TDMMF1107B SURVIVE AT SEA IN THE
EVENT OF VESSEL ABANDONMENT
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Modification History
Not applicable.
Unit Descriptor
UNIT DESCRIPTOR:
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to survive at sea in the event
of vessel abandonment. It includes practising survival techniques, operating
lifesaving and survival equipment, and participating in abandon vessel drills.
Note: Training and assessment may be customised to suit the applicable types
and size of vessels and the various survival craft and equipment carried by the
vessels to meet regulatory requirements.
Application of the Unit
Application of the The unit has applications in qualifications for all maritime deck
and engineering occupations and covers mandatory requirements
unit
in survival skills for all seafarers.
Licensing/Regulatory Information
Licensing/legislati The unit is consistent with the relevant maritime regulations
ve requirements describing mandatory requirements for familiarisation and basic
safety competency required for all seafarers. This includes
applicable sections of international, Commonwealth, State and
Territory Maritime licensing and regulatory requirements.
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Pre-Requisites
Not applicable.
Employability Skills Information
Not applicable.
Elements and Performance Criteria Pre-Content
Elements describe Performance Criteria describe the required performance needed
the essential
to demonstrate achievement of the element. Assessment of
outcomes of a unit performance is to be consistent with the Evidence Guide.
of competency.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
1 Practise
survival
techniques
The timing and sequence of individual survival actions are
appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions of
the emergency and minimise potential dangers and threats to
other survivors
Initial actions when boarding survival craft enhance chance
of survival
Jumps safely from a height into the water in accordance with
established survival practice
Swims while wearing a life-jacket and floats without a
life-jacket in accordance with established survival practice
Inverted liferaft is righted while wearing a life-jacket in
accordance with established survival practice
Appropriate handling strategies are applied to manoeuvre
survival craft in rough weather and sea conditions
Sea anchors and drogues are deployed in accordance with
accepted nautical practice
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PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
ELEMENT
1 Practise
survival
techniques
(continued)
Signs of hypothermia are identified and treated in accordance
with accepted survival medical practice
(Where applicable) exposure cover is deployed on survival
craft in accordance with accepted survival practice and
manufacturer's instructions
Relevant first aid is administered in survival craft
Rationing of food is in accordance with accepted survival
practice
a Location and accessibility of lifesaving and survival
2 Operate
equipment is established
lifesaving and
survival
Survival craft are launched in a timely and effective manner
equipment
b Method of boarding survival craft is appropriate and avoids
dangers to other survivors
c Survival equipment is operated in accordance with
instructions and accepted survival practice
d Survival radio equipment is operated in accordance with
manufacturer's instructions and regulatory protocols
e Life-jacket and other lifesaving clothing are correctly used in
accordance with instructions
3 Participate in a
abandon
vessel drills
b
Abandon vessel musters and drills are attended in accordance
with regulatory requirements and company procedures
Action taken on identifying muster signals is appropriate to
the indicated emergency and complies with established
procedures
Information on the use of lifesaving equipment and
procedures to be followed in the event of the order to
abandon vessel is obtained and correctly interpreted
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Required Skills and Knowledge
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE
This describes the knowledge required for this unit.
1
Relevant maritime regulations dealing with survival at sea following
abandonment of vessel
Relevant OH&S legislation and policies
SOLAS regulations
Emergency muster and abandon vessel signals
Importance of being ready for any shipboard emergency
Procedures for emergency response on board vessels, including abandoning
vessel
Initial actions for survival on abandonment of vessel as summarised in maritime
survival publications such as the AMSA publication 'Survival at Sea - a Training
and Instruction Manual'
Value of training and emergency drills for enhancing chances of survival at sea
Location of lifesaving appliances on a vessel
10 Construction, outfit and particular characteristics of various types of applicable
survival craft
11 Equipment found in survival craft, its function and the procedures for its use
12 Procedures for correctly operating and using lifesaving appliances and personal
safety equipment on board vessels and survival craft, and specifically:
a
donning a life-jacket and using a life-jacket light and whistle
b donning an immersion suit (where applicable)
c
deployment of a mob combination light and smoke float
d use of hand-held pyrotechnics
e
use of hydrostatic releases
launching survival craft
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REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE
14 Threats to survival on abandonment of a vessel and appropriate strategies for
countering these threats
15 Ways of maximising detectability and location of survival craft using
pyrotechnic distress signals, portable VHF radios, satellite EPIRBs and SARTs
16 IMO safety symbols
17 Procedures for the rationing of food and water in survival craft
18 Personal protective clothing and equipment - its purpose and use
19 Symptoms of hypothermia, its prevention and treatment and the related use of
protective covers and garments such as immersion suits and thermal protective
aids
20 Maritime communication techniques
REQUIRED SKILLS
This describes the basic skills required for this unit.
1
Communicate effectively with other personnel and passengers during simulated
and real abandon vessel musters and emergencies
Read and interpret instructions on emergency procedures and on the use of
lifesaving and survival equipment
Collect, manage and interpret information on the use of lifesaving equipment
and procedures to be followed in the event of the order to abandon vessel
Recognise and interpret muster signals appropriately for the indicated
emergency
Plan the timing and sequence of individual survival actions to be appropriate to
the prevailing circumstances and conditions of the emergency and minimise
potential dangers and threats to other survivors
Work collaboratively with other shipboard personnel and passengers during an
emergency
Carry out calculations involved in rationing food and water
Make appropriate estimates and calculations involved when in charge of
survival craft
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REQUIRED SKILLS
9
Determine the type and extent of an emergency and determine the appropriate
survival action to be taken
10 Right an inverted liferaft
11 Ration food and water
12 Identify hypothermia and provide appropriate treatment
13 Deploy and use survival craft during a simulated emergency.
14 Operate survival radio equipment
15 Don various thermal protective aids, life-jacket and other lifesaving clothing
Evidence Guide
Evidence Guide
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The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction
with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement
and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package.
1 Critical aspects Assessment must confirm appropriate knowledge and skills to:
of evidence
a Practise survival techniques in suitably simulated situations
required to
demonstrate
competency in b Operate and use the various types of survival equipment
typically found on applicable vessels in suitably simulated
this unit
situations
c
Participate in abandon vessel musters and drills
Communicate effectively with others as required when
operating survival craft and ancillary survival equipment
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Evidence Guide
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2 Evidence
required for
demonstration
of consistent
performance
Performance is demonstrated consistently over a period of
time and in a suitable range of contexts
Consistently applies underpinning knowledge and skills
when:
1 participating in simulated emergency response musters
and drills
2 operating survival equipment
3 applying safety precautions relevant to survival
operations
4 assessing operational capability of survival craft and
equipment
Shows evidence of application of relevant workplace
procedures, including:
1 relevant maritime regulations
2 OH&S regulations and hazard prevention policies and
procedures
3 accepted survival procedures and maritime survival
practice
4 relevant manufacturer's guidelines relating to the
operation and use of survival equipment, including
instructions on equipment capability and limitations
Action is taken promptly to address any problems that may
arise when following vessel abandonment procedures
Work is completed systematically with required attention to
detail
Recognises and adapts appropriately to cultural differences
in the workplace, including modes of behaviour and
interactions between crew and others
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Evidence Guide (continued)
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Context of
3 assessment
Assessment of competency must comply with the assessment
requirements of the relevant maritime regulations
Assessment of this unit must be undertaken within relevant
marine authority approved and audited arrangements by a
registered training organisation:
1 As a minimum, assessment of knowledge must be
conducted through appropriate written/oral examinations,
and
2 Appropriate practical assessment must occur:
i
at the registered training organisation; and/or
ii in a suitable training pool
iii on an appropriate working or training vessel
Access is required to opportunities to:
4
Specific
resources required
a carry out a range of suitably simulated practical and
for assessment
knowledge assessments that demonstrate the skills and
knowledge to abandon vessel and survive at sea; and/or
b
participate in vessel musters and drills in appropriately
simulations of maritime conditions; and/or
participate in abandon vessel simulations and drills on board
an operational commercial or training vessel
Note: Simulated abandon vessel and survival situations and
assessments may require access to survival equipment
typically found on the coastal or ocean-going vessels
concerned, a training pool with jumping platform or
equivalent and immersion suits (where applicable).
Assessments must be conducted in accordance with relevant
OH&S requirements. Protective clothing must be worn in
accordance with current maritime practices and Australian
standards. At least one assessor must hold a current
lifesaving qualification appropriate for in-water training and
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Evidence Guide (continued)
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assessment exercises
Range Statement
Range Statement
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The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for
different work environments and situations that may affect performance.
VARIABLE
1.
SCOPE
GENERAL CONTEXT
a. Work must be
carried out:
in compliance with the relevant maritime regulations.
b. Work is
performed:
in response to abandon vessel alarms and follow a prescribed
range of survival procedures either individually or in a team
environment with some accountability for the safety of self
and others. This includes response to abandon vessel musters
in both simulated and real emergency circumstances.
c. Work involves: 1
2.
the use of known and defined survival procedures and
techniques across a variety of maritime survival contexts.
WORKSITE ENVIRONMENT
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Range Statement
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a Vessel may
include:
1 any Australian or international commercial vessel
b Emergencies
that may lead
to
abandonment
of vessel
include:
1 collision resulting in damage to the integrity of the vessel's
hull
2 fire
3 foundering
4 flooding of vessel's compartments
1 by day or night
c Vessel
abandonment
may take place: 2 under normal and adverse conditions of sea and weather
3 while underway
4 while hove to
5 while anchored or moored
6 in appropriately simulated situations
Range Statement (continued)
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SCOPE
VARIABLE
d Dependent on
the size and
operating
range of the
vessel its
1 inflatable liferafts
2 solid liferafts
3 floats
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Range Statement (continued)
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survival craft
may include:
4 free-fall lifeboats
5 davit-launched lifeboats
e Lifesaving and 1
survival
equipment may 2
include:
3
life-jackets
life-buoys
hard hats
immersion suits and other thermal protective aids
rocket line throwing appliances
pyrotechnic distress signals
GMDSS survival craft VHF radios
satellite emergency position indicating radio beacons
(EPIRBs)
search and rescue transponders (SARTs)
10 whistles
1 batteries for detectors, radios, beacons, etc.
Consumable
materials and
items that may 2 flares
be used in
3 survival rations
lifesaving
equipment may
include:
1 swimming in a life-jacket
g In-water
survival
techniques may 2 towing with a life-jacket
include:
3 remaining afloat without a life-jacket
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Range Statement (continued)
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4 donning a life-jacket in water
5 righting an upturned liferaft
6 boarding a liferaft
7 the group huddle
8 heat escape lessening posture
Range Statement (continued)
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VARIABLE
h Threats to
survival after
abandoning
vessel may
include:
cold water shock
hypothermia
psychological response to disaster
loss of will to live
sea sickness
dehydration
injuries
starvation
Documentation 1
and records
2
may include:
3
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relevant maritime regulations
SOLAS regulations
AMSA publication 'Survival at Sea - a Training and
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Range Statement (continued)
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instructions from official search and rescue authorities
vessel's procedures for emergency response, including
abandoning vessel
manufacturer's instructions for the use of survival craft and
equipment
instructions of relevant maritime authorities related to
survival at sea
relevant OH&S legislation, codes of practice, policies and
procedures
relevant Australian and international standards
1
Applicable
legislation,
regulations and
codes may
include:
Relevant maritime regulations, including
i
relevant sections of State and Territory maritime
regulations, NSCV and USL Code
ii IMO STCW 95 Convention and Code dealing with
survival at sea and use of survival craft and equipment
iii relevant sections of AMSA Marine Orders dealing with
survival at sea and use of survival craft and equipment
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulations
relevant international, Commonwealth, State and Territory
OH&S legislation
Unit Sector(s)
Not applicable.
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Field
Field MF
Operational Quality and Safety
Relationship to other units
Relationship to
other units
The unit may be assessed in conjunction with other units that
relate to the functions of the occupation(s) concerned
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