MARH037 — Plan and navigate a passage for a vessel up to 100 metres

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What an assessment for MARH037 must cover

84 assessable components: 4 elements (28 performance criteria), 23 performance evidence and 33 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Plan passage

1.1Navigational charts, nautical publications and related documentation are accessed and checked for currency
1.2Documentation is used to identify navigational hazards relevant to proposed voyage
1.3Route for voyage is determined and critical points along proposed route of voyage are identified and plotted
1.4Potential navigational contingencies and problems along planned route are identified and appropriate strategies for dealing with them are developed and recorded
1.5Weather forecasts are obtained and interpreted, and weather and sea condition hazards relevant to proposed voyage are identified prior to departure
1.6Route is modified as required to take into account weather and sea condition hazards
1.7Planned route for voyage and strategies for dealing with critical situations and contingencies along route are recorded

2 Conduct a pre-departure check

2.1Propulsion steering equipment and alarms are tested for serviceability and vessel hull is checked for seaworthiness
2.2Wheelhouse equipment and alarms are checked to ensure they are in proper working condition and set for passage
2.3Wheelhouse equipment is checked for errors and allowances are made in planning passage
2.4Fuel is checked to ensure that there is adequate fuel, including a reserve, on board for the intended passage
2.5Safety equipment is checked for compliance with relevant legislation
2.6Communication equipment is checked to ensure it is in proper working condition
2.7Anchoring and mooring equipment is checked to ensure it is in proper working condition
2.8Vessel and equipment are secured for sea
2.9Latest weather information is obtained and interpreted, and proposed route is modified as required to take into account weather and sea condition hazards

3 Conduct passage

3.1Local authorities are advised of departure and passage plan
3.2Mode of steering is selected appropriate for prevailing weather, sea and traffic conditions, and intended manoeuvres
3.3Weather forecasts and observations of sea and weather conditions are used to determine vessel speed and direction
3.4Information from wheelhouse equipment is interpreted to identify navigational hazards and fix vessel position
3.5Alterations to vessel course or speed are made to meet prevailing circumstances and changing conditions
3.6Navigational manoeuvres are conducted within safe operational limits of vessel
3.7Details of passage are recorded in vessel log according to regulations

4 Fix vessel position

4.1Primary position fixing method is selected according to navigational principles and prevailing conditions
4.2Position is fixed using selected method and information derived from relevant wheelhouse equipment
4.3Position is recorded according to regulations
4.4Fixes are taken at time intervals appropriate for prevailing navigational conditions
4.5Performance checks of position fixing instruments and wheelhouse equipment are carried out according to organisational procedures and manufacturer instructions

Performance evidence

applying hazard avoidance techniques in passage planning
applying variation and deviation to compass courses
completing required records relevant to planning and navigating a passage
conducting a pre-departure check, including: - anchoring and mooring equipment - communications equipment: - very high frequency (VHF) and high frequency (HF) radios - ensuring vessel and equipment are secured for sea - fuel - propulsion equipment and alarms - safety equipment: - distress flares or pyrotechnics - electronic position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) - firefighting equipment - lifejackets - life rafts and hydrostatic release systems - steering equipment and alarms - vessel hull - wheelhouse equipment and alarms, including: - alarm devices including bilge, depth, off-course, radar range and watch alarms - automatic identification system (AIS) - automatic pilot - echo sounder - electronic charts - global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver - magnetic compasses - plotters - radar - speed and distance log
determining times and heights of: - high and low water from Australian tide tables for any port and the relevance of chart datum - tides at standard and secondary ports for any state of tide
developing a passage plan taking into account: - anticipated weather conditions - courses to steer - depths of water throughout passage - estimated time of arrival (ETA) at destination - knowledge of navigation markers during passage - tidal information
developing effective planning documents
estimating position using dead reckoning
fixing a vessel’s position using: - electronic navigational systems - radar ranges or bearings - running fix - simultaneous bearings and transits of coastal features
interpreting and applying tidal stream data
laying off a safe course on a chart
maintaining situational awareness
observing and interpreting weather and sea state conditions
producing accurate and reliable documentation
reading and interpreting: - charts and other published information relevant to planning and navigating a passage - instrument and equipment readings relevant to planning and navigating a passage
reading aneroid barometer and interpreting information obtained
recognising and correctly responding to cross-track error resulting from effects of tide and wind
recognising faulty navigation equipment and taking appropriate actions according to operating instructions
recognising problems that may be experienced when planning and navigating a passage
selecting and switching between modes of steering
selecting and using relevant equipment required for planning and navigating a passage
using meteorological information available
using parallel indexing to maintain a required distance of a point of land.

Knowledge evidence

Australian tide tables and sailing directions
basic meteorological terms
effects of current and of leeway on course and speed of vessel (without calculations) and recognising the presence of either or both factors
factors to be considered when conducting a passage, including: - buoyage - navigational hazards - overall passage plan requirements - prevailing weather and sea conditions - proximity and course of other vessels
Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait Vessel Traffic Service (REEFVTS) and Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait Ship Reporting System (REEFREP)
information given on a chart or plan, particularly buoyage, hazards to navigation, depth and nature of bottom, lights, tides and tidal streams
interpreting set and drift of current from information available on chart
measuring distance on a chart
method of finding variation from chart
modes of steering, including: - automatic pilot - emergency steering – manual, or electric or hydraulic
Modernised Australian Ship Tracking and Reporting System (MASTREP)
navigational charts, title block, Zone of Confidence diagrams and datums, nautical publications and related documentation, including: - electronic chart display and information systems (ECDISs) - electronic charting systems (ECS) - electronic navigation & electronic charts - Notice to Mariners - paper charts - temporary warning notices - tide tables - weather reports and warnings
navigational hazards, including: - restricted visibility - shoals and reefs - traffic - unlit beacons
obtaining bearings on small vessels
ocean currents
procedures to determine compass accuracy by methods appropriate to the standards of watchkeeping when beyond sight of land
recognition of coastal features
relating coastal features to a chart
relationship between: - compass, magnetic, true and gyro courses and bearings - latitude and longitude - relative bearings
selection of suitable: - anchorage or shelter - points for bearings - primary position fixing method
sound signals, such as: - appropriate signals for alteration of course to port or starboard - danger warnings - moving astern
sources of weather forecasts and interpretation of that information in simple terms
traffic separation schemes
use and application of ship routeing services
use and limitations on use of electronic position fixing equipment found on small vessels
use of a deviation card without mathematical interpolation
using a single position line
using modern electronic navigational aids to determine vessel position
using rhumb line navigation
using soundings in determining position
using terrestrial observations to determine vessel position individually or in combination with other methods
weather, including: - air masses and cold and warm fronts - cloud classifications - conditions affecting Australian coast liable to endanger vessel - cyclones, storms and gales - effects on predicted tidal information - heat exchange process - pressure systems - sea state - synoptic chart analysis
work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and safe work practices.

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