MEM50004 Maintain quality of environment by following marina codes

Release: 1

MEM50004 Maintain quality of environment by following marina codes

Modification History

Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to MEM50004B Maintain quality of environment by following marina codes

Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required for workers in the industry controlling pollution through the limitation, capture and disposal of pollutants in the marine environment when working on or around recreational vessels and relates to workplaces in which vessels are built, repaired, stored, sold and transported.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Band:	A

Unit Weight:	1

Pre-requisite Unit

MEM13015	Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering
MEM16006	Organise and communicate information
MEM50003	Follow work procedures to maintain the marine environment

Competency Field

Boating services

Elements and Performance Criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.	Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
1	Determine job requirements	1.1	Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
1.2	Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
1.3	Select and use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
1.4	List tasks to be conducted or consult work instructions to establish work requirements
1.5	Inspect vessel to be maintained visually to establish any particular potential pollutants
1.6	Identify potential pollutants that may be produced as a result of the work
2	Select work area and method	2.1	Identify possible work areas for the work and select to conform to marina/slipway codes and local environmental regulations and to minimise risk of pollution
2.2	Select work method, equipment and materials to minimise impact on the environment
2.3	Identify pollution control measures and implement
3	Dispose of potential pollutants	3.1	Classify potential pollutants, separate and collect appropriate to the recycling, treatment or storage system adopted by the business
3.2	Dispose of collected pollutants in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures
4	Support implementation of marina and slipway environment management plans	4.1	Follow workplace designated procedures for marina and slipway management
4.2	Communicate observations of the effects of the management plan and recommend implementation improvements to appropriate personnel
4.3	Participate in the implementation of the environment management plan

Foundation Skills

This section describes those required skills (reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) that are essential to workplace performance in this unit of competency.

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

Range of Conditions

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.
Pollutants include one (1) or more of the following:	wastewater, including bilge/black/grey/storm/cleaning water paint, including fumes and overspray anti-fouling flakes or solution sand or grit from blasting/cleaning fuel or oil spills discharges of emulsified oil domestic waste noise smoke and fumes

Unit Mapping Information

Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to MEM50004B Maintain quality of environment by following marina codes

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=b7050d37-5fd0-4740-8f7d-3b7a49c10bb2