184: Qualification Issue
Definition/Typical Issues
Do personnel filling positions that require a certification or qualification fail to have the current and valid certification or qualification? Is the certification or qualification expired? Is it a forgery?
Did the testing fail to cover all of the knowledge and skills necessary to do the job? Did the testing fail to adequately reflect the trainee's ability to perform the job? Was on-the-job demonstration not part of qualification or was the demonstration not thorough enough?
Has the worker's certificate, endorsement, or license expired or is it otherwise invalid?
Examples
Example 1
- A load was damaged during a lift. The operator was supposed to have a certificate to operate the crane. However, the operator's certificate had expired.
Example 2
- The master of a vessel was supposed to have a certificate for the class of vessel he was operating. However, he only had a certificate for smaller vessels.
Typical Recommendations
- Review the qualifications of personnel prior to hire.
- Periodically review certificates/qualifications of personnel to ensure that they are current.
- Verify that the trainee fully understood the training in some tangible manner (such as a classroom exam, physical demonstration without direction, oral exam, working with an experienced employee who is able to evaluate the trainee's performance).
- Ensure that understanding of all areas of the lesson content is verified (including both complex task skills and rudimentary skills).
- Develop methods for testing job applicant qualifications.
- Develop methods for testing trainee progress toward and achievement of minimum acceptable performance standards.
- Identify remedial training requirements for those who fail or lose their initial qualification.
- Identify skills and abilities that require periodic testing to assure performance.
- Identify methods for testing qualified/experienced workers.
- Develop a database or matrix of qualification requirements and periodically update it.
Cross-References
| Version 10 Element(s) | |
|---|---|
| Node ID | Node Name |
| 176 | Qualification Testing LTA |
| Maritime Element(s) | |
|---|---|
| Node ID | Node Name |
| 191 | Qualification Testing Issue |
| 195 | Qualifications Issue |
| 196 | No License/Certificate |
| 197 | Expired License/Certificate |
| 198 | Forged Document |
| 199 | Unclear License/Certificate/Endorsement Requirement |