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Demonstrate knowledge of maritime safety for hydrographic surveying
operations
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the
surveying profession, who assist with hydrographic survey operations in
inshore craft and/or on a vessel crewed by others.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of:
maritime safety procedures; vessel organisation and layout; maritime
communication methods; measures for preventing and dealing with fire at
sea; and maritime survival techniques.
Subfield
Surveying
Domain
Hydrography
Status
Registered
Status date
25 February 2008
Date version published
25 February 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Infrastructure ITO
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
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This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Legislation and documents relevant to this unit standard include but are not limited
to:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (International Maritime
Organisation, 1972), available from the safety page at http://www.imo.org;
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International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) (International Maritime
Organisation, 1974) available at http://www.imo.org;
Radio Handbook for Coastal Vessels (Wellington: Maritime New Zealand, 2005);
Vessel-specific safety procedures.
2
Assessment against this unit standard requires candidates to demonstrate
fundamental knowledge of safety onboard ships and practical knowledge of safety on
small craft.
3
Evidence is required of knowledge of maritime safety in a range of situations
including but not limited to – inshore, offshore, on inland lakes and/or waterways.
4
Definition
Maritime practice refers to documented practices and procedures that meet the
standards of Maritime New Zealand and the International Maritime Organisation.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of maritime safety procedures.
Performance criteria
1.1
Procedures for collision avoidance are outlined in accordance with International
Maritime Organisation regulations.
1.2
Procedures for safe stowage are described in terms of the equipment used.
Range
1.3
surveying equipment typical of at least two craft.
Procedures to minimise hazardous situations encountered on a survey vessel
are outlined in accordance with vessel-specific safety procedures.
Range
suspended loads, enclosed spaces, overside equipment, radiation
hazards, lines under tension, vessel movement, heavy seas,
operating aloft, rotating equipment.
Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of vessel organisation and layout.
Performance criteria
2.1
A generic crew structure is described in terms of shipboard function and chain
of command.
2.2
Vessel layout is identified in terms of maritime terminology.
Range
principal areas, structural features, fitted equipment.
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Element 3
Demonstrate knowledge of maritime communication methods.
Performance criteria
3.1
The uses and application of each method of communication are described in
accordance with maritime practice.
Range
methods – visual, radio, satellite.
3.2
Operating procedures for visual and satellite communications are outlined in
accordance with maritime practice.
3.3
Detailed procedures for radio communication at sea are described in
accordance with maritime radio guidelines.
Range
detail includes but is not limited to – distress, emergency, urgency,
identification, phonetic alphabet, terminology.
Element 4
Demonstrate knowledge of the measures for preventing and dealing with fire at sea.
Performance criteria
4.1
Fire prevention measures are outlined specific to each potential hazard and in
accordance with maritime practice.
Range
4.2
potential fire hazards relating but not limited to – stowage,
shipboard waste, equipment, hazardous areas;
prevention measures include but are not limited to – inspections,
sensor systems, isolation.
Initial action to be taken in the event of a fire is described in terms of type and
location of fire.
Range
type – flammable liquid, flammable gas, electrical;
location – above deck, below deck.
Element 5
Demonstrate knowledge of maritime survival techniques.
Performance criteria
5.1
Procedures for abandoning ship are outlined in accordance with maritime
practice.
Range
alarm procedures, escape routes, muster points, life raft stations.
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5.2
Techniques and equipment for survival in the water are explained in accordance
with maritime practice.
Range
5.3
huddle techniques, immersion suit, life jacket.
Procedures for the use of life rafts in an emergency are outlined in accordance
with maritime practice.
Range
procedures for – launching, embarking, using fitted equipment, inraft operations.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA 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 organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Infrastructure ITO askus@infratrain.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to
the content of this unit standard.
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