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Level 6
Credits 6
Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to identify defects in inflatable boats.
This unit standard applies to the survey of existing boats.
Subfield Boating Industries
Domain
Status
Status date
Date version published
Marine Sales and Services
Registered
27 August 1997
20 March 2009
Planned review date
Entry information
31 December 2012
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
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Special notes
1 Glossary of terms used in this unit standard
Hull
– the structure of the boat, and all components permanently fastened to that structure. The range of materials could be fabric, alloy or fibreglass;
Components – all parts required for structural integrity;
Systems
– plumbing, mechanical, electrical, electronic, deck hardware and rigging.
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2 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.
Element 1
Identify defects in inflatable boats.
Performance criteria
1.1 Hull is inspected internally and externally to identify defects that do not meet regulatory and/or customer requirements.
Range inspection criteria – water tight, corrosion, air tight, glue joints, inflation, fabric, wear, welded joints, pressure testing.
1.2 Components are inspected to identify defects that do not meet regulatory and/or customer requirements.
Range inspection criteria – water tight, corrosion, surface coatings, ventilation, delamination, inflation, fabric, wear, welded joints.
1.3 Systems are inspected to identify defects that do not meet regulatory and/or customer requirements.
Range inspection criteria
– water tight, corrosion, surface coatings, systems type, wear, connections, routings, attachments.
1.4 Boats are inspected to identify deterioration in terms of age and condition.
Range inspection criteria – water tight, timber deterioration, corrosion, surface coatings, ventilation, construction type, delamination and/or voiding, fastenings and/or bonding, damage.
1.5 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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