Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	
Competence	Knowledge, understanding and proficiency	Methods for 
demonstrating 
competence	Criteria for 
evaluating competence	
Maintain seaworthiness of the ship	Ship stability

Working knowledge and application of stability, trim and stress tables, diagrams and
stress-calculating equipment

Understanding of fundamental actions to be taken in the event of partial loss of intact buoyancy

Understanding of the fundamentals of watertight integrity

Ship construction

General knowledge of the principal structural members of a ship and the proper names for the various parts	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

.4   approved laboratory equipment training	The stability conditions comply with the IMO intact stability criteria under all conditions of loading

Actions to ensure and maintain the watertight integrity of the ship are in accordance with accepted practice	
Prevent, control and fight fires on board	Fire prevention and fire-fighting appliances

Ability to organize fire drills

Knowledge of classes and chemistry of fire

Knowledge of fire-fighting systems

Knowledge of action to be taken
in the event of fire, including fires involving oil systems	Assessment of evidence obtained from approved fire-fighting training and experience as set out in section A-VI/3	The type and scale of the problem is promptly identified and initial actions conform with the
emergency procedure and contingency plans for the ship

Evacuation, emergency shutdown and isolation procedures are appropriate to the nature of the emergency and are implemented promptly

The order of priority and the levels and time-scales of making reports and informing personnel on board are relevant to the nature of the emergency and reflect the urgency of the problem