MARK013 — Manoeuvre a vessel up to 100 metres
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What an assessment for MARK013 must cover
88 assessable components: 4 elements (25 performance criteria), 25 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 Manoeuvre vessel in normal conditions
- 1.1Features of vessel that relate to its handling characteristics are recognised
- 1.2Adequate resources are organised prior to and during operations
- 1.3Details of manoeuvres are communicated to relevant personnel clearly and concisely using standard maritime vocabulary
- 1.4Situational awareness is maintained to ensure safe manoeuvres
- 1.5Manoeuvres are completed in relevant conditions of tide and wind to meet passage requirements
- 1.6Propulsion equipment is used and monitored to assist in completing manoeuvres safely
- 1.7Appropriate alterations to vessel heading and power are made in response to operational environment
- 1.8Safe operating limits of propulsion and steering systems are not exceeded
2 Manoeuvre vessel in adverse weather conditions
- 2.1Nature of adverse weather conditions is identified and implications for vessel operations are evaluated
- 2.2Preparations are made and required precautions are taken to minimise risk and damage to vessel, personnel and time loss on passage
- 2.3Manoeuvres are adjusted to allow for weather and sea conditions, and to keep vessel in safe water
- 2.4Propulsion equipment is used and monitored to assist in completing actions safely
- 2.5Heading is maintained within acceptable limits
- 2.6Appropriate allowance is made for effects of deadweight, draft, trim, speed and underwater keel clearances during turning circles and stopping distance
- 2.7Safe operating limits of propulsion and steering equipment are not exceeded
- 2.8Situational awareness is maintained at all times to review actions and ensure safety of vessel
3 Manoeuvre vessel in emergencies
- 3.1Nature of emergency is established and required action is determined
- 3.2Risks to vessel and safety of persons onboard are assessed and safety of required action is confirmed
- 3.3Details of action are communicated to relevant personnel clearly and concisely using standard maritime vocabulary
- 3.4Appropriate manoeuvres are made during emergency to maintain safety of vessel and those onboard, and any other vessels or persons involved
- 3.5Propulsion equipment is used and monitored to assist in completing actions safely
- 3.6Safe operating limits of propulsion and steering equipment are not exceeded
- 3.7Special handling techniques are correctly applied during launching of boats or life rafts and rescues of persons overboard
4 Tow and be towed
- 4.1Preparations for towing are safely made according to established nautical practice
- 4.2Correct towing procedures and precautions are applied when towing and being towed
Performance evidence
- anchoring a vessel
- determining required actions for a range of emergency situations
- handling a disabled or partially disabled vessel
- issuing helm and engine orders
- maintaining situational awareness
- manoeuvring a vessel in normal and emergency situations
- anchor work
- astern movements
- berthing and leaving a berth
- coming to and leaving a mooring
- person overboard
- positioning vessel to safely launch boats or life rafts in bad weather
- steering astern through an ‘s’ configuration
- turn short around
- turning a vessel across the tide across the wind
- manoeuvring a vessel to embark or disembark a pilot
- manoeuvring in shallow water
- ensuring appropriate lights and shapes for the tow are available and in working order
- ensuring means of communication between the two vessels is available
- ensuring tow line is of sufficient length
- ensuring tow ropes are in good condition and of adequate strength for proposed tow
- making appropriate reports to authorities
- making provision for rapid slipping of tow in emergency situations
- making tow fast to towing vessel to ensure steerage is maintained
- preparing messenger ropes for passing tow lines
Knowledge evidence
- Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREG - Preventing collisions at sea) including:
- effects of deadweight, draught, trim, speed, under keel clearance, tide and current on vessel’s stopping distance and rate of turn
- interaction with passing vessels, squat, shallow water and banks effect
- manoeuvres assisting a vessel or aircraft in distress
- radio communications
- effects of displacement and planning hulls
- effects of inboard propulsion units
- effects of rudders and propellers
- factors that could adversely affect vessel safety during operations
- features of a vessel that relate to its handling characteristics
- launching boats or life rafts
- lessening drift and use of oil
- manoeuvres to:
- beach and re-float the vessel
- berth in a pen
- crossing a bar
- embarking and disembarking a pilot
- means of keeping a vessel out of a trough
- take on board survivors from lifeboats and life rafts
- nature of emergencies, including:
- collision
- damage to vessel
- disabled or partially disabled vessel
- fire
- grounding
- loss of steering gear
- person overboard
- precautions in manoeuvring or launching boats or life rafts in bad weather
- procedures for towing and being towed
- requirements for entering, departing and crossing a traffic separation scheme
- use of a sea anchor
- vessel in adverse weather conditions, including:
- bad weather
- fog and restricted visibility
- following and quartering seas
- heavy swell and surf
- wind and sea conditions that may affect safety of vessel
- work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and work practices.
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Questions about assessing MARK013
What does an assessment tool for MARK013 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MARK013 needs to address all 88 unit components: 4 elements with 25 performance criteria, 25 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 MARK013?
Auditori pulls the current release of MARK013 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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