MARB042 — Manage reported defects, damage, repairs and maintenance of a vessel
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What an assessment for MARB042 must cover
69 assessable components: 5 elements (25 performance criteria), 22 performance evidence and 22 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 Define maintenance targets
- 1.1Compliance documentation relevant to maintaining the vessel is interpreted
- 1.2Vessel planned maintenance system is interpreted to establish maintenance activities and priorities, according to regulatory and organisational requirements
- 1.3Current maintenance practices are reviewed to evaluate efficiency, reliability and comparative cost-effectiveness
- 1.4Maintenance targets are set to ensure compliance and cost-effectiveness
2 Optimise maintenance management
- 2.1Objectives of maintenance are clearly defined and appropriate maintenance mechanisms are determined
- 2.2Preventative maintenance activities are forecast, scheduled and matched to resources to ensure work is completed on time and within budget
- 2.3Optimal cost balance between preventative and corrective maintenance activities is determined
- 2.4Priority system for preventative and corrective maintenance is developed based on critical analysis to maximise quality outcomes
- 2.5Maintenance plan is negotiated and agreed in consultation with relevant stakeholders
- 2.6Monitoring and reporting arrangements for maintenance activities are established and documented according to organisational procedures
- 2.7Risk management plan to identify, assess and control risks is incorporated into maintenance plan according to regulatory and organisational requirements
3 Organise support processes
- 3.1Resource requirements are determined and organised according to the maintenance plan
- 3.2Targets and milestones are identified and linked to the achievement of outcomes according to the maintenance plan
- 3.3Documentation and checklists associated with the implementation of the maintenance plan are prepared in established formats and distributed to relevant people
- 3.4Information related to the implementation of the maintenance plan is distributed according to organisational procedures
- 3.5Contingency arrangements for the implementation of the maintenance plan are identified
4 Monitor implementation of maintenance plan
- 4.1Progress is systematically monitored and variations to implementation of the maintenance plan are verified as required with relevant people
- 4.2Expenditure and resource usage are monitored and controlled to ensure objectives are achieved within specified parameters
- 4.3Coaching and mentoring assistance is provided to crew members as required to overcome difficulties in implementing the plan
- 4.4Systems, records and reporting procedures are maintained according to regulatory and organisational requirements
5 Evaluate implementation of maintenance plan
- 5.1Regular reports on progress and outcomes are provided orally or in writing to relevant stakeholders to ensure completion of activities is in line with maintenance plan
- 5.2Systematic review processes and established evaluation methods are used to evaluate implementation processes and outcomes
- 5.3Evaluation results are prepared in required format and presented to relevant people within agreed timeframes
- 5.4Recommendations for improving implementation processes are presented to relevant people according to organisational procedures
- 5.5Relevant documentation is completed and processed according to regulatory and organisational requirements
Performance evidence
- analysing current work practices
- applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and work practices
- attending to detail when completing documentation
- documenting information, including completing compliance documentation
- ensuring currency of relevant legislative and regulatory knowledge
- estimating resource and time requirements
- identifying potential barriers to implementing maintenance plan, analysing risks and establishing contingencies
- making decisions
- operating vessel planned maintenance system
- preparing a detailed vessel maintenance plan that incorporates strategies addressing risk management, resource needs, monitoring and reporting arrangements, and quality assurance controls
- preparing appropriate reports on the outcomes of inspection and maintenance activities to ensure the seaworthiness of a vessel
- preparing docking requirements, including repair lists and survey requirements
- providing high quality reports
- sequencing maintenance activities logically, planning and documenting strategies to implement maintenance plans, setting goals and meeting time constraints
- monitoring one or more of the following preventative maintenance activities:
- applying lubricants to moving parts
- hull cleaning and painting
- identifying deterioration of vessel structure and fittings, including cargo spaces, freshwater and ballast tanks
- inspecting and repairing or replacing cargo handling equipment, including wires, blocks, shackles, chains and hooks
- prescribed tank inspections
- restoring weathered, rusted surfaces and corrosion
- routine maintenance inspections
Knowledge evidence
- beam theory and stress calculations
- compliance documentation, including as a minimum:
- cargo gear and equipment register
- maintenance schedules and records according to the planned maintenance system
- port state/territory control inspection records
- statutory survey certificates
- statutory survey periodic inspection records
- vessel general arrangement plans, docking plan and manuals relevant to maintenance requirements
- construction of double bottoms, ship’s hull, bulkheads, fore and aft ends, construction of tankers, bulk carriers and container vessels and their limitations
- construction, materials, layout and subdivision requirements of a typical vessel, including the freeboard and bulkhead deck, watertight compartments, weather tight compartments, including doors, the bulkhead of the vessel and the collision bulkhead
- contingency plans for maintenance and repairs
- corrosion control measures, including surface preparation, painting and antifouling
- fire protection on ships
- limitations on strength of the vital constructional parts of a standard bulk carrier and interpretation of given figures for bending moments and shear forces
- maintenance plans - corrective and preventative
- methods to avoid the detrimental effects on bulk carriers of corrosion, fatigue and inadequate cargo handling
- preservatives and finishes used in marine maintenance, and the related procedures and precautions to be taken for preparation, application and storage
- principal features of the structure of a vessel
- properties and application of materials used in vessel construction
- relevant national and international legislation related to maintaining vessels
- stresses imposed on vessels at sea
- vessel and machinery specifications, vessel design machinery design drawings, operational manuals, specifications, and electrical and control circuit diagrams
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Questions about assessing MARB042
What does an assessment tool for MARB042 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MARB042 needs to address all 69 unit components: 5 elements with 25 performance criteria, 22 performance evidence requirements, 22 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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Related units
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- MARB029 — Perform routine maintenance on a vessel up to 24 metres
- MARB031 — Maintain marine internal combustion engines, propulsion plant and auxiliary systems
- MARB032 — Undertake basic maintenance of electrical systems
- MARB034 — Carry out basic welding, brazing, cutting and machining operations on a coastal vessel
- MARB035 — Contribute to routine engine maintenance on a vessel
- MARB036 — Implement vessel planned maintenance system
- MARB037 — Maintain and repair bridge navigation equipment and ship communication systems
- MARB038 — Maintain and repair marine electrical and electronic equipment
- MARB039 — Maintain and repair shipboard machinery and equipment
- MARB040 — Maintain control and safety systems of hotel equipment
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