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Determine requirements and plan an air conditioning system installation
for a vessel
Level
5
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to determine requirements for
an air conditioning system installation on a vessel and plan an air
conditioning system installation on a vessel.
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
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
For this unit standard competence may be demonstrated by leading and supervising
an actual installation or for a simulated situation using a set of plans as a basis for
planning.
2
This standard is for planning installation of a vendor supplied system to be installed
in accordance with vendor and manufacturer specifications.
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References
– Information about classification societies can be found at http://www.iacs.org.uk/.
– European Union (EU) Recreational Craft Directive
(94/25/EC)http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/maritime/maritime_regulatory/directive_9
425.htm.
– US Coastguard http://www.uscgboating.org.
– National Standard for Commercial Vessels (Australia) http://www.nmsc.gov.au.
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– ISO standards http://www.iso.org.
– New Zealand Gas Installations – NZS 5428:2006 LPG installations for nonpropulsive purposes in caravans and boats; available at
http://www.standards.co.nz.
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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.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Determine requirements for an air-conditioning system installation on a vessel.
Performance criteria
1.1
Location of primary specified equipment is determined and verified in
accordance with boat plans and specifications.
1.2
Installation criteria for specified equipment are determined in accordance with
manufacturer’s specifications and vessel plans and specifications.
1.3
Piping requirements are established in terms of type and in accordance with
space availability.
1.4
Ducting requirements are established in terms of type and in accordance with
space availability.
1.5
System corrosion protection requirements are determined in accordance with
component material types and layout.
1.6
Noise, vibration and isolation minimisation requirements and solutions are
determined in accordance with the vessel contract specifications.
Element 2
Plan an air conditioning system installation on a vessel.
Performance criteria
2.1
System is sourced in accordance with vessel contract specifications.
2.2
Component warranty conditions are checked for compliance with job
requirements.
2.3
Installation is planned in terms of order and stages of work.
Range
main component mounting, pipework/hose runs, ducting
installation, ventilation, connection, commissioning,
documentation.
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2.4
Installation planning includes identification of input required by different trades
and contributors.
Range
2.5
Installation is planned to avoid potential conflict with other systems.
Range
2.6
may include but is not limited to – boatbuilders, pipework
installers, ticketed electrical installers, design engineers.
may include but is not limited to – plumbing, hydraulic, electrical,
fuel.
Installation planning complies with relevant rules.
Range
may include but is not limited to – class society rules, maritime
rules, company rules, designer specifications, resolving conflict
between rules when conflict exists.
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 info@bia.org.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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