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SNOWSPORT EQUIPMENT
Customise ski or snowboard boots
level:
4
credit:
20
planned review date:
June 2009
sub-field:
Snowsport
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to select, fit
and customise ski or snowboard boots, and operate
workshop tools and machinery.
entry information:
Prerequisite: Unit 18098, Apply advanced knowledge of ski
or snowboard boots, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge
and skills.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Sport, Fitness and Recreation
Industry Training Organisation.
special notes:
1
This unit standard does not include the insertion of
foam.
2
All activities must comply with the policies, procedures,
and requirements of the enterprises involved and any
relevant legislative and/or regulatory requirements
which may include but are not limited to: the Consumer
Guarantees Act 1993, Fair Trading Act 1986, Sale of
Goods (United Nations Convention) Act 1994, Injury
Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act
2001, and the Health and Safety in Employment (HSE)
Act 1992.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Select, fit and customise ski or snowboard boots.
performance criteria
1.1
The shell size is checked on the customer’s foot.
1.2
The advantages of customised footbeds are described.
1.3
Customised footbed is made to improve the fit.
1.4
Customised wedging and/or padding is inserted in boot inners to realign the foot
position in the boot.
Range:
heel wedges, insoles, side pads, instep pads.
1.5
The shell or liner of the boot is expanded to improve the fit.
1.6
The shell or liner of the boot is ground to improve the fit.
1.7
The advantages and disadvantages of foaming boots are described in terms of
their fit for various foot shapes.
element 2
Operate workshop tools and machinery.
Range:
may include – boot expanders, riveters, infra-red, lamps, hot air guns, Dremel
grinder, grinding tools.
performance criteria
2.1
Workshop machinery is operated according to manufacturers' specifications
and to operating instructions.
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2.2
Workshop tools and machinery are cleaned and maintained according to
manufacturers' recommendations.
2.3
Safety equipment is used while working with workshop machinery and
according to the requirements of the Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992.
2.4
Gases, flammable liquids, and chemicals are stored and used according to safe
workplace practices as required under the Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992.
2.5
Work records are kept according to company procedures.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Sport, Fitness and Recreation Industry Training Organisation
info@sfrito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority 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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0050 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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