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MARITIME ENGINEERING
Operate auxiliary equipment and
systems
level:
2
credit:
3
planned review date:
December 2005
sub-field:
Maritime
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare
auxiliary equipment and systems for operation; start and shut
down auxiliary equipment and systems; and monitor systems
efficiencies.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed moderation system has
been established by Competenz.
special notes:
1
This unit standard is performed under the control and
direction of a supervising officer.
2
Safety procedures include: codes of safe working
practice, company safety policy and procedures, the
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and the
Maritime Transport Act 1994.
3
System means any system for which an engineer is
responsible, other than the main propulsion system.
4
Monitoring of equipment may include: the reading and
recording of data from gauges and other instruments,
and the use of the senses of sight, hearing, and touch.
5
Recording of data from monitoring equipment may be
done using log books or running sheets and computer
data base printouts.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Prepare auxiliary equipment and systems for operation.
performance criteria
1.1
Systems are prepared for operation prior to start up, and tested in accordance
with manufacturer’s operating instructions.
1.2
Systems are started and gauges and instruments are monitored and checked to
ensure compliance with manufacturer’s operating instructions.
1.3
Systems are managed to maintain efficiency of the vessel’s operation and to
avoid damage to the systems.
1.4
Safety procedures are followed during the start up process and operation of the
system.
1.5
Documentation is completed and dispatched to the correct personnel within
stated time frames.
element 2
Start up and shut down auxiliary equipment and systems.
performance criteria
2.1
Systems are started up and shut down in accordance with manufacturer's
operating instructions.
2.2
Safety procedures are followed during the start up and shut down process.
2.3
Data from monitoring systems relating to the start up or shut down are recorded
according to prescribed procedures.
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element 3
Monitor systems efficiencies.
performance criteria
3.1
Systems are monitored to confirm that they remain in a state of equilibrium.
3.2
Deviations from an equilibrium state are attended to in accordance with
prescribed guidelines, and within a time frame which maintains the operational
effectiveness of the vessel.
3.3
Data from maintenance of systems are recorded in accordance with company
procedures.
3.4
Monitoring activity tasks on equipment are completed in accordance with
equipment manufacturer’s instructions and safety guidelines.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority 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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0054 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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