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Launch and retrieve boats using trailer methods
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare a boat and
associated equipment and facilities; retrieve a boat from the water; and move
a boat between trailer and land using hand lifting methods.
This unit standard is applicable to all sectors of the boating industry, and is
also applicable to recreational boat users.
Subfield
Boating Industries
Domain
Marine Sales and Services
Status
Registered
Status date
7 May 1997
Date version published
20 March 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open, but people seeking credit must hold a valid
driver’s licence for the operation of any motor vehicle
involved in moving and positioning the trailer.
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
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Glossary of terms used in this unit standard.
Company procedures – the documented procedures for the equipment and/or
worksite;
Boats – trailerable boats able to be towed by a Class A vehicle, sail or motor
powered, mono- or multi-hulled;
Vehicle – the motor vehicle being used to drive the trailer.
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Range trailers – beach and road.
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The following apply to the performance of all elements of this unit standard:
a All required equipment must be operated and maintained 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.
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Assessment for this unit standard must include evidence of performance with more
than one boat, one of which must be of more than six metres in length.
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This unit standard can be assessed on job and off job in combination.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Prepare a boat and associated equipment and facilities.
Performance criteria
1.1
Launching and retrieving requirements are matched with boat characteristics.
Range
1.2
Boat is prepared for launching and retrieving without damage, and in a manner
that will prevent damage during subsequent launching and retrieving.
Range
1.3
requirements – launching site requirements and trailer
requirements;
boat characteristics – hull shape, hull type, appendages,
protrusions.
launching – hull watertight, no damage to or equipment visible;
retrieving – appendages retracted, mast removed.
Boat and trailer equipment is checked as operational and meeting any
regulatory requirements before launching and retrieving begin.
Element 2
Retrieve a boat from the water.
Performance criteria
2.1
Trailer is positioned so that the vehicle is recoverable and there is sufficient
draught of water to land the boat on the trailer.
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2.2
The floating boat is secured to, and positioned over, the trailer so that there will
be no damage on retrieval and/or subsequent re-launching.
2.3
Excess ballast is removed as soon as practicable before hauling the boat and
trailer.
2.4
Method of securing the boat to the trailer meets regulatory requirements for
road transport.
2.5
Corrosive materials are removed as soon as access can be gained.
Element 3
Move a boat between trailer and land using hand lifting methods.
Performance criteria
3.1
The boat is removed and replaced without damage to boat and/or trailer and/or
equipment and without injury to people.
Range
3.2
removal of excess weight and unsecured equipment.
The removed boat is secured so that no damage or injury can ensue.
Range
methods of securing – props, wedges, cradles, and jacks.
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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