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Install marine electrical and electronic systems and equipment
Level
3
Credits
20
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: establish installation
requirements; run cabling; inspect and mount items to the boat’s structure;
check and static test the installation; and complete documentation.
Subfield
Boating Industries
Domain
Boatbuilding
Status
Registered
Status date
27 August 1997
Date version published
20 March 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit 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
1
The following apply to the performance of all elements of this unit standard:
a All work practices must meet documented company quality management
requirements. These include documentation of activities, events, and decisions;
b All communications made in relation to this unit standard must be made in
accordance with company procedures for content, recipient, timing, and method;
c All activities must comply with any policies, procedures, and requirements of the
organisation/s involved; the ethical codes of relevant professional bodies; and any
relevant legislative and/or regulatory requirements, including the Health and Safety
in Employment Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991, Employment Relations
Act 2000, Goods and Services Tax Act 1985, Maritime Transport Act 1994, Fair
Trading Act 1986, and the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, and subsequent and
delegated legislation.
2
This unit standard applies to the provision of both electrical and electronic services.
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Evidence of the elements of this unit standard must be present across the following
contexts:
a systems – AC/DC generation, distribution and reticulation systems; electrical
vessel control and monitoring systems; marine electronic systems including
communications, navigation, hydro acoustics and entertainment systems;
evidence is required for one.
b equipment – electrical includes pumps, generators, batteries and electrical
equipment attached to other systems, such as engines; electronic includes all
communications, navigation, hydro acoustic, entertainment and electronic
equipment attached to other systems, such as engines;
evidence is required for one.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Establish installation requirements.
Performance criteria
1.1
Installation position is located in accordance with job requirements and owner’s
requests.
1.2
Position is checked to ensure the boat’s integrity is not compromised.
1.3
Position enables the subsequent attachment of any associated systems.
Range
electronic, electrical, mechanical, hydraulic.
1.4
Installation follows system drawings, job instructions and company procedures.
1.5
Materials and equipment are selected to meet job requirements.
Element 2
Run cabling.
Performance criteria
2.1
Areas established to run cables match commissioning plan.
2.2
Fixing, fastenings, cable types and current ratings match requirements of the
cables being used.
2.3
Cables are run according to company procedures and/or regulatory
requirements.
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Element 3
Connect and mount items to the boat’s structure.
Performance criteria
3.1
Mounting requirements are identified according to company procedures and
manufacturer’s recommendations.
3.2
Hardware and fastenings are selected in accordance with substrate materials
and to meet job requirements for durability and appearance.
3.3
Equipment is mounted to manufacturer’s and/or boatbuilder’s specifications.
3.4
Equipment is connected to cabling and systems to manufacturer’s
specifications.
Element 4
Check and static test the installation.
Performance criteria
4.1
Equipment and/or systems are identified in terms of static testing installations.
4.2
All circuits are static tested with a multimeter to ensure they meet test
requirements.
Element 5
Complete documentation.
Performance criteria
5.1
Installation documentation is completed to company and/or regulatory
requirements.
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.
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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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