QCTO Aids to Navigation Technician NQF Level 4 Credits 55 OC112825 Training Material

Description

SayPro Occupational Certificate :Aids to Navigation Technician SAQA OC112825 NQF Level 04 Credits 55

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION
Purpose:
The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate as an Aids to Navigation (AtoN)
Technician. The AtoN Technician installs, commissions, maintains and repairs infrastructure and
equipment.
A qualified learner will be able to:
 Install and commission AtoN equipment and infrastructure.
 Maintain and repair AtoN.
 Execute hazard identification and risk assessment duties and contingency plans.
Rationale:
Regulation 13 of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Convention of Safety of Life at Sea
(SOLAS) Chapter V requires signatory countries to establish such Aids to Navigation as the volume of
vessel traffic, and degree of risk justifies. Regulation 13 further establishes that signatory countries
need to take into account international guidelines and recommendations.
The need for the qualification is to comply with the standards relating to the training and
certification of Aids to Navigation personnel specifically the International Association of Marine Aids
to Navigation and Lighthouse Authority’s (IALA) Model courses on the training of Aids to Navigation
Technicians. Learners within the broad engineering environment will be competent in the
installation, commissioning, operating, and maintenance of Aids to Navigation equipment and
systems. The qualification resides within the maritime industry and covers aspects of electrical,
mechanical and civil engineering technology. One of the benefits of this qualification will be that the
learners recognised as a qualified and competent Aids to Navigation Technician. By preventing
marine accidents through the safe passage of vessels, it will also ensure the safety of life at sea and
the protection of the marine environment and the economy.