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Demonstrate knowledge of Australian and New Zealand standards
applicable to marine product supply
Level
4
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of:
AS/NZS standards and their impact on the selection of marine products;
Maritime New Zealand rules and their impact on the selection of marine
products; the New Zealand Compliance Plate Certification (CPC)
programme; and identify and describe AS/NZS standards applicable to
marine product supply.
Subfield
Boating Industries
Domain
Marine Sales and Services
Status
Registered
Status date
12 December 2008
Date version published
12 December 2008
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
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Definition
AS/NZS – Australian and New Zealand Standard.
2
Information
Information related to AS/NZS standards can be found at http://www.standards.co.nz.
Maritime rules may be found at http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/ in the maritime rules
section.
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The CPC plate system is administered by the New Zealand Marine Industry
Association. Information can be obtained from http://www.nzmarine.com.
NZS 5823: 2005 Specification for buoyancy aids and marine safety harnesses and
lines.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of AS/NZS standards and their impact on the selection of marine
products.
Performance criteria
1.1
AS/NZS standards are described in terms of their intended purpose and
application to marine products.
1.2
The use of AS/NZS standards applying to marine products are described as a
way of proving compliance with New Zealand maritime rules.
Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of Maritime New Zealand rules and their impact on the selection
of marine products.
Performance criteria
2.1
The purpose of the Maritime New Zealand 40 series of rules is described for
New Zealand vessels operating commercially.
2.2
The requirements for products supplied to commercial vessels are explained in
accordance with the Maritime New Zealand 40 series rules.
Element 3
Identify and describe AS/NZS standards applicable to marine product supply.
Performance criteria
3.1
AS/NZS standards applicable to marine product supply are identified and their
purposes described.
Range
at least five standards including NZS 5823.
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Element 4
Demonstrate knowledge of the New Zealand Compliance Plate Certification (CPC)
programme.
Performance criteria
4.1
The intention of the CPC program is explained in terms of quality of design,
construction, and applicability to product supply.
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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