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SEA SURVIVAL AND SEA SAFETY
Implement abandon ship activities and sea survival procedures

level:4

credit:3

planned review date:July 2006

sub-field:Maritime

purpose:People credited with this unit standard are able to plan, initiate and control abandon ship and sea survival activity; and monitor, evaluate and amend abandon ship and sea survival procedures.

entry information:Open.

accreditation option:Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.

moderation option:A centrally established and directed moderation system has been established by Competenz.

special notes:Enactments include: International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, Regulations II/2, II/3, II/4, 1978; International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS); Maritime Transport Act 1994; and Proficiency in Survival Craft (PISC), Regulation VI/1.

Abandon ship procedures are communicated to all personnel and passengers through the use of ‘Abandon Ship Drill’.

Abandon ship stations are communicated to all personnel and passengers.

Methods of raising alarm may be: verbal, phone, automatic, or manual bell or siren type systems.

The mix of personnel assigned to each craft will take into account the individual skills necessary for maximisation of survival.

Survival equipment may include: flares, radio beacons, fishing tackle, rope, first aid kit, water tight containers for fresh water and food, oars, sails, and emergency radio.

Elements and Performance Criteria

element 1

Plan and control abandon ship operations.

performance criteria

1.1Abandon ship plans are prepared in accordance with rules and regulations, and the expertise of persons from all levels.

1.2Plans are modified to eliminate deficiencies identified during simulations and drills.

1.3Reports from drills are collated and analysed, and modifications to plans are made according to deficiencies noted in the reports.

1.4Abandon ship procedures are controlled to ensure the safety of personnel and passengers in drills, simulations or incidents.

1.5Control is effected through the delegation of responsibility to officers who assign personnel and passengers to specific stations for abandon ship procedures.

element 2

Monitor abandon ship activity and the application of sea survival procedures.

Range:personnel are assigned to specific stations for abandon ship procedures; notices specifying individual stations to be displayed prominently throughout the ship.

performance criteria

2.1Personnel and passengers respond to abandon ship orders in accordance with ship's procedures, by proceeding to assigned stations.

2.2Emergency evacuation, shutdown and isolation of equipment, and plan are conducted in accordance with manufacturers' instructions and regulations.

2.3Personnel and passengers, including the injured, are accounted for.

2.4Reports are received from craft leaders on the state of readiness of their individual craft.

2.5Personal survival, and that of others including injured personnel, is maximised at all times.

2.6Survival equipment carried and clothing worn meets the extremes of the climatic conditions and its use complies with manufacturers' instructions.

Range:survival equipment includes – life jackets, survival craft exposure suits, immersion suits.

element 3

Evaluate abandon ship procedures

Range:performance in abandon ship procedures is monitored through the use of simulations requiring the application of abandon ship procedures.

performance criteria

3.1Drills and simulations are used to determine the optimum time for abandon ship procedures.

3.2Evaluation of abandon ship procedures is effected through the use of drills and simulations.

3.3Abandon ship procedures are modified and refined through the evaluation of post drill and simulation reports.

element 4

Manage the use of a survival craft.

Range:survival craft may be either lifeboats or life rafts.

performance criteria

4.1The launching and boarding of the survival craft is monitored to ensure that the launching complies with the ship's launching procedures.

Range:launch includes by hand or davit; boarding includes – prior to launching, through the use of ladders or scramble nets from the sea.

4.2The starting and operation of the survival craft engines comply with manufacturer's procedures and are maintained within operating parameters.

4.3Survival management procedures are implemented at the earliest opportunity and maintained until rescue.

4.4The use of the survival craft, and its equipment and resources, are designed to maximise the safety of life, assist rescue, and are in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.

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Please Note

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Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.

Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for providers wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.

This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0054 which can be accessed at

 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018