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Scenario · Marine Operations

Complete pre-departure checks for a workboat job

You are the General Purpose Hand on Bluewater Kestrel.

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The situation

What has happened

Bluewater Kestrel is booked on Monday to replace a channel marker buoy mooring for the port operator, a job that involves towing Barge BW1 and a crane lift of the mooring block. Tahlia Rees, the master, has asked you to run the full pre-departure checks and bring her the signed checklist before 0700. Last week the port navigation light was found intermittent and a barge contact occurred in a gust, so she wants the lights, the towing gear and the crane sling certificates checked carefully. The forecast is for a fresh north-easterly by afternoon. Kestrel's operational area and limits are in the Fleet and Vessel Register.

Your brief. Carry out the pre-departure checks for Bluewater Kestrel using the procedure, confirm the vessel and job are within the vessel's certificate limits, raise a defect report for anything that fails, and hand the master a completed checklist and a short deck briefing on the towing and lifting hazards.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Completed and signed pre-departure checklist
  • Any Vessel Defect Report Forms raised
  • Deck briefing notes
  • Updated job record in the Job and Booking Register

Documents to use

Systems to use

Fleet and Vessel Register

Holds each vessel's particulars, certificate and survey status, operating limits and current availability.

Job and Booking Register

Records every vessel job, ship movement attendance, charter, slipway booking and marina berth booking with the crew and times.

Planned Maintenance and Defects

Schedules maintenance tasks by running hours and date for every vessel and tracks reported defects from report to closure.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Maritime Training Package as at 10 September 2026.

MARF041Observe personal safety and social responsibility (PSSR)
MARF029Meet work health and safety requirements
MARN009Perform seamanship operations on board a vessel up to 24 metres
MARG012Work as part of a crew on a commercial vessel
MARC060Use and care for hand and power tools

Qualifications

MAR10224Certificate I in Maritime Operations (General Purpose Hand Near Coastal)
MAR20324Certificate II in Maritime Operations (Coxswain Grade 1 Near Coastal)
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

Look for every checklist section completed honestly, with failed items reported rather than passed over, certificate dates recorded for lifting gear, and a radio check logged correctly. The deck briefing must name the real hazards of towing and crane work, the snap-back and crush zones and the correct personal protective equipment. The student must not sail the vessel on their own decision.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.