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SEA SURVIVAL AND SEA SAFETY
Implement abandon ship activities and
sea survival procedures
level:
4
credit:
3
planned review date:
July 2006
sub-field:
Maritime
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to plan,
initiate and control abandon ship and sea survival activity;
and monitor, evaluate and amend abandon ship and 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:
Enactments include: International Convention on Standards
of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers,
Regulations II/2, II/3, II/4, 1978; International Convention for
the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS); Maritime Transport Act
1994; and Proficiency in Survival Craft (PISC), Regulation
VI/1.
Abandon ship procedures are communicated to all personnel
and passengers through the use of ‘Abandon Ship Drill’.
Abandon ship stations are communicated to all personnel
and passengers.
Methods of raising alarm may be: verbal, phone, automatic,
or manual bell or siren type systems.
The mix of personnel assigned to each craft will take into
account the individual skills necessary for maximisation of
survival.
Survival equipment may include: flares, radio beacons,
fishing tackle, rope, first aid kit, water tight containers for
fresh water and food, oars, sails, and emergency radio.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Plan and control abandon ship operations.
performance criteria
1.1
Abandon ship plans are prepared in accordance with rules and regulations, and
the expertise of persons from all levels.
1.2
Plans are modified to eliminate deficiencies identified during simulations and
drills.
1.3
Reports from drills are collated and analysed, and modifications to plans are
made according to deficiencies noted in the reports.
1.4
Abandon ship procedures are controlled to ensure the safety of personnel and
passengers in drills, simulations or incidents.
1.5
Control is effected through the delegation of responsibility to officers who assign
personnel and passengers to specific stations for abandon ship procedures.
element 2
Monitor abandon ship activity and the application of sea survival procedures.
Range:
personnel are assigned to specific stations for abandon ship procedures;
notices specifying individual stations to be displayed prominently throughout the
ship.
performance criteria
2.1
Personnel and passengers respond to abandon ship orders in accordance with
ship's procedures, by proceeding to assigned stations.
2.2
Emergency evacuation, shutdown and isolation of equipment, and plan are
conducted in accordance with manufacturers' instructions and regulations.
2.3
Personnel and passengers, including the injured, are accounted for.
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2.4
Reports are received from craft leaders on the state of readiness of their
individual craft.
2.5
Personal survival, and that of others including injured personnel, is maximised
at all times.
2.6
Survival equipment carried and clothing worn meets the extremes of the climatic
conditions and its use complies with manufacturers' instructions.
Range:
survival equipment includes – life jackets, survival craft exposure
suits, immersion suits.
element 3
Evaluate abandon ship procedures
Range:
performance in abandon ship procedures is monitored through the use of
simulations requiring the application of abandon ship procedures.
performance criteria
3.1
Drills and simulations are used to determine the optimum time for abandon ship
procedures.
3.2
Evaluation of abandon ship procedures is effected through the use of drills and
simulations.
3.3
Abandon ship procedures are modified and refined through the evaluation of
post drill and simulation reports.
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element 4
Manage the use of a survival craft.
Range:
survival craft may be either lifeboats or life rafts.
performance criteria
4.1
The launching and boarding of the survival craft is monitored to ensure that the
launching complies with the ship's launching procedures.
Range:
launch includes by hand or davit; boarding includes – prior to
launching, through the use of ladders or scramble nets from the
sea.
4.2
The starting and operation of the survival craft engines comply with
manufacturer's procedures and are maintained within operating parameters.
4.3
Survival management procedures are implemented at the earliest opportunity
and maintained until rescue.
4.4
The use of the survival craft, and its equipment and resources, are designed to
maximise the safety of life, assist rescue, and are in accordance with
manufacturer's specifications.
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.
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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/site/framework/search.html.
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