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MARITIME ENGINEERING
Service and maintain ship's safety
equipment
level:
4
credit:
6
planned review date:
January 1998
sub-field:
Maritime
purpose:
This unit standard is for people in the maritime engineering
industry and covers the competence of servicing and
maintaining, restoring and repairing a ship’s safety
equipment.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: determine
servicing requirements; service and maintain safety
equipment to schedule; conduct routine repairs to damaged
components; and overhaul serviced safety equipment.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed moderation system has
been established by Maritime Qualifications New Zealand
Inc.
special notes:
1
Safety equipment includes:
Portable fire extinguishers;
Fixed fire extinguishers;
Sea survival equipment;
Life crafts.
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Specification includes:
Maintenance instructions;
Test schedules;
Work schedules;
Manufacturer’s manuals;
Operating instructions;
Safety codes of practice.
3
Safety rules, regulations, legislation, and their
subsequent amendments include:
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS);
Marine Pollution (MARPOL);
Resource Management Act (RMA) 1994;
Maritime Transport Act (MTA) 1994;
Company or Organisational rules and regulations.
4
Constraints include:
Equipment design;
Equipment position;
Safety requirements;
Availability of spares;
Operational requirements for the equipment;
Economic restraints;
Availability of trained personnel.
5
Scheduled servicing includes:
Replacement of consumables;
Minor adjustments;
Replacement of faulty components;
Operational changeovers.
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Restoration includes:
Repair;
Reconditioning;
Replacement;
Dismantling;
Construction;
Fabrication;
Insulation.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Determine servicing requirements.
performance criteria
1.1
The defined work sequence is in accordance with the maintenance plan
specification.
1.2
Servicing activities are planned in accordance with technical, safety, and
procedural specifications and constraints.
Range:
1.3
servicing activities - scheduled, restoration.
Work requirements are completed to schedule and support the maintenance of
operations.
Range:
work requirements completed by internal and external agencies,
contractors.
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1.4
Anticipation of restrictions and variations to work schedules is made prior to
work schedule design and implementation.
Range:
restrictions and variances caused by - other maintenance,
operational requirements, resources.
element 2
Service and maintain safety equipment to schedule.
Range:
service and maintenance - scheduled checks, tests, measurements and
inspections, replacement of consumables, minor adjustments, replacement of
components.
performance criteria
2.1
Servicing and maintenance are carried out in accordance with company safety
rules and regulations.
2.2
The sequence and scope of work activities conform with routine maintenance
and servicing plans and schedules.
2.3
Equipment and components meet pre-inspection and maintenance activity
requirements.
Range:
defined by - individual companies, equipment
manufacturer’smaintenance guidelines.
2.4
The equipment and materials selected to service safety equipment are safe,
serviceable, and of the type and quality required to carry out the tasks.
2.5
Material and equipment are handled, stored, and secured in accordance with
company procedures, legislation, and industry codes of practice.
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2.6
Checks and tests are completed to statutory regulation and technical
requirements.
Range:
2.7
checks and tests - operational, static.
Maintenance records are updated and maintained according to recording
criteria.
Range:
recording criteria - as set or specified by individual companies,
legislation, as required to maintain certification.
element 3
Conduct routine repairs to damaged components.
performance criteria
3.1
Repairs are carried out in accordance with company safety rules and
regulations.
3.2
Repair of defective parts is conducted in accordance with defined engineering
standards.
Range:
3.3
defined engineering standards - classification authority standards
and requirements, on board rules and regulations, manufacturer’s
specifications.
Replacement parts meet system and/or equipment manufacturer’s
specifications, or are accepted as alternative replacement parts by authorised
parties.
Range:
alternatives replacement parts - those which differ from the
manufacturer’s specification, but which are evaluated as meeting
the replacement requirement;
authorised parties - those parties who hold control of, or
accountability for, the related context of the performance.
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3.4
Repair activities restore equipment to safe operational condition.
Range:
3.5
operational condition - fully operational, operating system outside
of normal parameters, operational using acceptable alternatives to
replacement parts.
The correct parties are kept informed of changes in the repair status of the
safety equipment.
Range:
correct parties - those parties who hold control of, or
accountability for, the related context of the performance.
element 4
Overhaul serviced safety equipment.
performance criteria
4.1
Safety equipment is dismantled and assembled in accordance with company
safety rules and regulations.
4.2
Dismantling and reassembly procedures conform with technical specifications.
Range:
4.3
Checks and tests are completed in accordance with statutory regulations and
technical requirements, and where the product or component is found to be
non-operational, the product or component is dismantled and restored.
Range:
4.4
technical specifications - statutory requirements, manufacturer’s
drawings and plans, manufacturer’s manuals, supervisor’s
instructions, company rules and regulations.
checks and tests - operational, static.
Maintenance records are updated and maintained according to recording
criteria.
Range:
recording criteria - as set or specified by company, legislation.
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4.5
Product and components are assembled to specification within the agreed time
schedules and quality requirements.
Range:
specification - defined by the company, manufacturer, service
contractor.
Comments to:
Maritime Qualifications New Zealand Inc
Unit Standard Revision
PO Box 160
WELLINGTON
by January 1998.
Please Note:
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority
before they can offer programmes of education and training
assessed against unit standards.
Accredited providers assessing against unit standards must
engage with the moderation system that applies to those unit
standards. [Please refer to relevant Plan ref: 0054].
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