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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Factorsaffecting the boarding operation may include: | intelligence on the vessel, offenders or circumstances location of the target vessel type of vessel weather conditions. |
Type of vessel may include: | small commercial and recreational, such as marine scale trailer vessels and abalone dive vessels medium commercial and recreational, such as rock lobster, blue swimmer crab and small shark vessels, and non-trailer able recreational vessels large commercial, such as tuna tow and catch vessels, pilchard vessels and prawn vessels (with enclosed rear deck style) merchant vessels used for fishing, and as directed by other agencies, such as customs and police environment agencies, state or territory occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental protection authorities. |
Boarding plan may include: | boarding equipment to be used contingency plans estimated time tender is likely to be in transit evacuation point number of people in the boarding party potential boarding points on vessel roles and responsibilities of boarding party safe work methods to be applied type of boarding anticipated. |
Type of boarding may be: | compliant, where master of vessel assists with the boarding and vessel inspection non-compliant, where there is no assistance afforded to the boarding party opposed, where the boarding is physically opposed. |
Boarding points may be: | a cutaway aft quarter stern. |
Boarding equipment may include: | agency approved clothing and footwear camera and video for digital record of evidence communication equipment (e.g. such radio) helmet, goggles, gloves and boarding jacket with PFD PDE (e.g. handcuffs and Oleo-Capsicum (OC) spray) personal equipment (e.g. notebooks, hat and sunscreen, and food and water) sounder, GPS, vernier, rule and other devices as may be required for inspections spotlight and batteries for night boarding. |
Visual inspection of vessel may include: | estimating speed of target vessel estimating the length and height of target vessel number of crew on board observing gear, such as deployed nets and pots that may be obstacles selecting the most suitable location for boarding. |
Tender preparations and checks may include: | pontoons filled with air and no leaks sufficient fuel in tank and reserve. |
Responsibilitiesrelevant to role may include: | boarding team role: board and secure vessel carry out inspection following agency guidelines and procedures maintain situational awareness at all times bowman role: positions self in bow and helps maintain balance during boarding and loading equipment assists others with vessel boarding and disembarking monitors vessel for danger monitors ocean swell may be part of the boarding party coxswain role: leads boarding party in charge of tender: launch from master vessel approach of vessel to be boarded positioning for boarding signify when safe for boarding party members to board given swell. |
Commands and signals may include: | 'climb' (start climbing to board or disembark) 'hold' (do not start, or hold position) 'landslide' (emergency evacuation) 'muster' (return to assembly/disembark point as soon as possible) 'no duff' (cease exercise - listen up). |
Personal fitness includes: | coordination for tasks, such as climbing ladders videoing from tender or ladder deploying OC spray strength to: hold or lift body weight deploy ladders climb with equipment assist other crew when acting as bowman a sense of timing and quick reaction time to: climb a ladder or transfer to a vessel with swell and tender movement avoid falling objects spatial orientation to be aware of crew, dangers and gear flailing about in the swell and wind maintaining balance on: rolling decks of vessel to be boarded rolling tender on its approach to vessel ladder moving side to side of the vessel |
Onboard inspection includes: | attending the wheelhouse and explaining inspection process to skipper mustering vessel crew to determine crew numbers, fisheries officer safety and to protect evidence following boarding and inspection guidelines and procedures used for vessel berthed at wharf. |
Disembarking actions may include: | accounting for boarding team members and all equipment securing equipment in tender retrieving ladder if deployed watching for obstructions and keeping clear of the vessel as the tender moves off. |