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Operate and monitor boilers and auxiliary plant on a seafood
processing vessel
Level
3
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge
of, operate, and monitor seafood processing vessel boiler and auxiliary plant.
Subfield
Seafood
Domain
Seafood Vessel Operations
Status
Registered
Status date
11 December 2009
Date version published
11 December 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0123
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Definitions
Company requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures that are
communicated in an oral or written form. These requirements must include
legislation and safety requirements and manufacturer’s requirements, and may
include but are not limited to, industry codes of practice and standards.
Code refers to the Approved Code of Practice for the Design, Safe Operation,
Maintenance and Servicing of Boilers, 2005, published by the Occupational Safety
and Health Service of the Department of Labour, available at
http://www.osh.dol.govt.nz.
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – the
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, the Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992, the Maritime Transport Act 1994, the Maritime Rules and
Marine Protection Rules and advisory circulars issued under the Act.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of seafood processing vessel boiler and auxiliary plant.
Performance criteria
1.1
The relevant sections of the code are described in relation to the requirements
for 1.2 megawatt to 6 megawatt boilers.
Range
controls and mountings, trip systems, alarms, supervision,
monitoring.
1.2
The steps required for boiler pre start-up and start-up are described in terms of
their purpose in terms of company requirements.
1.3
Inputs to the boiler alarms and trips are identified and their purpose and settings
are described in terms of safe boiler operation.
1.4
Equipment installed on the boiler is identified and described in terms of its
operating principles and purpose.
Range
1.5
instrumentation, gauge glasses, safety devices, fuel system,
burners, fans, valves, dosing system, feed water system, safety
valves, blowdown system.
Emergency shut-down devices are located and identified, and the procedure for
making the boiler system safe in the event of an emergency is explained and
simulated in accordance with company requirements.
Range
emergencies include but are not limited to – fire, hazardous spill,
steam leaks, water loss.
1.6
The boiler visual display panel is identified, and presented date is described in
terms of the boiler and auxiliary equipment operating status.
1.7
Site-specific chemicals used in the boiler feed water system are identified, and
their purpose and the safety precautions required for their use are described in
accordance with company requirements.
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Element 2
Operate seafood processing vessel boiler and auxiliary plant.
Performance criteria
2.1
Pre start-up checks are described in terms of their purpose and are carried out
in accordance with company requirements.
2.2
The boiler is started up and shut down in accordance with company
requirements.
2.3
The boiler is brought on line in accordance with company requirements.
2.4
Routine procedures are carried out in accordance with company requirements.
Range
plant logs, plant monitoring, maintaining performance
specifications, planned preventative maintenance and cleaning,
blowdown operation, boiler water testing.
2.5
Boiler gauge glasses are identified, and the gauge glass blowdown procedure is
carried out in accordance with company requirements.
2.6
Boiler gauge glass problems are identified and solutions to these problems are
described in accordance with company requirements.
Range
scale, corrosion, foaming, carry-over.
2.7
Post shut-down checks are carried out in accordance with company
requirements.
2.8
Boiler isolation for maintenance is carried out or simulated in accordance with
company requirements.
2.9
Feed water chemicals are handled safely and dosed in accordance with
company requirements.
Element 3
Monitor seafood processing vessel boiler and auxiliary plant.
Performance criteria
3.1
Boiler and auxiliary equipment are monitored and information is logged and
interpreted in accordance with company requirements.
3.2
Deviations from normal operating conditions are identified, causes of the
deviations are described, and steps to rectify them are taken in accordance with
company requirements.
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Boiler water samples are taken, analysed and logged, deviations from required
operating parameters are identified, and the steps to correct them are taken in
accordance with company requirements.
3.4
The consequences of incorrect water treatment are described in terms of their
effect on equipment and heat transfer efficiency.
Range
scale, corrosion, foaming, carry-over.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation at standards@primaryito.ac.nz
if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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