MARF017 Follow work health and safety, and emergency procedures during mooring and unmooring activities

Release: 1

MARF017 Follow work health and safety, and emergency procedures during mooring and unmooring activities

Modification History

Release 1. New unit of competency.

Application

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to interpret and follow work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) policy and procedures, and emergency procedures during mooring and unmooring activities. This unit applies to people working in the maritime industry as a Linesperson as part of a mooring and unmooring team. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Pre-requisite Unit

Not applicable.

Competency Field

F – Operational Quality and Safety

Unit Sector

Not applicable.

Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENTS	PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
Elements describe the essential outcomes.	Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
1	Follow safety and hazard control procedures	1.1	Tests and inspections of ropes and equipment are conducted according to regulations and company procedures
1.2	Hazards are identified and action is taken to eliminate or minimise risk to personnel, port facilities, vessel and the environment
1.3	Safety precautions and hazard minimisation procedures and regulations are followed at all times during mooring or unmooring operations
1.4	Safe distance from snapback zones and demarcated area is maintained during tensioning and slackening of lines
1.5	Action is taken to secure vessel and to maintain safety of vessel and persons involved, in a mooring or unmooring incident
2	Use personal protective equipment	2.1	Personal protective equipment (PPE) is obtained and checked prior to commencement of operations according to company WHS/OHS policy and procedures
2.2	PPE is correctly used as required
2.3	PPE is correctly stored after use according to company procedures
3	Follow safety and emergency procedures	3.1	Wharf, port and vessel emergency procedures are accessed and implemented
3.2	Safety drills are conducted according to company procedures
3.3	Escape routes, and internal and external communications and alarm systems are correctly used according to regulatory requirements and established port procedures
3.4	Emergency communications, and alarm signals and systems are used according to port emergency procedures and regulatory requirements
4	Report safety incidents and emergencies	4.1	Safety incidents or emergencies that occur during mooring or unmooring operations are correctly and accurately recorded according to regulations and company procedures
4.2	Required reports on safety incidents or emergencies that occur during mooring or unmooring operations are prepared and referred to designated personnel according to regulations and company procedures

Foundation Skills

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Range of Conditions

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.
Hazards include one or more of the following:	crane movement faulty communications equipment inadequate lighting ship mooring lines and wires in poor condition wharf traffic
Personnel include one or more of the following:	mooring: launch and crew mooring supervisor wharf mooring personnel (bow) forward wharf mooring personnel (stern) aft pilot tug crew/s vessel crew
Safety precautions include:	checking: own personal fitness and medical wellbeing whereabouts of edge of wharf whereabouts of other members of mooring/unmooring team confirming availability of a personal flotation device on arrival at mooring operation keeping work area hazard-free obtaining and using required personal protective equipment (such as safety footwear, safety helmet, suitable gloves were appropriate, safety vest and reflective clothing, personal life vest, safety glasses) removing rings from fingers to avoid them being caught on steel wire ropes wearing suitable clothing
Hazard minimisation procedures include:	ensuring ropes and equipment have been tested and are in good condition placing warning signage in appropriate places testing equipment prior to operation
Mooring or unmooring operations include one or more of the following:	landing a gangway preparing a berth receiving heaving line from: a launch a vessel returning heaving line to a vessel unmooring and letting go a vessel working: by day or night in normal and emergency situations under any permissible conditions of weather at various shore-side terminals and wharves

Unit Mapping Information

This unit replaces and is equivalent to MARF1004A Follow work health and safety, and emergency procedures during shore-based mooring operations.

MARF1004A replaces and is equivalent to TDMMF6007A Follow OH&S and emergency procedures during shore-based mooring operations.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=772efb7b-4cce-47fe-9bbd-ee3b1d1eb4c2