Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	
Competence	Knowledge, understanding and proficiency	Methods for 
demonstrating 
competence	Criteria for 
evaluating competence	
Monitor the loading, stowage, securing, care during the voyage and the unloading of cargoes	Cargo handling, stowage and securing

Knowledge of the effect of cargo, including heavy lifts, on the seaworthiness and stability of the ship

Knowledge of safe handling, stowage and securing of cargoes, including dangerous, hazardous and harmful cargoes, and their effect on the safety of life and of the ship

Ability to establish and maintain effective communications during loading and unloading	Examination and assessment of evidence obtained from one or more of the following:

.1   approved in-service experience

.2   approved training ship experience

.3   approved simulator training, where appropriate	Cargo operations are carried out in accordance with the cargo plan or other documents and established safety rules/regulations, equipment operating instructions and shipboard stowage limitations

The handling of dangerous, hazardous and harmful cargoes complies with international regulations and recognized standards and codes of safe practice

Communications are clear, understood and consistently successful	
Inspect and report defects and damage to cargo spaces, hatch covers
and ballast tanks	Knowledge and ability to explain where to look for damage and defects most commonly encountered due to:

.1   loading and unloading operations

.2   corrosion

.3   severe weather conditions

Ability to state which parts of the ship shall be inspected each time in order to cover all parts within a given period of time

Identify those elements of the ship structure which are critical to the safety of the ship	Examination and assessment of evidence obtained from one or more of the following:

.1   approved in-service experience

.2   approved training ship experience

.3   approved simulator training, where appropriate	The inspections are carried out in accordance with
laid-down procedures, and defects and damage are detected and properly reported

Where no defects or damage are detected, the evidence from testing and examination clearly indicates adequate competence in adhering to procedures and ability to distinguish between normal and defective or damaged parts of the ship