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 appropriate safety, environment and hazard control procedures causes of corrosion to cargo spaces and ballast tanks, and how corrosion can be identified and prevented characteristics of stress and the principal stresses acting on a ship corrosion control methods coverage of tests, including areas requiring inspection under the planned maintenance schedule and survey requirements damage control measures that may be required to maintain the integrity of the hull in a range of typical emergency situations, including damage control plans and safety management systems (SMS) defects and damage, including: corrosion to operating or structural parts of the ship damage to the ship through cargo shift, loading and unloading operations hatch cover seals structural damage through collision, grounding or fire watertight door seals and closing arrangements fundamental actions to be taken in the event of partial loss of intact buoyancy fundamentals of watertight integrity, including: appropriate equipment is in readiness for damage control avoiding adverse weather checking the watertight security of the ship closing openings free surface is minimised in ballast and fuel tanks freeing ports allow water taken on deck to clear passenger distribution does not exceed allowed limits procedures for restoring or managing weather tight and watertight integrity during an emergency stores, cargo and equipment are properly stowed and lashed tanks and other watertight areas inspections of ship, including: ballast tanks cargo space hatch covers hull and fittings during dry-docking inspections required after completion of maintenance work inspections required after docking prior to re-floating inspections to be made after any situation which may have caused damage to the ship order of inspection pre-sailing inspections regulatory inspections routine inspections time periods maintenance procedures contained in the SMS one’s surroundings and changes to these surroundings planned maintenance system for ships and associated maintenance inspection procedures principal materials, properties and application of materials used in the construction of a ship principal structured members and layout of a ship and the proper names for various parts principle features of vessel structure and construction principles and procedures to ensure the watertight integrity of ship hull in both normal and emergency situations principles of load lines and draught marks principles of rudder and propellers procedures for checking and inspecting ship seaworthiness, including reliable detection of defects and damages purpose of the enhanced survey program situations that may jeopardise ship weather tight and watertight integrity, including: collision, grounding or fire failure to conduct appropriate inspections heavy weather damage structural members of ship, ship construction, layout and subdivision of a ship, including: ballast tanks bow and stern regions bulkheads, including the collision bulkhead and bulkhead deck cargo holds cargo tanks fittings frames freeboard deck freshwater tanks hatch and tank openings hull structure longitudinal and transverse girders shell plating tank tops various types of keel arrangements watertight and weather tight compartments work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and work practices. |