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SEA SURVIVAL AND SEA SAFETY
Conduct sea survival operations
level:
3
credit:
4
planned review date:
December 2005
sub-field:
Maritime
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare
survival craft for launch; respond to abandon vessel orders;
and implement sea survival procedures.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed moderation system has
been established by Competenz.
special notes:
1
These activities are carried out under the control of a
supervising officer as appropriate.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is
not limited to – Maritime Transport Act 1994, and
Maritime Rules.
3
Survival equipment includes: survival craft which may
be open lifeboat, enclosed lifeboat with in-board engine,
inflatable boat with out-board engine, inflatable life raft;
life jackets; survival craft exposure suits; immersion
suits; emergency distress communications equipment;
floats; and ring and buoyancy aids.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Prepare survival craft for launch.
performance criteria
1.1
Vessel’s survival craft are checked routinely in accordance with company
standing orders, for seaworthiness, and quality and quantity of emergency
stores.
Range:
records of the quality and quantities of emergency stores in each
craft are maintained in accordance with legislation.
1.2
The survival craft and its equipment are operated in accordance with
manufacturer's instructions.
1.3
Shortfalls and unserviceable equipment and emergency stores are identified
and remedial action is sought immediately.
Range:
1.4
remedial action may include – personally rectifying the situation, or
informing the supervising officer of the shortfall or unserviceability.
Documentation relating to the completion of survival craft checks is completed,
and either filed correctly or passed to the supervising officer for action.
Range:
records of the seaworthiness of survival craft are maintained in
accordance with Maritime policy and procedures and would
include – details of defects and actions taken, maintenance
performed on survival equipment carried in the craft.
element 2
Respond to abandon vessel orders.
performance criteria
2.1
Response to abandon vessel order is in accordance with company standing
orders or master’s instructions.
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2.2
Evacuation, emergency shutdown, and isolation procedures are implemented
according to company standing orders.
Range:
2.3
Method of raising alarm meets the emergency situation and the action taken by
personnel on identifying the alarm complies with vessel’s mustering procedures.
Range:
2.4
survival craft may be launched by – hand, davit and gyro static
release.
Boarding of survival craft is in accordance with the recognised maritime safety
procedures, and in such a manner as to maximise personal safety.
Range:
2.6
methods of raising alarm include – verbal, phone, automatic or
manual bell or siren type systems, vessel's whistle, vessel’s PA
system.
Survival craft is prepared for launching in accordance with the company
standing orders.
Range:
2.5
emergency shutdown and isolation of plant and equipment are
performed within the range of responsibility of the individual.
survival craft may be boarded – prior to launching, through the use
of ladders and scramble nets directly into the boat, from the sea.
Personnel required at a designated station are accounted for and verified as
correctly dressed and equipped.
element 3
Implement sea survival procedures.
performance criteria
3.1
The procedures established for the safety of life at sea are followed in order to
maximise personal safety.
3.2
Actions taken to maintain the personal safety of crew and passengers, including
the injured, are consistent with preserving life.
3.3
Suitable clothing is worn in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications
and the demands of the climatic conditions.
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3.4
Survival equipment is used in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications
and meets the demands of the climatic conditions.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0054 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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