Elements and Performance Criteria
- Use and maintain ropes and perform basic knots, bends, hitches, splices and common whipping
- Operations are carried out safely.
- Rope materials, methods of construction, measurement methods, physical characteristics and common areas of use are correctly identified.
- Ropes are checked for wear, maintained, coiled and stowed correctly.
- Knots, bends and hitches are tied neatly and securely and used according to their correct application.
- Ropes are spliced neatly and securely according to their correct application and rope ends are whipped, where appropriate, to maintain good condition.
- Operate winches, capstans and windlasses
- Secure the vessel at anchor
- Securing of the vessel is carried out.
- Preparation of the anchor and equipment prior to letting go is appropriate to the depth of water, weather and sea conditions, and tidal range in area of operation.
- Quantity of anchor cable run out or recovered complies with orders provided.
- Control of the cable is maintained within safe operating limits during normal operation.
- Degree to which the anchor and equipment is secured on completion of anchoring operations is appropriate to forecast conditions and complies with orders provided.
- Manufacturer recommendations and anchoring requirements are followed during anchor winch operations.
- Anchoring area is kept free of loose ropes, wires and debris throughout all operations.
- Secure and adjust the vessel's position during mooring operations
- Mooring of the vessel is carried out correctly.
- Mooring lines and associated equipment are handled safely and efficiently at all times.
- Mooring area is kept free of loose ropes, wires and debris throughout all operations.
- Tension on mooring lines is maintained at a level appropriate to the stage and nature of the operation when warping the vessel or maintaining position.
- Reports of incidents made to supervisory personnel are complete, clear and concise, and at a time designed to maximise the mooring security of the vessel.
- Mooring lines are secured according to orders provided, forecast tidal conditions and planned vessel operations.
- Equipment malfunction or problems during operations are promptly recognised and appropriate corrective action taken.
- Monitor the situation of the vessel when moored or anchored
- Monitoring operations are planned and carried out for safe operations.
- Frequency, timing and coverage of scheduled checks and inspections comply with watch-keeping instructions.
- Action taken in the event of irregularities or abnormal conditions is appropriate to their significance and within own responsibility to implement.
- Reports of incidents made to supervisory personnel are complete, clear and concise, and at a time designed to maximise the safety and integrity of the vessel.
- Restrictions on access to the vessel by visitors are in accordance with watch-keeping instructions.
- Secure the vessel
- Checks on vessel security are planned and carried out safely.
- Coverage and frequency of checks and inspections on the vessel's seaworthiness comply with orders received.
- Watertight integrity is checked and appropriate action taken to prepare for prevailing and forecast weather and sea conditions.
- Degree to which the vessel is secured is appropriate to prevailing and forecast conditions and complies with orders received.
- Action taken in the event of irregularities is appropriate to their significance and within own responsibility to implement.
- Reports of conditions made to supervisory personnel are completed accurately and correctly.
- Reports to supervisory personnel on irregularities beyond own ability to rectify are clear and concise, and made in time to enable remedial action to be taken.