IMCA Competence Assessment Portfolio May 2012

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1 S/S30/000/01 Safety (S30 refers to Grade II core competences which are applicable to roles S31, S32, S33, S34 and S35, as described in IMCA C 004) Safe working practices Identify different areas in the workplace, the risks associated with each and basic understanding of the regulations Understand company health, safety, environmental and quality procedures Follow safety instructions and use appropriate safety equipment for deck and outside operations icipate in and follow muster calls, shipboard drills and exercises Correct usage of personal protective equipment and safety aids Locate all relevant health, safety, environmental and quality procedures at work site Locate muster points, life-saving equipment, fire fighting and safety apparatus S/S30/000/02 Emergency response Understanding of company emergency procedure documents and where to find them Understanding of role of self and of others in emergency situations Raise emergency alarm and to alert others DEMO Demonstration to Assessor/Verifier. Page 1 of 11

2 S/S30/000/03 Behavioural factors Understand importance of communication with colleagues and others Work as part of a team establish and maintain good working relationships with others Maintain a good standard of personal hygiene and general tidiness in both the on-shift and off-shift environments Communicate basic issues effectively with colleagues and others Use clear, concise and correct verbal communications with colleagues and others Recognise personal limitations and effectively seek guidance when necessary Plan personal work on single tasks and keep to deadlines Follow instructions and plan work in a single task environment Work effectively under time constraints S/S30/000/04 IT skills Basic IT literacy Working familiarity with company operating system (e.g. Windows, UNIX) Understanding of network accounts and use of individual accounts and passwords Understanding of basic workstation maintenance including file deletion, archiving, temporary file controls Use of keyboard and mouse Power up workstation and log on to a network Operate basic word processing, spreadsheet and database applications Create, modify and save documents ensuring adherence to company document formatting and file storage standards DEMO Demonstration to Assessor/Verifier. Page 2 of 11

3 S/S30/000/05 Seamanship of appropriate marine practices and terminology Working knowledge of seamanship terminology required in work role Able to find way around vessel S/S34/000/06 Data acquisition Understanding reasons for calibrations in terms of location, environment and hardware performance Charting geodesy and projection systems Why recorded depths require adjustment to remove tidal influences Basic principles of surface and sub-surface positioning The online environment and its relationship with data processing KP naming conventions Data flow between the navigation system and data logging system File and directory naming structures during data acquisition Basic geodesy and tide theory Online logging and positioning systems Survey data sources within survey spread Apply an existing tidal file Locate data logging entries in online logbook to a data set Identify standard data logging systems both digital and analogue Identify data sets acquired by standard survey sensors and used during offline processing Locate logged data sets in the data management system Monitor online data quality DEMO Demonstration to Assessor/Verifier. Page 3 of 11

4 S/S34/000/07 Data processing Understanding and interpretation of survey data in the context of survey methods and objectives and understanding of contouring and digital terrain models Identify and rectify spurious data in raw data sets Identify data fields in raw and processed data Use processing programs within a supervised project environment Monitor data quality Access and view survey data using processing programs Graphically display data sets Produce listings from data sets Process data to set project procedures Apply predetermined filters and smoothing algorithms to data sets Use all standard functions in processing suite Compare raw and processed data sets Contour soundings by hand Identify anomalies in soundings from contoured depths Generate contours from a data set using a software program Identify features from a contoured DTM DEMO Demonstration to Assessor/Verifier. Page 4 of 11

5 Maintain data QC records Identify data sets that do not meet defined acceptance criteria S/S34/000/08 Data presentation Understanding of basic cartographic design principles of cartographic presentation Basic knowledge of the use of grids and graticule in a charting environment All standard title and legend boxes and data on standard survey charts Standard survey report formats Awareness of company report presentation methods Basic CAD skills for charting Use basic CAD draw functions required to produce a survey chart to a pre-defined format Print/plot a chart Perform a basic QC of own work and rectify errors/omissions Plot a grid co-ordinate and a geographical position on a chart Locate and extract information from existing reports Relate project report format to acquired and processed data DEMO Demonstration to Assessor/Verifier. Page 5 of 11

6 S/S34/000/09 Data management Awareness of data management procedures that impact on work role of database packages and geographical information systems Awareness of standard database systems and the benefits they provide Awareness of geographical information systems and the benefits they provide Follow data management procedures in a supervised project environment Adhere to data management procedures while performing tasks Use project data storage directories Project hard copy filing system Correctly label and store analogue data, video tapes and electronic media Keep processing and progress logs up to date Identify data gaps from processing logs DEMO Demonstration to Assessor/Verifier. Page 6 of 11

7 DEMO Demonstration to Assessor/Verifier. Page 7 of 11

8 DEMO Demonstration to Assessor/Verifier. Page 8 of 11

9 Assessor and Verifier Record and Contact Details Assessor or Verifier Name Job Title Company Name & Company Stamp Contact Details Signature Page 9 of 11

10 Assessor Notes Code: Please tick Comments: Assessor Signature: Date: Page 10 of 11

11 Verifier Notes Code: Please tick Comments: Verifier Signature: Date: Page 11 of 11