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Assemble metal components for joining in production boatbuilding
under supervision
Level
3
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to assemble
metal components; perform assembly of metal components under
supervision; and verify the assembly of metal components.
This unit standard is applicable to boat builders working in aluminium or
steel.
Subfield
Boating Industries
Domain
Boatbuilding
Status
Registered
Status date
7 May 1997
Date version published
20 March 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Recommended: Unit 2416, Assemble and mechanically
join plate and sheet under supervision, or demonstrate
equivalent knowledge and skills.
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
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Company procedures – the documented procedures for the machine and/or worksite.
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Evidence of the elements of this unit standard must be presented across the
following contexts:
a metals – aluminium or steel.
b components – sheet, plate, tube, pipe, and structural sections; all thicknesses up
to 30 mm.
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The following apply to the performance of all elements of this unit standard:
a All required equipment must be set up, started up, operated, and shut down in
accordance with company procedures.
b 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 subsequent and
delegated legislation.
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This unit standard can be assessed on job.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Prepare to assemble metal components.
Performance criteria
1.1
Metal components are identified to job specifications.
1.2
Assembly methods are identified to ensure compliance with job specifications.
1.3
Tools and equipment for assembly are identified to job specifications.
1.4
Joint preparations are identified to job specifications.
1.5
Potential hazards are identified, and preventative action is taken in accordance
with company procedures.
1.6
Assembly preparation is confirmed in accordance with company procedures.
Element 2
Perform assembly of metal components under supervision.
Performance criteria
2.1
Metal components are assembled to job specifications.
2.2
Datum points and lines are used to aid assembly in accordance with company
procedures.
2.3
Jigs and fixtures are used to ensure assembly to job specifications.
2.4
Assembly problems and potential joining problems are identified and reported in
accordance with company procedures.
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Element 3
Verify the assembly of metal components.
Performance criteria
3.1
Assemblies are inspected and measured in accordance with job specifications
and company procedures.
3.2
Non-conformance is identified and reported in accordance with company
procedures.
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 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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