MARK007Handle a vessel up to 12 metres

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What an assessment for MARK007 must cover

79 assessable components: 4 elements (19 performance criteria), 22 performance evidence and 38 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 Handle vessel in normal conditions

  • 1.1Features of vessel that relate to its handling characteristics are recognised
  • 1.2Details of manoeuvres are communicated to relevant personnel clearly and concisely using standard maritime vocabulary
  • 1.3Situational awareness is maintained to ensure safety of manoeuvres
  • 1.4Manoeuvres are completed to meet passage requirements
  • 1.5Propulsion equipment is used and monitored to assist in completing manoeuvres safely
  • 1.6Safe operating limits of propulsion and steering equipment are not exceeded

2 Handle vessel in adverse weather conditions

  • 2.1Nature of adverse weather conditions is identified and potential impact on the manoeuvrability of the vessel is determined
  • 2.2Appropriate action is determined to ensure the safety of the vessel
  • 2.3Correct use of propulsion equipment is established to assist in completing manoeuvres safely
  • 2.4Safe operating limits of propulsion and steering equipment are not exceeded
  • 2.5Situational awareness is maintained at all times to review actions and ensure the safety of the vessel

3 Handle vessel in emergencies

  • 3.1Nature of emergency is established and required action is determined
  • 3.2Risks to vessel and safety of persons on board are assessed and safety of required action is confirmed
  • 3.3Details of actions are communicated to relevant personnel clearly and concisely using standard maritime vocabulary
  • 3.4Appropriate manoeuvres are made during the emergency to maintain the safety of the vessel and those on board, and any other vessels or persons involved
  • 3.5Propulsion equipment is used and monitored to assist in completing manoeuvres safely
  • 3.6Safe operating limits of propulsion and steering equipment are not exceeded

4 Tow and be towed

  • 4.1Preparations for towing are made safely according to established nautical practice
  • 4.2Correct towing procedures and precautions are applied when towing and being towed

Performance evidence

  • anchoring a vessel
  • applying work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and work practices
  • handling a disabled or partially disabled vessel
  • manoeuvring a vessel to:
  • berth and leave a berth
  • come to and leave a mooring
  • maintain a steady course
  • retrieve a person overboard
  • steer astern
  • turn short around
  • turn a vessel across the tide and across the wind
  • maintaining situational awareness
  • towing and being towed
  • undertaking preparations for towing, including:
  • briefing crew that include the task at hand and risks to persons on both vessels
  • ensuring means of communication between the two vessels is available
  • ensuring tow ropes are in good condition and of adequate strength and length for the proposed tow
  • ensuring tow line is of sufficient length to minimise shock loading on tow-line
  • making tow fast to the towing vessel to ensure steerage can be maintained
  • making provision for rapid slipping of the tow in emergency situations
  • preparing messenger ropes for passing tow lines
  • using clearly, concisely and appropriate standard maritime vocabulary when communicating with personnel

Knowledge evidence

  • adverse weather conditions, including:
  • fog and restricted visibility
  • tropical revolving storms
  • wind and sea conditions that may affect the safety of the vessel
  • avoidance of tropical revolving storm activity
  • elliptical turn
  • features of a vessel that relate to its handling characteristics, and their effects, including:
  • displacement and planing hulls
  • propellers
  • propulsion units, including:
  • jet units
  • inboard engines
  • outboard motors
  • rudders
  • trim and displacement
  • manoeuvring in the event of emergencies, including:
  • collision
  • disabled or partially disabled vessel
  • grounding
  • person overboard
  • manoeuvring characteristics of small power-driven vessels
  • manoeuvring a vessel in the vicinity of large vessels
  • manoeuvring to beach and re-float the vessel
  • manoeuvring a vessel in adverse weather conditions, including:
  • altering course to minimise the effect of wind and sea
  • berth and leave a berth in various wind and tidal conditions
  • deploying a sea anchor to keep vessel head to sea
  • heading to wind and sea to ride out the adverse weather
  • reduction of speed
  • seeking shelter
  • procedures for towing and being towed
  • stability of a small vessel and stability terms
  • techniques for crossing a coastal bar with and against the sea
  • techniques for handling a vessel in heavy swell and surf
  • trim and displacement
  • use of a sea anchor
  • Williamson turn
  • WHS/OHS requirements and work practices

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Questions about assessing MARK007

What does an assessment tool for MARK007 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MARK007 needs to address all 79 unit components: 4 elements with 19 performance criteria, 22 performance evidence requirements, 38 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for MARK007?

Auditori pulls the current release of MARK007 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.

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