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Demonstrate knowledge of safe ship management on a seafood vessel
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to explain, for a seafood
vessel: the safety theory behind the application of systems for the
management of safety; the purpose of a documented system for the
management of safety; the process for implementing a Safe Ship
Management system; the processes of review and audit that apply to a Safe
Ship Management system; the responsibilities of company management and
personnel within a Safe Ship Management system; and the hazard review
process of an occupational safety and health incident or potential incident.
Subfield
Seafood
Domain
Seafood Vessel Operations
Status
Registered
Status date
11 December 2009
Date version published
11 December 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
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
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992 and subsequent amendments; Ship Registration Act
1992, Maritime Transport Act 1994, Maritime Rules and Marine Protection Rules and
advisory circulars issued under the Act.
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Definitions
Safe Ship Management systems on seafood vessels means any documented
systems on a vessel, which are in place to comply with the Maritime Transport Act
1994, Maritime Rules Part 21, Marine Protection Rules, and the Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992 and subsequent amendments.
Systems for the management of safety include any documented or undocumented
policies or procedures (including the Safe Ship Management system) that impact on
the safety of the crew and any other person who has contact with the vessel.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Explain the safety theory behind the application of systems for the management of safety
on a seafood vessel.
Performance criteria
1.1
The explanation identifies the personal and financial advantages provided by a
Safe Ship Management system.
Range
1.2
The explanation outlines the attitudes and behaviours that should be promoted
by a safety culture on a seafood vessel.
Range
1.3
accident prevention; safety culture; emergency preparedness;
planned maintenance; hazard identification, minimisation,
elimination, and/or isolation; documented procedures.
accident prevention, safety awareness, emergency preparedness,
safety management, full crew cooperation and involvement,
continuous improvement, use of appropriate personal protective
equipment.
The explanation outlines how good crew management contributes to the
prevention of accidents.
Range
management by owner, management by skipper.
Element 2
Explain the purpose of a documented system for the management of safety on a seafood
vessel.
Performance criteria
2.1
The purpose is explained in terms of support for crews managing their own
safety.
2.2
The purpose is explained in terms of the establishment of vessel specific
procedures.
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2.3
The purpose is explained in terms of the provision of evidence to authorities that
the vessel and crew are, and remain, safe and fit for purpose.
2.4
The purpose is explained in terms of the requirements of the Health and Safety
in Employment Act, and Maritime Rules Part 21.
Element 3
Explain the process for implementing a Safe Ship Management system on a seafood
vessel.
Performance criteria
3.1
The explanation identifies the parties involved in implementing a Safe Ship
Management system.
3.2
The explanation outlines the scope of the Safe Ship Management system on
seafood vessels in terms of the types of machinery, safety equipment, and
operating systems included in the schedule.
3.3
The explanation outlines the scope of the Safe Ship Management system on
seafood vessels in terms of the types of hazards included in the hazard register.
3.4
The explanation outlines the way the vessel’s crew demonstrates compliance
with a Safe Ship Management system on seafood vessels in terms of ensuring
the records are complete.
Element 4
Explain the processes of review and audit that apply to a Safe Ship Management system
on a seafood vessel.
Performance criteria
4.1
The explanation outlines the roles of the vessel’s skipper and crew, owner, and
Safe Ship Management Company in the review and internal audit of the Safe
Ship Management system on seafood vessels.
4.2
The explanation outlines the role of the Safe Ship Management Company and
Maritime New Zealand in the external audit of the Safe Ship Management
system on seafood vessels.
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Element 5
Explain the responsibilities of company management and personnel within a Safe Ship
Management system on a seafood vessel.
Range
owner, skipper, Search and Rescue (SAR) contact person, crew.
Performance criteria
5.1
The explanation outlines the responsibilities in terms of establishing and
implementing the system.
5.2
The explanation outlines the responsibilities in terms of skipper and crew
appointments and training.
5.3
The explanation outlines the responsibilities in terms of the maintenance of
documentation.
5.4
The explanation outlines the responsibilities in terms of communication
systems.
5.5
The explanation outlines the responsibilities in terms of personal commitment to
the safety of self and others.
Element 6
Explain the hazard review process of an occupational safety and health incident or
potential incident on a seafood vessel.
Performance criteria
6.1
The explanation includes the process of gathering information concerning the
incident in accordance with Safe Ship Management system requirements.
6.2
The explanation includes the process of sorting data into chronological order in
accordance with Safe Ship Management system requirements.
6.3
The explanation includes the process of determining the root cause from
gathered data in accordance with Safe Ship Management system requirements.
6.4
The explanation includes the formulation of corrective actions in accordance
with Safe Ship Management system requirements.
6.5
The explanation includes the process for determining control measures to
prevent re-occurrence based upon the outcome of the investigation in
accordance with Safe Ship Management system requirements.
6.6
The explanation includes the process for documenting and circulating the
incident investigation report in accordance with Safe Ship Management system
requirements.
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6.7
The explanation includes the process for determining the effectiveness of the
actions implemented as a result of monitoring and reporting in accordance with
Safe Ship Management system requirements.
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 the Primary Industry Training Organisation at standards@primaryito.ac.nz
if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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