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Monitor and assess marine paint application and finish
Level
4
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to monitor and assess marine
paint preparation and finish against specification.
Subfield
Boating Industries
Domain
Boatbuilding
Status
Registered
Status date
21 May 2010
Date version published
21 May 2010
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Recommended: Unit 23042, Demonstrate knowledge of
substrate preparation for marine painting; Unit 23044,
Demonstrate knowledge of marine paint technology; Unit
23046, Demonstrate knowledge of marine paint systems
application; Unit 23048, Demonstrate knowledge of
marine paint finish problems; and Unit 23049,
Demonstrate knowledge of composite technology for
boatbuilding.
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
Definition
Job requirements – requirements that may or may not be specified but require correct
choices to achieve including: following safety and workplace procedures and meeting
generally accepted trade practice standards.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Monitor and assess marine paint preparation against specification.
Performance criteria
1.1
Surface fairness is assessed and verified in accordance with job requirements.
1.2
Base preparation of substrate or prior coating is assessed and verified in terms
of profile in accordance with the specification.
1.3
Base preparation of substrate or prior coating is assessed and verified in terms
of cleanliness in accordance with the specification.
Range
1.4
includes but is not limited to – dust, contamination.
Environment for marine painting is assessed and verified in accordance with the
specification.
Range
includes but is not limited to – temperature, humidity, dust
prevention, safety precautions.
Element 2
Assess marine paint finish against specification.
Performance criteria
2.1
Marine paint finish is assessed in terms of gloss.
2.2
Marine paint finish is assessed in terms of distinction of image.
2.3
Marine paint finish is assessed in terms of hardness.
Range
2.4
may include but is not limited to – fingernail, Barcol, Shore D
durometer, pencil.
Evidence is required of two different types of hardness testing.
Marine paint finish showing defects or blemishes within the warranty period is
assessed to identify the defects or blemishes in accordance with industry
recognised criteria.
Range
defects or blemishes include but are not limited to – poor cure,
dust, print through, bubbling, blistering, cracking, haze and loss of
gloss, contamination, patchy colour, wrinkling.
Evidence is required for two different types of defect or blemish.
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2.5
Aged marine paint finish is assessed to identify defects or blemishes in
accordance with industry recognised criteria.
Range
blistering, loss of gloss, cracking, de-lamination, discolouration.
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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