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Demonstrate knowledge of marine trades and expectations of
employees
Level
2
Credits
3
Purpose
This unit standard is an introductory unit standard for people planning to work
in the marine industry.
People credited with this unit standard will be able to demonstrate knowledge
of: the scope of work and construction materials used in marine trades;
custom and production boatbuilding processes; the marine trades work
environment; and industry expectations in marine trades.
Subfield
Boating Industries
Domain
Boatbuilding
Status
Registered
Status date
12 December 2008
Date version published
12 December 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Boating Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0136
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Definitions
Production boatbuilding in New Zealand means trailer boats up to approximately 8m
in size.
Custom boatbuilding in New Zealand is intended to mean larger craft in excess of
approximately 14m including super yachts.
Industry expectations refer to the expectations an employer has from an employee,
usually clearly outlined in a position description and/or workplace policies and
procedures manual or equivalent.
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Applicable legislation: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
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This unit standard is designed to complement Unit 9913, Demonstrate knowledge of
the New Zealand boating industry, and Unit 9917, Demonstrate knowledge of
boatbuilding methods, and may be assessed in conjunction with or separately to
those unit standards.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the scope of work and construction materials used in marine
trades.
Performance criteria
1.1
The scope of work undertaken in marine trades is identified for boatbuilding.
Range
1.2
Different materials used are identified in terms of their typical applications.
Range
1.3
construction, repair, maintenance, mould making, interior.
glass reinforced fibre, high modulus composites, timber, steel,
alloy, plastics.
The scope of work undertaken in marine trades is identified for non-boatbuilding
trades.
Range
electrical, cabinetmaking, engineering installation, painting, fairing.
Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of custom and production boatbuilding processes.
Performance criteria
2.1
The processes that occur at different stages of custom boatbuilding and
production boatbuilding are identified and compared in terms of similarities and
differences.
Range
design, lofting, structure, interior, engineering, electrical, painting,
finishing, fittings, plumbing, grooming, dispatch, launching,
commissioning.
Element 3
Demonstrate knowledge of marine trades work environment.
Performance criteria
3.1
The working environment for production fibre reinforced plastic trailer boat
construction is described in terms of factory layout and work tasks.
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3.2
The working environment for production alloy trailer boat construction is
described in terms of factory layout and work tasks.
3.3
The working environment for large custom boat construction is described in
terms of factory layout and work tasks.
3.4
The working environment for maintenance is identified and described in terms
of work tasks.
Element 4
Demonstrate knowledge of industry expectations in marine trades.
Performance criteria
4.1
A work day time schedule is identified for a typical marine trade business. The
reasons for the timekeeping are explained in terms of efficiency of effort.
Range
schedules include – breaks, lunch;
reasons include but are not limited to – safety, being alert,
reducing mistakes.
4.2
Industry expectations of employee conduct are explained in terms of
maintaining safety in the workplace in accordance with the Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992.
4.3
Industry expectations of employee conduct are explained in terms of the
employee being a representative of the company and maintaining the company
reputation.
4.4
Industry expectations of employee conduct are explained in terms of company
productivity.
Range
4.5
includes – overhead cost to the employer of employing staff, cost
of mistakes to the business in time and money, importance of
maximising effectiveness of time.
Industry expectations of employee conduct are explained in terms of cooperation and teamwork.
Range
includes but not limited to – benefit in efficiency, increased morale,
co-worker support, team spirit, shared satisfaction.
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.
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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 Boating Industry Training Organisation training@bia.org.nz if you wish
to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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