MT0698 - Shipboard Maintenance

The expected outcome is that the student... Supports STCW elements...

TOPIC - Safety and personal protective equipment

  • describes the use of personal safety equipment
  • describes the procedures to maintain personal safety equipment
  • describes personal safety gear required by all students, including:
    • steel toe boots
    • hard hat
    • hearing protection (muff style)
    • gloves
    • goggles with complete side protection
    • flashlights
  • describes ship's safety equipment available for use by students, including:
    • fall restraining harness
    • protective gloves
      • vinyl
      • neoprene
      • latex
    • face shields
    • tyvek suits
    • work vest, PFD
    • respirators
      • particulate
      • organic vapor

TOPIC - Personal Hygiene

  • understands the importance of maintaining good hygiene
  • understands the procedures for maintaining good hygiene, including
    • washing of hands
      • before snacking
      • before smoking
      • before meals
      • use of hand sanitizers
    • maintaining cleanliness
      • laundering work uniforms
      • storage of contaminated work uniforms
      • maintaining cleanliness of living spaces
      • maintaining cleanliness of sleeping areas
    • decontamination of personal safety equipment after use
      • washing of goggles
      • washing hearing protection
      • washing gloves
    • decontamination of non-personal safety equipment, such as respirators
      • washing after use
      • use of sanitizing wipes before use

TOPIC - Introduction to tools

  • identifies and states the purpose of basic hand tools, such as:
    • scaling hammers
    • hand scrapers
    • hand wire brushes
    • painting tools/brushes
    • step ladders
  • identifies and states the purpose of basic power tools, such as:
    • electric brushes
    • electric grinders
    • pneumatic needle scalers
    • pneumatic brushes
    • pneumatic grinders

TOPIC - Tool Safety

  • understands basic tool safety principles, including
    • dangers involved with use of power tools
    • personal safety equipment required with individual tools
    • safe practices assembling and disassembling pneumatic systems
    • safe use of pneumatic tools
    • safe use of step ladders
  • identifies unsafe practices
  • understands safe painting practices, including:
    • smoking prohibitions
    • respirators/fumes and personal protection
    • proper use of protective equipment for painting
  • understands precautions to be taken when using paints and solvents

TOPIC - Cleaning shipboard areas

  • describes safety precautions to be taken while cleaning, including:
    • use of goggles during sweepdowns
    • use of goggles/face shields when washing with detergents
    • use of chemical protective gloves and detergents
  • describes the proper use of cleaning agents aboard ship
  • understands precautions to be taken when using cleaning agents

TOPIC - Safe work practices

  • knows the basic causes of shipboard accidents
  • knows the importance of adhering to safe working practices at all times
  • knows general safety practices for seamen, including:
    • "one hand for ship, one hand for yourself"
    • use handrails
    • get help carrying heavy loads
    • be aware of surroundings
    • be aware of trip hazards
  • knows precautions to be taken when working aloft

TOPIC - Orientation tours of ship

  • knows locations of work spaces, including:
    • aft bosun's locker
    • steering gear
    • paint storage
    • forward bosun's locker
  • knows safe escape routes from work spaces, including
    • shaft alley escape from engine room to aft weather deck
  • knows detex watch patrol route

TOPIC - Maintenance Projects

  • conducts maintenance of ship and equipment
  • Demonstrates and/or understands:
    • the duties and responsibilities of workers and supervisors.
    • orders and be understood in relation to shipboard duties
    • basic cause of shipboard accidents
    • familiarization with international measures concerning accident prevention and occupational health.
    • safety and protective devices available to protect against potential hazards aboard ship
    • general safety practices for seamen and the importance of adhering to safe working practices at all times
    • precautions to be taken prior to entering enclosed spaces
    • precautions when working aloft
    • the use of cleaning agents
    • precautions and use of paints and solvents
    • the causes of chemical contamination
    • the use of hand tools
    • the use of power equipment

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