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Evidence Guide: MARF043 - Operate survival craft, rescue boats and lifesaving appliances (proficiency in survival craft)

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MARF043 - Operate survival craft, rescue boats and lifesaving appliances (proficiency in survival craft)

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Launch survival craft and rescue boats

  1. Preparations for the launch of the survival craft or rescue boat are made according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures
Preparations for the launch of the survival craft or rescue boat are made according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

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Launch strategy is adopted appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions

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Launching equipment is operated according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

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Survival craft or rescue boat is launched smoothly according to accepted safety practices and standards

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Operate survival craft and rescue boats

  1. Pre-start checks are conducted on the engine
Pre-start checks are conducted on the engine

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Engine is started according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

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Orders are given for survivors to board the survival craft

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Survival craft is cleared of the vessel and operated according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

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Survival craft is manoeuvred appropriately for the prevailing circumstances and conditions

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Operate lifesaving and survival equipment

  1. Location and accessibility of all lifesaving and survival equipment is established
Location and accessibility of all lifesaving and survival equipment is established

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Survival equipment is checked and operated according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

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Lifesaving clothing is correctly donned and used according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

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Strategies are implemented to counter threats to survival according to accepted survival practice

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Recover survival craft

  1. Persons are disembarked from the survival craft according to organisational procedures
Persons are disembarked from the survival craft according to organisational procedures

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Survival craft is recovered according to manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures

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Survival craft and equipment are checked for signs of damage and faulty equipment

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Identified faulty equipment or damage is reported according to organisational procedures

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Organise abandon vessel musters and drills

  1. Abandon vessel musters and drills are arranged according to regulatory requirements and organisational procedures
Abandon vessel musters and drills are arranged according to regulatory requirements and organisational procedures

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Instruction is provided to others on organisational procedures and the correct use of lifesaving equipment

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Musters and drills are reviewed against objectives

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Reporting obligations are completed according to regulatory requirements and organisational procedures

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Risk control processes are implemented

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Assume responsibility for survival of crew and passengers

  1. Survivors are checked for signs of hypothermia or other injuries and first aid is applied, where necessary
Survivors are checked for signs of hypothermia or other injuries and first aid is applied, where necessary

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Water and food are rationed

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Lookout for vessels and aircraft in the vicinity is maintained and distress signals are released on sighting

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Instructions given by rescue personnel are followed to safely access rescue craft

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Persons are disembarked from survival craft or rescue boat according to organisational procedures

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Survival craft or rescue boat is recovered and checked for signs of damage

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Instructions to Assessors

Required Skills and Knowledge

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

acting appropriately in the prevailing circumstances and conditions in response to abandon ship and survival situations according to accepted safety practices and standards

communicating effectively with others, as required, when operating survival craft and ancillary survival equipment

conducting inspections of other survival equipment at intervals determined by the safety management system (SMS)

conducting tests and pre-start checks of equipment at intervals determined by the SMS

giving correct commands for launching and boarding survival craft and clearing the ship

interpreting and applying International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) practices and regulations

launching and operating various types of survival craft

operating off-load and on-load release devices safely

organising abandon vessel drills

reading and interpreting instructions relevant to the safe operation of lifesaving appliances onboard a vessel

recognising and interpreting muster signals, and taking action that is appropriate to emergency and complies with established procedures

recovering survival craft and rescue boats and resetting release devices

rowing and steering a survival craft and rescue boat

selecting and using appropriate lifesaving appliances and communications equipment

using a compass

using portable radio equipment, pyrotechnics and other signalling equipment

using survival craft equipment, including rigging devices to aid location.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

actions to be taken when aboard a survival craft, including:

apportionment of food and water

initial actions

routines for survival

use of equipment

actions to be taken to maximise detectability and location of survival craft

construction and outfit of survival craft and rescue boats

dangers associated with the use of on-load release devices

drills in launching and recovering rescue boats

drills in launching life rafts, including:

boarding a life raft from the water

davit-launched life rafts

throw-overboard life rafts

emergency muster abandon vessel signals and public address (PA) system

evacuation and recovery of survival craft and rescue boats, including:

clearing the ships side and actions to be taken

launching

launching survival craft and rescue boats in rough sea

marshalling life rafts and rescuing survivors from the sea

recovery of rescue boats in rough sea

recovery of survival craft and rescue boats

first aid and management of injured persons, including:

first aid kit

resuscitation

handling of survival craft and rescue boats in rough weather, including beaching

helicopter assistance and pick-up, including:

communicating with helicopter

evacuating from ship and survival craft

International Code of Signals (ICS), purpose and meaning of signals

International Maritime Organization (IMO) safety symbols

International Safety Management (ISM) Code, SMS plans, procedures, checklists and instructions

launching arrangements, including:

boat davits

float-free arrangements

free-fall

life raft davits

marine evacuation systems

rescue boat davits

lifeboat engine and accessories

maintenance procedures for survival craft and rescue boats

manoeuvring characteristics of survival craft and rescue boats

Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) amendments 2014

muster list

operation of survival craft and rescue boats, their launching appliances and arrangements and their equipment

principles concerning survival, including:

actions to be taken when aboard a survival craft

actions to be taken when called to survival craft stations

actions to be taken when in the water

actions to be taken when required to abandon ship

main dangers to survivors

training, drills and operational readiness

procedures and sequences for launching, carrying out pre-start engine checks and operating survival craft and rescue boats in a variety of sea and weather conditions

procedures for correctly operating and using lifesaving appliances and personal safety equipment on vessels and survival craft

relevant sections of applicable maritime regulations

relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation

rescue boat outboard engine

SOLAS regulations

strategies, including:

beaching survival craft

deploying exposure cover on an open lifeboat

handling survival craft in rough weather

maximising detectability of survival craft

rationing food and water

using rescue boat to marshal life rafts

using rescue boat to retrieve survivors in the sea

symptoms of hypothermia, its prevention and treatment

threats to survival on abandonment of a vessel and appropriate strategies for countering these threats

typical manoeuvring and engine characteristics for survival craft

types of emergency situations which may occur and precautions, including:

adverse reaction of dangerous goods and hazardous bulk materials

collision

explosion

fire

foundering

shifting of cargo

stranding

types of emergencies that require launching and operation of rescue boats, including:

abandon ship

man overboard

marshalling of survival craft

towing and rescue of survival craft from a shipwreck

types of survival craft, including:

lifeboats

life rafts

rescue boats

ways of maximising detectability and location of survival craft using radio lifesaving appliances, pyrotechnic distress signals, satellite emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) and search and rescue transponders (SARTs).

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.