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MEM50004 Current

Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required for workers in the industry controlling pollution through the limitation, capture and disposal of pollutants in the marine environment when working on or around recreational vessels and relates to workplaces in which vessels are built, repaired, stored, sold and transported.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

What You'll Learn

1. Determine job requirements

  • 1.1 Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
  • 1.2 Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
  • 1.3 Select and use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
  • 1.4 List tasks to be conducted or consult work instructions to establish work requirements
  • 1.5 Inspect vessel to be maintained visually to establish any particular potential pollutants
  • 1.6 Identify potential pollutants that may be produced as a result of the work

2. Select work area and method

  • 2.1 Identify possible work areas for the work and select to conform to marina/slipway codes and local environmental regulations and to minimise risk of pollution
  • 2.2 Select work method, equipment and materials to minimise impact on the environment
  • 2.3 Identify pollution control measures and implement

3. Dispose of potential pollutants

  • 3.1 Classify potential pollutants, separate and collect appropriate to the recycling, treatment or storage system adopted by the business
  • 3.2 Dispose of collected pollutants in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures

4. Support implementation of marina and slipway environment management plans

  • 4.1 Follow workplace designated procedures for marina and slipway management
  • 4.2 Communicate observations of the effects of the management plan and recommend implementation improvements to appropriate personnel
  • 4.3 Participate in the implementation of the environment management plan

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least two (2) occasions and include:

following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices

identifying and conforming with marina/slipway codes and local environmental regulations to minimise risk of pollution

communicating observations of the effects of the management plan and recommending implementation improvements

identifying potential sources of pollution

identifying work tasks and appropriate area to perform work

minimising risks of pollution and containing using appropriate measures

collecting and disposing of pollutants according to SOPs

following workplace procedures for marina and slipway management.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate the required knowledge for this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

communication procedures

marina and slipway environmental management

identification of pollutants

procedures to minimise risk of pollution

procedures for containment of pollution

applicable environmental legislation

applicable marina codes and regulations.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in maintaining quality of environment by following marina codes at least to the level being assessed with relevant industry knowledge and experience

satisfy the assessor requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015 or its replacement and comply with the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011, its replacement or equivalent legislation covering VET regulation in a non-referring state/territory as the case requires

Where possible assessment must occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment that reflects realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills

Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Foundation Skills

  • text: This section describes those required skills (reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) that are essential to workplace performance in this unit of competency. Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

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Last updated from training.gov.au: 25 February 2026