Service Personnel Level 2 In-Field Competence (Experienced)
Objectives
The objectives are to ensure candidates:
- Update and develop underpinning knowledge of the requirements of legislation, industry guidelines, rules, regulations and conventions applicable to the role of a service technician;
- Update their knowledge of the procedures for thorough examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of lifeboats and rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear that are vital to carry out their role in a diligent and effective manner;
- Update their knowledge of health and safety legislation in the work environment, including company specific requirements for both onshore and offshore activities.
Learning outcomes
General
During the training programme, candidates shall be required to demonstrate they have the skills and understanding required to be deemed competent in relation to the training outcomes.
To successfully complete the initial service technician refresher training programme, candidates shall be able to explain:
Competence unit/element titles
Work, health, and safety issues while conduction activities on board
- Element 1.1: the people who should be informed and consulted, prior to and during the scope of work;
- Element 1.2: the documentation that shall be raised, checked, verified interpreted and completed prior to and during interventions;
- Element 1.3: safety checks that shall be carried out prior to commencing work;
- Element 1.4: the equipment that shall be examined and attached to safely carry out the work scope.
Annual inspection, maintenance, thorough examination, repair and operational test for lifeboats, rescue boats fast rescue boats their launching appliances and release gear
- Element 2.1: davit annual thorough examination;
- Element 2.2: davit annual maintenance;
- Element 2.3: winch thorough examination;
- Element 2.4: winch annual maintenance;
- Element 2.5: launching appliance annual operational test;
- Element 2.6: lifeboat annual thorough examination;
- Element 2.7: rescue boat (including fast rescue boat) annual thorough examination, additional competence requirements;
- Element 2.8: lifeboat, rescue boat (including fast rescue boats) annual maintenance;
- Element 2.9: release gear annual thorough examination;
- Element 2.10: release gear annual maintenance;
- Element 2.11: release gear annual operational function test.
Five-year thorough examination overhaul and operational overload test for lifeboats, rescue boats fast rescue boats their launching appliances and release gear
- Element 3.1: launching appliance overhaul;
- Element 3.2: lifeboat, rescue boat (including fast rescue boat) overhaul;
- Element 3.3: release gear overhaul;
- Element 3.4: launching appliance and release gear five-year operational overload test.