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Identify defects in metal boats
Level
6
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to identify defects in metal
boats.
This unit standard applies to the survey of existing boats.
Subfield
Boating Industries
Domain
Marine Sales and Services
Status
Registered
Status date
27 August 1997
Date version published
20 March 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2012
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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Glossary of terms used in this unit standard
Hull – the structure of the boat, and all components permanently fastened to that
structure;
Components – decks, cabins and all other timber and metal parts required for
structural integrity;
Systems – plumbing, mechanical, electrical, electronic, deck hardware, sails, spars
and rigging.
2
Range
metal boats – steel, aluminium;
evidence is required for one.
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The following apply to the performance of all elements of this unit standard:
a All work practices must meet documented company quality management
requirements. These include documentation of activities, events, and decisions;
b All communications made in relation to this unit standard must be made in
accordance with company procedures for content, recipient, timing, and method;
c All activities must comply with any policies, procedures, and requirements of the
organisation/s involved; the ethical codes of relevant professional bodies; and any
relevant legislative and/or regulatory requirements, including the Health and Safety
in Employment Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991, Employment Relations
Act 2000, Goods and Services Tax Act 1985, Maritime Transport Act 1994, Fair
Trading Act 1986, and the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, and subsequent and
delegated legislation.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Identify defects in metal boats.
Performance criteria
1.1
Hull is inspected internally and externally to identify defects that do not meet
regulatory and/or customer requirements.
Range
1.2
Components are inspected to identify defects that do not meet regulatory and/or
customer requirements.
Range
1.3
inspection criteria – water tight, corrosion, surface coatings,
systems type, wear, connections, routing, attachments.
Boats are inspected to identify deterioration in terms of age and condition.
Range
1.5
inspection criteria – water tight, corrosion, surface coatings, wear,
ventilation, fatigue cracks, corrosion, welding defects.
Systems are inspected to identify defects that do not meet regulatory and/or
customer requirements.
Range
1.4
inspection criteria – water tight, corrosion, surface coatings,
erosion, fatigue cracks, damage, delamination, wear, welding
defects, fastenings, adhesion, bonding.
inspection criteria – water tight, timber deterioration, corrosion,
surface coatings, ventilation, construction type, delamination
and/or voiding, fastenings and/or bonding, damage.
Boats are inspected to ensure suitability for intended purpose.
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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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