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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Use and maintain ropes
   • Select and fit the required personal protective equipment according to health and safety requirements
   • Check ropes for wear and maintain, coil and stow according to workplace procedures
   • Tie bends, hitches and other knots neatly and securely and use them according to their application
   • Splice ropes neatly and securely according to their application
   • Whip rope ends, as required, to maintain good condition
2. Operate winches, capstans and/or windlasses
   • Select, check and prepare winches, capstans and/or windlasses for operation before use
   • Operate winches, capstans and/or windlasses safely to carry out fishing vessel deck operations
3. Secure the vessel at anchor
   • Prepare anchor and equipment according to depth of water, weather and sea conditions, and tidal range before letting go
   • Run out or recover quantity of anchor cable according to instructions
   • Maintain control of the cable within safe operating limits during normal operation
   • Ensure degree to which the anchor and equipment is secured on completion of anchoring operations is appropriate to forecast conditions and according to instructions
   • Carry out anchor winch operations according to anchoring and health and safety requirements
   • Keep anchoring area free of loose ropes, wires and debris during operations
4. Secure and adjust the vessel position during mooring operations
   • Handle mooring lines and associated equipment according to health and safety requirements
   • Keep mooring area free of loose ropes, wires and debris during operations
   • Maintain tension on mooring lines at a level appropriate to the stage and nature of the operation when warping the vessel or maintaining position
   • Report incidents to supervisor in a clear, concise and timely manner to maximise the mooring security of the vessel
   • Secure mooring lines according to orders, forecast tidal conditions and planned vessel operations
   • Recognise and promptly take corrective action for equipment malfunction or problems during operations
5. Monitor the situation of the vessel when moored or anchored
   • Plan and carry out monitoring operations according to workplace and health and safety requirements
   • Ensure frequency, timing and coverage of scheduled checks and inspections comply with watch-keeping instructions
   • Ensure action taken in the event of irregularities or abnormal conditions is appropriate to their significance and within own responsibility to implement
   • Report incidents to supervisor in a clear, concise and timely manner to maximise the safety and integrity of the vessel
   • Ensure restrictions for visitor access to the vessel are according to watch-keeping instructions
6. Secure the vessel
   • Plan and carry out checks on vessel security according to workplace and safety requirements
   • Ensure coverage and frequency of checks and inspections on the vessel's seaworthiness comply with orders received
   • Check watertight integrity and take appropriate action to prepare for prevailing and forecast weather and sea conditions
   • Ensure degree to which the vessel is secured is appropriate to prevailing and forecast conditions and complies with orders received
   • Ensure action taken in the event of irregularities is appropriate to their significance and within own responsibility to implement
   • Complete reports of conditions accurately and correctly and to workplace requirements
   • Report incidents to supervisor in a clear, concise and timely manner to allow for remedial action