Division 1 Specific competences and assessment situations
United Kingdom
Examiners are free to decide about the content of the individual examination elements. Examiners shall test 20 out of 25 category I elements.
Examiners shall test 8 out of 12 category II elements.
Applicants can reach 10 points in each element as a maximum result.
For category I, applicants must reach a minimum of 7 out of 10 points in each element. For category II, applicants must reach a minimum total score of 40 points.
| No | Competences | Examination elements | Category I-II |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.1.1 | use materials available on board such as winches, bollards, ropes and wires considering relevant work safety measures including the use of personal protective and rescue equipment; | I |
| 2 | 0.1.2 | connect and disconnect push/barge combinations using the required equipment and materials; | I |
| 3 | 0.1.2 | use equipment and materials available on board for coupling operations considering relevant work safety measures including the use of personal protective and rescue equipment; | I |
| 4 | 0.1.3 | demonstrate anchor manoeuvres; | I |
| 5 | 0.1.3 | use equipment and materials available on board for anchoring operations considering relevant work safety measures including the use of personal protective and rescue equipment; | I |
| 6 | 0.1.4 | secure the watertightness of the craft; | I |
| 7 | 0.1.4 | work according to the checklist on deck and in the living quarters such as waterproofing and securing of the hatches and holds; | I |
| 8 | 0.1.5 | explain and demonstrate the applicable procedures to deck crew member while passing locks, weirs and bridges; | II |
| 9 | 0.1.6 | handle and maintain the craft’s day and night marking system, signs and sound signals; | I |
| 10 | 0.3.3 | use methods to determine the amount of cargo loaded or discharged; | II |
| 11 | 0.3.3 | calculate the amount of liquid cargo using the soundings or tank tables, or both; | II |
| 12 | 0.4.1 | operate and control the machinery in the engine room following procedures; | I |
| 13 | 0.4.1 | explain safe function, operation and maintenance of the bilge and ballast system including: reporting incidents associated with transfer operations and ability to correctly measure and report tank levels; | II |
| 14 | 0.4.1 | prepare and operate shut-off-operations of the engines after operation; | I |
| 15 | 0.4.1 | operate pumping bilge, ballast and cargo pumping systems; | I |
| 16 | 0.4.1 | use hydraulic and pneumatic systems; | I |
| 17 | 0.4.2 | use switchboard; | I |
| 18 | 0.4.2 | use shore supply; | I |
| 19 | 0.4.3 | apply safe working procedures in maintenance and repair of engines and equipment; | I |
| 20 | 0.4.5 | maintain and to take care of pumps, piping systems, bilge- and ballast systems; | II |
| 21 | 0.5.1 | clean all accommodation spaces, the wheelhouse and keeping the household in a proper way complying with the rules of hygiene including responsibility for their own accommodation space; | II |
| 22 | 0.5.1 | clean the engine rooms and engines using the appropriate cleansing materials; | I |
| 23 | 0.5.1 | clean and to preserve the outer parts, the hull and the decks of the craft in the correct order using the appropriate materials according to environmental rules; | II |
| 24 | 0.5.1 | take care of the craft and household waste disposal according to environmental rules; | II |
| 25 | 0.5.2 | maintain and take care of all technical equipment according to technical instructions and use maintenance programmes (including digital); | I |
| 26 | 0.5.3 | use and store ropes and wires according to safe working practices and rules; | II |
| 27 | 0.5.4 | splice wires and ropes, apply knots according to their use and maintain wires and ropes; | I |
| 28 | 0.6.1 | use required technical and nautical terms as well as terms related to social aspects in standardised communication phrases; | I |
| 29 | 0.7.1 | prevent dangers related to on board hazards; | I |
| 30 | 0.7.1 | prevent activities which might be hazardous to personnel or craft; | I |
| 31 | 0.7.2 | use personal protective equipment; | I |
| 32 | 0.7.3 | use swimming skills for rescue operations; | II |
| 33 | 0.7.3 | use rescue equipment in the case of rescue operations and rescue and transport a casualty; | II |
| 34 | 0.7.4 | keep escape routes free; | II |
| 35 | 0.7.5 | use emergency communication and alarm systems and equipment; | I |
| 36 | 0.7.6, 0.7.7 | apply various methods of firefighting and extinguish equipment and fixed installations; | I |
| 37 | 0.7.8 | perform medical first aid. | I |