11795 version 5
Page 1 of 3
Commission marine electrical and electronic systems and equipment
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: establish commissioning
criteria; check system installation and operation for marine electrical and
electronic systems and equipment; check system performance against
criteria and calibrate equipment; 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.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
11795 version 5
Page 2 of 3
2
This unit standard applies to the provision of both electrical and electronic services.
3
Evidence of the elements of this unit standard must be presented across the
following elements:
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 commissioning criteria for marine electrical and electronic systems and
equipment.
Performance criteria
1.1
Commissioning criteria are established to client and/or manufacturer’s and/or
regulatory requirements.
1.2
Commissioning schedule enables tests to be carried out through a range of
agreed contexts in accordance with commissioning criteria, within the agreed
time and without the need for retesting.
1.3
Commissioning plan is co-ordinated with boat commissioning plan and with
personnel commissioning other systems.
1.4
Preparations for sea trials are agreed with owner and/or boatbuilder.
Element 2
Check system installation and operation.
Performance criteria
2.1
Equipment and system installations are checked in accordance with industry
practices and manufacturer’s recommendations.
Element 3
Check system performance against criteria and calibrate equipment.
Performance criteria
3.1
Equipment is operated in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and
recommendations.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
11795 version 5
Page 3 of 3
3.2
Tests are carried out in accordance with the commissioning plan,
manufacturer’s warranty requirements and boat commissioning plan.
3.3
Testing methods establish the degree of conformity between systems’
performance and agreed commissioning criteria.
3.4
Sea trials are carried out in accordance with industry practice and equipment
manufacturer’s recommendations in agreed weather and sea conditions.
Element 4
Complete post instalment processes and documentation.
Performance criteria
4.1
Systems, equipment and training are completed in accordance with
commissioning criteria.
4.2
Any outstanding work is reported in accordance with company requirements.
4.3
Commissioning reports are documented in accordance with 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.
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.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016