ASSESSMENT TASK                                     NAME:

THE TRAINEE MET THE COMPETENCY CRITERIA DESCRIBED IN THE PROCEDURES MANUAL IN PERFORMING THE TASK OF:

COMPETENT AND/OR

COMMENT

FINISH

DATE

TRAIN.
OFFICER

USING 27MHz RADIO

Turn on and adjust for optimum reception/transmission

Transmit a crew list advise call & message

Receive, transmit & record situation reports

Describe the symptoms & cure of common faults

USING VHF RADIO

Turn on and adjust for optimum reception/transmission

Transmit a crew list advise call & message

Receive, transmit & record situation reports

Describe the symptoms & cure of common faults

USING POLICE RADIO

Turn on and adjust for optimum reception/transmission

Transmit callout advise call & message

Receive, transmit & record situation reports

Describe the symptoms & cure of common faults

USING INTERCOM RADIO

Turn on and adjust for optimum reception/transmission

Select intercom, hail & horn modes

Receive, transmit & record intership communications

Describe the symptoms & cure of common faults

USING MF/HF RADIO

Turn on and adjust for optimum reception/transmission

Transmit/receive a radio signal strength call & message

Describe the symptoms & cure of common faults

BY RADIO & ALL OTHER AVAILABLE MEANS

Simulate the transmission of a Mayday, Pan Pan, Securite

Simulate the use of emergency signaling equipment

THE TRAINEE MET THE COMPETENCY CRITERIA DESCRIBED IN THE PROCEDURES MANUAL IN PERFORMING THE TASK OF:

COMPETENT/

COMMENT

DATE

TRAINING
OFFICER

GPS/SONAR

Turn on, set backlight & clear for navigation

Select Nav, Sonar, Steer, Map & window as required

Interpret & communicate advice of displayed soundings 

Describe displayed information of Nav and Steer screen.

Select a saved waypoint & initiate go to waypoint route  

Communicate advice of displayed steer screen

Cancel selected navigation route  

Enter a quick save, MOB, & delete  

Enter a lat/long & initiate a go to waypoint route  

Describe errors, faults & precautions for GPS navigation

RADAR

Describe precautions for personal safety in using radars

Turn on, set brilliance, gain, range, sea clutter, retune

Describe proper use of A/C Sea Clutter & FTC Rain

Access Range Rings, IR, Echo stretch, Shift, VRM, EBL

Identify coastal feature and advise of its range / bearing

Plot position and describe its reliability

Identify vessel targets and their range / bearing

Determine risk of collision by EBL & range

Conduct flotilla search pattern by range ring separation

MISCELLANEOUS

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

USING 27MHz RADIO

Turn on and adjust for optimum reception/transmission

Turns on battery, raises antenna, turns on set, selects Ch90, checks ISC TX  RX  DW status, checks volume level squelch off, sets squelch on correctly, readjusts as set warms

Transmit a crew list advise call & message

Monitors for break in traffic, Transmits initial call...........”VMR Port Macquarie (x1) this is Name of vessel (x1) Over”

Receive reply and adjust volume if appropriate.

Monitors for break in traffic, Transmits message .....“VMR Port Macquarie Name of vessel is underway with x POB whose crew numbers are x, y & z.  Advise of other detail &/or next sched. Over”

Receive, transmit & record sitreps

As above with relevant update includes position/situation at 30 minute intervals.

Describe symptoms/cure of common faults

Power, antenna, microphone.

USING VHF RADIO

Turn on and adjust for optimum reception/transmission

Turns on battery, raises antenna, turns on set, selects Ch73, checks INT/USA/CDA  HI/LO DW  SCAN  TX  RX  status, checks volume level squelch off, sets squelch on correctly, readjusts as set warms

Transmit a crew list advise call & message

Monitors for break in traffic, Transmits initial call...........”VMR Port Macquarie (x1) this is Name of vessel (x1) Over”

Receive reply and adjust volume if appropriate.

Monitors for break in traffic, Transmits message .....“VMR Port Macquarie Name of vessel is underway with x POB whose crew numbers are x, y & z.  Advise of other detail &/or next sched. Over”

Receive, transmit & record sitreps

Describe symptoms/cure of common faults

Power, antenna, microphone.

USING POLICE RADIO

Turn on and adjust for optimum reception/transmission

Can transmit /receive

Understands police routine calling protocol and “secure”

Receive, transmit & record situation reports

Transmit callout advise call & message

Describe symptoms/cure of common faults

Power, antenna, microphone.

USING INTERCOM RADIO

Turn on and adjust for optimum reception/transmission

Select intercom, hail & horn modes

Receive, transmit & record intership communications

Describe symptoms/cure of common faults

Power, antenna, microphone.

USING MF/HF RADIO

Turn on and adjust for optimum reception/transmission

Transmit/receive a radio signal strength call & message

Describe symptoms/cure of common faults

Power, antenna, microphone.

BY RADIO & ALL OTHER AVAILABLE MEANS

Simulate the transmission of a Mayday, Pan Pan, Securite

Simulate the use of emergency signaling equipment

GPS/SONAR

Turn on, set backlight & clear for navigation

Select Nav, Sonar, Steer, Map & window as required

Interpret & communicate advice of displayed soundings 

Describe displayed information of Nav and Steer screen.

Select a saved waypoint & initiate go to waypoint route   

Communicate advice of displayed steer screen

Cancel selected navigation route  

Enter a quick save, MOB, & delete  

Enter a lat/long & initiate a go to waypoint route  

Describe errors, faults & precautions for GPS navigation

RADAR

Describe precautions for personal safety in using radars

Warns or signage at scanner transmit

Turn on, set brilliance, gain, range, sea clutter, retune

By A-Z method-  Brilliance, gain, heading marker, range scanning, tuning.

Describe proper use of A/C Sea Clutter & FTC Rain

Progressive with A/C

Over entire PPI with FTC

Access Range Rings, IR, Echo stretch, Shift, VRM, EBL

Real

Identify coastal feature and advise of its range / bearing

Real or simulated

Plot position and describe its reliability

Real or simulated

Identify vessel targets and their range / bearing

Real or simulated

Determine risk of collision by EBL & range

Real or simulated

Conduct flotilla search pattern by range ring separation

Real or simulated