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Demonstrate knowledge of yacht spar and rigging systems
Level
4
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain spinnaker and
gennaker systems; rig related sail storage systems, reefing systems, and
vang systems; identify hydraulic rigging systems, and explain ancillary
electrical and electronic systems associated with yacht rigs.
Subfield
Boating Industries
Domain
Boatbuilding
Status
Registered
Status date
14 December 2007
Date version published
14 December 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Prerequisite: Unit 18171 Demonstrate knowledge of
spars and rigging, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge
and skills.
Recommended: Unit 18162, Calculate quantities and
costs for boatbuilding projects, 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
a
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.
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.
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c
d
e
All work practices must meet documented worksite quality management
requirements. These include documentation of activities, events, and decisions.
Explanation of systems should be by diagram and/or sketch and/or schematic.
Regulatory lighting includes the requirements of the International Regulations for
Avoiding Collisions at Sea (COLREGS).
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Explain spinnaker and gennaker systems.
Performance criteria
1.1
Simple parachute spinnaker systems are explained in terms of typical setup
options.
Range
1.2
Asymmetrical spinnaker systems are explained in terms of typical setup options.
Range
1.3
may include but not limited to – topping lift options, downhaul
options, jockey poles, lazy braces, gibing systems, changing
strops, tweakers, pole storage, pole ends, halyards.
may include but not limited to – pole systems, gibing techniques,
peeling techniques, pole articulation, pole retraction/storage, pole
ends, halyards.
Gennaker systems are explained in terms of typical setup options.
Range
may include but not limited to – the rigging associated with multi
purpose sails (MPS), code zero type, jib tops (rigged on or off a
pole).
Element 2
Explain rig related sail storage systems.
Performance criteria
2.1
Lazy jack type storage systems are explained in terms of typical configuration
and operation.
2.2
In mast furling systems are explained in terms of typical configuration and
operation.
2.3
In boom furling systems are explained in terms of typical configuration and
operation.
2.4
Headsail furling systems are explained in terms of typical configuration and
operation.
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Element 3
Explain reefing systems.
Performance criteria
3.1
Slab reefing systems are explained in terms of typical configuration and
operation.
3.2
Roller reefing systems are explained in terms of typical configuration and
operation.
Element 4
Explain vang systems.
Performance criteria
4.1
Simple mechanical vang systems are explained in terms of typical configuration
and operation.
4.2
Air and spring lift vang systems are explained in terms of typical configuration
and operation.
Element 5
Identify hydraulic rigging systems.
Performance criteria
5.1
Hydraulic rigging systems are identified in terms of typical applications.
Range
includes but not limited to – hydraulic vang, outhaul, backstay,
mast jack, winch and ram applications.
Element 6
Explain ancillary electrical and electronic systems associated with yacht rigs.
Performance criteria
6.1
Electronic control of rigging is explained in terms of role of computers and
programmable logic controllers.
6.2
Electronic monitoring of rig loads is explained in terms of load cells, load
sensing pins, readouts, monitors, sensors, and strain gauges.
6.3
Typical arrangement of wind sensing equipment is explained in terms of rig
mounted components and layout.
6.4
Typical radar system arrangements are explained in terms of location and
attachment of rig mounted components.
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6.5
Typical rig mounted lighting arrangements are explained in terms of regulatory
lighting and courtesy lighting location and attachment.
6.6
Typical rig mounted aerial and antenna options are explained in terms of
location and attachment.
Range
may include but not limited to – very high frequency radio (VHF),
single side band radio (SSB), global positioning system (GPS),
satellite, cellphone.
6.7
Rig earthing, isolating and lightning protection arrangements are explained
according to work practice.
6.8
Rig wiring attachment and isolation methods are identified according to work
practice.
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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