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Level 4
Credits 10
Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to: carry out preparation for varnishing; prepare the previous coat; and apply coatings.
This unit standard applies to exterior surfaces only.
Subfield Boating Industries
Domain
Status
Status date
Date version published
Planned review date
Entry information
Boatbuilding
Registered
27 August 1997
20 March 2009
31 December 2012
Recommended: Unit 97 , Apply surface coatings by conventional spray techniques; Unit 100 , Apply liquid surface coating by airless spray techniques; and Unit
1073 , Describe, select, use, and maintain paint brushes; 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
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Special notes
1 Company procedures – the documented procedures for the machine and/or worksite.
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2 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; c All work practices must meet recognised codes of practice and documented worksite environmental procedures (where these exceed code) for personal, product, and worksite environmental matters, and must meet the obligations required under the Resource Management Act 1991 and subsequent and delegated legislation; d All work practices must meet documented worksite quality management requirements. These include documentation of activities, events, and decisions; e All communications made in relation to this unit standard must be made in accordance with company procedures for content, recipient, timing, and method.
3 This unit standard can be assessed on job.
Element 1
Carry out preparation for varnishing.
Performance criteria
1.1 Job specifications are obtained and verified in accordance with company procedures.
Range specifications – varnish types, number of coats, drying times, standard of finish, standard of sanding profiles, timber colouring and staining.
1.2 Protection is provided for existing equipment, fittings, furnishings, and surfaces in accordance with job specifications.
Range protection in situ, protection by removal and safe storage, electrical protection.
1.3 Planning of own work schedule enables required coating system to be applied to required standard and within agreed time-frames.
Range plan – sequence and timing of activities.
1.4
1.5
Identification of timber species establishes its suitability for varnishing.
Timber is stained and coloured to job requirements and manufacturer’s specifications.
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Element 2
Prepare the previous coat.
Performance criteria
2.1 Sanding between coats is carried out in accordance with specifications for the sanding profile.
Range specifications – manufacturer’s specifications and/or customer's requirements and/or the requirements of the reference text.
2.2 Actions taken ensure that the work area is kept free of possible surface contaminants.
Range actions – tenting, washing, solvent wiping, tack ragging; contaminants – dust, water, oil.
Element 3
Apply coatings.
Range by brush, roller, and spray.
Performance criteria
3.1 Coatings are applied in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications for method of application, thinning, re-coat windows, and use of additives.
3.2 Surface conforms to manufacturer’s specifications and/or customer's requirements for standard of finish and level of gloss.
3.3 The combination and number of coats applied conform to job 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.
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.
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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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