Elements and Performance Criteria

RANGE STATEMENT
The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicized wording, if used in the Performance Criteria, is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs if the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.
Codes of practice/ standards
Where reference is made to industry codes of practice, and/or Australian/international standards, the latest version must be used.
Types of legislation include:
AS 2550.1 Safe use of Cranes
Norsok Standard R-003 - Safe use of lifting equipment
Offshore Petroleum Act 2006
National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority Safety Case Guidelines September 2004
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Management of Safety on Offshore Facilities) Regulations 1996
Statutory Rules 1996 No. 298 as amended
Other:
OMHEC Training Standard (OHMEC TS 11 March 2003)
http://www.mms.gov/regcompliance/PDFs/GL-I_2005.pdf
http://www.ogp.org.uk/pubs/376.pdf
EN12079
IMO Circular 860
DNV 2.7-1 & 2.7-2
Job requirements
Job requirements include:
work instructions
work plans
equipment specifications
company specific lifting standards and safe working procedures
Context
The facilities that may be utilised for assessment include but are not limited to FPSOs, MODUs, Fixed Platforms, Dive Support Vessels, and FSUs but does not include Derrick Barges
Types of cranes may include:
Derrick
Slewing Pedestal
Bridge and Gantry
Knuckleboom
Mobile Slewing Crane
Types of environments
Types of environments may include:
day and night operations
facilities subject to helicopter operations
tropical and temperate climatic conditions
emergency lifts
multi-crane operations including intersecting radii
restricted radius
active hydrocarbon production
active drilling operations
exploration activities
diving support
blind lifts
personnel transfer
engineered lifts
Trial lift
Trial lifts may be conducted to ensure:
stability of load is not compromised
load is not near capacity of crane
load is not of unusual proportions
Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)
All operations to which this unit applies are subject to stringent health, safety and environment requirements, which may be imposed through State or Federal Petroleum legislation and Navigation Act legislation, and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between Performance Criteria and HSE requirements, the HSE requirements take precedence.
Regulatory bodies which may serve to affect this standard include:
National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA)
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)
State/Territory OSH Regulatory bodies,
Department of Transport and Regional Services (DOTARS)
Relationship to Major Hazard Facility Legislation
Organisations within the offshore petroleum industry may find themselves falling under the provisions of various Major Hazard Facilities legislation. In developing this unit consideration has been given to the requirements of Sections 8 and 9 of the National Standard for the Control of Major Hazard Facilities [NOHSC:1014(2002)] and the National Code of Practice for the Control of Major Hazard Facilities [NOHSC:2016(1996)].
This unit will assist individuals to meet some of their obligations under the relevant State or Territory legislation. Responsibility for appropriate contextualisation and application of the unit to ensure compliance however, remains with the individual organisation.

EVIDENCE GUIDE
The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment
Assessment for this unit of competency will be by way of demonstration under workplace conditions. The unit will be assessed in as holistic a manner as is practical and may be integrated with the assessment of other relevant units of competency. Assessment will occur over a range of situations which can include a variety of operational circumstances.
Initial knowledge and skill may be assessed through appropriate simulations which must, as closely as possible, approximate actual workplace conditions and circumstances, and should be based on the actual facility. Assessments should include explanatory 'walk- throughs' of the relevant competency components.
This unit of competency requires a significant body of knowledge which will be assessed through questioning and the use of 'what-if' scenarios both in the facility (during demonstration of normal operations and "walk-throughs" of abnormal operations) and off the site.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Competence must be demonstrated in the ability to recognise and analyse potential situations requiring action and then in implementing appropriate corrective action. The emphasis should be on the ability to stay out of trouble rather than on recovery from a disaster.
Consistent performance should be demonstrated. In particular look to see that:
early warning signs of equipment/processes needing attention or with potential problems are recognised
the range of possible causes can be identified and analysed and the most likely cause determined
appropriate action is taken to ensure a timely return to full performance
obvious problems in related operating areas are recognised and an appropriate contribution made to their solution.
These aspects may be best assessed using a range of scenarios/case studies/what-ifs as the stimulus with a walk-through forming part of the response. These assessment activities should include a range of problems, including new, unusual and improbable situations, which may have been generated from the past incident history of the crane, incidents on similar cranes around the world, hazard analysis activities and similar sources.

Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment will require:
access to a working offshore crane in an on-site environment over a range of situations
use of an accurately simulated environment where appropriate, to assess underpinning knowledge and skills
A bank of scenarios/case studies/what-ifs will be required as will a bank of questions which will be used to probe the reasoning behind the observable actions.

Method of assessment
In all workplace environments it may be appropriate to assess this unit concurrently with other relevant units.

Guidance information for assessment
Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the oracy, language and literacy capacity of the assessee and the work being performed.