identified in the Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securingloading cargo and ballasting to keep hull stress within acceptable limitsmaintenance required for cargo handling equipment and hatch coversmethods and safeguards when fumigating holdoil tanker operations and related pollution prevention regulationspreparation requirements for loading, including:checking hatch covers for damage and ensuring watertight integrity of hatches checking holds to ensure they are clean, dry and free of odour checking bilges and bilge systems are operational before sealing cargo stowagescovering bilges with tarpaulins/wrappers before loading, as requiredensuring survey certification for all cargo handling equipment is valid and cargo record book is available for inspectionfollowing confined space entry procedures, as requiredinspecting access arrangements in holds to ensure they are in a safe conditionreviewing supplies of dunnage, mats and cargo-securing equipment to ensure sufficient are availableprocedures for receiving and delivering cargorelevant firefighting operations and the use of firefighting equipmentshear forces, bending moments and torsional momentsstability, trim and stress recordsstowage and securing of cargo onboard vessels, cargo-handling gear, and securing and lashing equipment, including timber deck cargoWHS/OHS requirements and work practices. |