MARN014 — Plan and manage safe loading, unloading, securing and stowage of cargo

Elements & performance criteria

Performance evidence

• applying international regulations, codes and standards concerning the safe handling, stowage, securing and transport of cargo
• applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and work practices
• communicating clearly and effectively, establishing effective communications and improving working relationships
• conducting and recording tests and inspections of cargo handling equipment according to regulations and organisational procedures
• conducting loading and unloading operations of cargo and heavy cargo to ensure safe stowage of cargo, vessel stability, trim and stress limitations are not exceeded at any time
• correctly identifying safety data sheets (SDS)/material safety data sheets (MSDS), relevant cargo-related hazards to vessel and personnel, and taking appropriate action according to organisational procedures
• developing effective planning documents and providing high-quality reports that conform international regulations
• ensuring currency of relevant regulatory and legislative knowledge
• establishing procedures for safe cargo handling according to provisions of the relevant instruments, such as: • International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, • International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code • International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) 73/78 Annexes III and V • International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (ISGOTT) • other relevant information
• interpreting and applying knowledge of bulk carriers, containers and container ships, chemical and oil tanker, and liquefied gas tanker layouts, platform supply vessels, roll-on and roll-off (ro-ro) carriers, cargo features, and characteristics applying available shipboard data related to loading, care and unloading of cargo
• reading and interpreting cargo handling documentation
• recognising problems and hazards that can arise when managing safety on chemical and oil tankers, and liquefied gas tankers, taking appropriate remedial action and initiating appropriate solutions
• using draft survey methods to determine cargo quantities and vessel displacement
• using stability and trim diagrams, and stress-calculating equipment to keep hull stress and stability within acceptable limits at all times

Knowledge evidence

• application of ventilation requirements for various cargo
• bulk carrier, chemical and oil tanker layouts, and liquefied gas tanker layouts, cargo features and characteristics, common structural rules and design limitations
• cargo care operations, including: • checking cargo lashings • maintaining ventilation requirements • monitoring cargo temperatures liable to spontaneous combustion • monitoring refrigerated cargo temperatures
• cargo handling documentation, including: • bills of lading • cargo gear register • cargo plan • letter of protest • logbook • ship/shore safety and security checklists
• cargo handling incidents or emergencies, including: • cargo shift • damaged cargo • damaged dangerous goods and escaping cargo or fumes • failure of cargo handling equipment, including lashings • failure of refrigeration machinery • fire in cargo spaces • incorrect ventilation • incorrectly stowed cargo • spontaneous combustion
• cargo plan, including: • allocating cargo containers requiring refrigeration appropriate spaces • avoiding incompatible cargo stowage • calculations relating to stability and stress • ensuring cargo is evenly distributed to maintain acceptable trim at all phases of the voyage • ensuring the loading/unloading sequence is in accordance with agreed cargo plan • loading cargo manifest • observing regulations relating to hazardous material/dangerous goods handling and stowage • cargo stowage plan
• chemical tankers, including tank cleaning and control of pollution in chemical tankers
• compliance with the minimum freeboard requirements of the load line regulations
• confined space entry procedures
• dangerous goods classification, signage, stowage and segregation requirements under the IMDG Code and relevant Marine Orders
• effect on trim and stability of cargo and cargo operations
• gas tankers, including cargo operations in gas tankers
• hazards and control measures and additional safety measures associated with: • bulk carriers • chemical and oil tanker • liquefied gas tanker cargo operations
• information and equipment, including: • automatic databased (ADB) equipment • ballasting and deballasting procedures, including ballast water management convention • bulk cargo codes • calculations relating to drafts, deadweight, stability, trim and stress • cargo and lashing codes • IMSBC Code, MARPOL 73/78 Annexes III and V and other relevant information, including Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and Notices relating to cargo carriage, loading and unloading • IMDG Code • international regulations, codes and standards concerning the safe handling, stowage, securing and transport of cargo • relevant sections of maritime regulations, codes and conventions related to chemical and oil tankers, and liquefied gas tankers • requirements for loading and care of various cargo types • requirements for the carriage of grain, grain stability and timber cargo • shipboard data, including drawings, load limitations and safe working loads • stability and trim diagrams • stress-calculating equipment
• loading and unloading operations with special regard to the transport of cargo identified in the Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing
• loading cargo and ballasting to keep hull stress within acceptable limits
• maintenance required for cargo handling equipment and hatch covers
• methods and safeguards when fumigating hold
• oil tanker operations and related pollution prevention regulations
• preparation requirements for loading, including: • checking hatch covers for damage and ensuring watertight integrity of hatches • checking holds to ensure they are clean, dry and free of odour • checking bilges and bilge systems are operational before sealing cargo stowages • covering bilges with tarpaulins/wrappers before loading, as required • ensuring survey certification for all cargo handling equipment is valid and cargo record book is available for inspection • following confined space entry procedures, as required • inspecting access arrangements in holds to ensure they are in a safe condition • reviewing supplies of dunnage, mats and cargo-securing equipment to ensure sufficient are available
• procedures for receiving and delivering cargo
• relevant firefighting operations and the use of firefighting equipment
• shear forces, bending moments and torsional moments
• stability, trim and stress records
• stowage and securing of cargo onboard vessels, cargo-handling gear, and securing and lashing equipment, including timber deck cargo
• WHS/OHS requirements and work practices

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