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MARITIME MANAGEMENT
Monitor and maintain the safety of the
work environment
level:
4
credit:
6
planned review date:
July 2006
sub-field:
Maritime
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to identify the
requirements for safe working practices; design and amend
procedures to create safe working practices; monitor the use
of procedures and practices; communicate and seek input on
working practices and procedures; design methods and
procedures to achieve results in activities and projects, and
modify existing practices and procedures; and implement
new and modified practices and 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,
Resolution 10, Regulations II/2, II/3, 1978; International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS); Maritime
Transport Act 1994; organisational policy, work rules and
regulations; and Code of Safe Working Practice.
The environment would include all operational and
accommodation areas.
The aspects of the environment would include: lighting,
noise, atmospheric contamination, and physical hazards.
The circumstances for handling potentially hazardous goods
and situations would be either routine or non-routine
procedures.
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The causes of hazards would include: items of equipment
used for the handling, stowage and movement of goods.
Feedback is provided to supervising officer by way of: verbal
reports, or written reports using incident report forms.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Design work practices and policies.
performance criteria
1.1
Work practices and policies are designed which emphasise the safety and wellbeing of others, and comply with current legislation, rules and regulations.
1.2
Officers with specialisations are to assist in the preparation and design of work
practice plans and policies.
1.3
Plans are prepared for the implementation of corrective action for identified
deficiencies in existing practices and policies.
1.4
Learning programmes are planned in order that personnel can acquire the
necessary knowledge and skills required to maintain a safe working
environment.
1.5
Responsibility for maintaining a clean, safe and healthy work environment is
delegated to those individuals who can personally control the work environment.
element 2
Maintain the safety of the work environment.
performance criteria
2.1
Unsafe conditions and hazards which are within the individual’s responsibility to
resolve are dealt with promptly.
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2.2
Unsafe conditions and hazards which are outside the individual’s responsibility
to resolve at this level are reported promptly and accurately to the supervising
officer.
2.3
Safety and protective devices required due to the nature of equipment are in
place and functioning when required.
2.4
Warning notices are displayed where either regulations state the need for such
notices or a hazard exists.
2.5
Organisational procedures, designed to safeguard personnel, plant and the
external environment, are complied with.
element 3
Maintain personal health and safety on board ship.
performance criteria
3.1
Approved personal protective clothing and equipment are used where the task
being performed requires such clothing and equipment.
3.2
Organisational procedures, designed to safeguard personnel and plant, are
followed.
3.3
Personal hygiene procedures are complied with.
3.4
Infectious or potentially hazardous health conditions are reported promptly to a
supervising officer.
3.5
Safety omissions by any person are reported promptly to the supervising officer.
3.6
Precautions required to safeguard personal health are followed and
implemented.
Range:
vaccinations, anti-malaria medication, tropical climate and country
specific conditions.
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element 4
Monitor and provide feedback on work practices and policy.
performance criteria
4.1
Work practices designed to promote safety and well-being are implemented in
accordance with organisational policy.
4.2
Compliance with operational procedures and statutory requirements is
monitored.
4.3
The knowledge and skills necessary for working in a manner which is in
accordance with organisational safe practices and policy are effected through
on-the-job training, drills and simulations.
4.4
Feedback on compliance with organisational policy and safe working practices
is provided to individuals and the supervising officer.
4.5
Reports from personnel detailing unsafe practices are dealt with within a timeframe which reflects the severity of the unsafe practices and is rectified in
accordance with established procedures.
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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