NZQA registered unit standard
29237 version 1
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Title
Operate simple mechanical plant used in the marine or
composite industry
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare to
operate, and operate simple mechanical plant used in the
marine or composite industry.
Classification
Boating Industries > Boatbuilding
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
All required equipment and plant must be set up, started up, operated, and shut
down in accordance with organisation policies and procedures.
2
All work practices must meet recognised codes of practice and documented worksite
health and safety procedures (where these exceed code) for personal, product, and
worksite health and safety, and must meet the obligations required under the Health
and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and the Resource Management Act 1991, and
subsequent amendments.
3
All work practices must meet documented worksite quality management systems.
These include documentation of activities, events, reporting, and decisions.
4
Range
Simple mechanical plant may include –drum sander, bench sander,
veneer hot presses, surface planer, section and plate rollers, pipe bender, drill press,
dust extractor.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare to operate simple mechanical plant
Evidence requirements
1.1
Machines, ancillary equipment, product, and material hazards are identified and
precautions taken in accordance with organisation policies and procedures and
occupational safety and health standards.
1.2
The process and sequence of operation are identified in accordance with task
requirements and organisation policies and procedures.
NZ Marine and Composites Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101812
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
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29237 version 1
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Mechanical plant is prepared for operation in accordance with organisation
requirements and organisation policies and procedures.
Outcome 2
Operate simple mechanical plant.
Range
evidence of four processes is required.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Raw material is identified, inspected, and loaded in accordance with task
requirements and organisation policies and procedures.
2.2
Production processes are carried out in accordance with task requirements and
organisation policies and procedures.
2.3
Finished product is inspected, stored, and/or dispatched in accordance with
task requirements and organisation policies and procedures.
2.4
Sustainable practices and processes are performed in accordance with task
requirements and organisation policies and procedures.
Range
includes materials
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 29236 replaced unit
standard 18160.
Planned review date
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
15 October 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0136
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
NZ Marine and Composites Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101812
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
29237 version 1
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the CMRs. The CMR 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 New Zealand Martine and Composite Industry Training Organisation
training@bia.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZ Marine and Composites Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101812
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016