Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for navigational operations
- Task requirements are received and confirmed with supervisor
- Occupational health and safety (OH&S) requirements and recognised safety precautions are applied throughout the operation in accordance with standard procedures
- Navigational documentation is stored, updated and completed in accordance with navigational procedures
- Navigational equipment is stored, selected, inspected, tested and faults are reported in accordance with standard procedures
- Bridge and navigational spaces are prepared for navigational operations
- Assist in navigation of ship
- Communication is maintained with team members throughout navigational operations
- Instructions are received, interpreted, clarified and completed
- Navigational information is received, recorded, interpreted and used to inform navigational operations
- Navigational equipment is operated in accordance with standard procedures
- Navigational manoeuvres are accurately recorded and plotted
- Hydrographical operations are assisted through the input of navigational information
- Issues beyond own level of authority or competence to rectify are reported to supervisor and action is taken as directed