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Plan and record hull maintenance
level:
5
credit:
8
planned review date:
June 1998
sub-field:
Maritime
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to determine
the requirements for hull maintenance and plan for the
maintenance. Hull maintenance includes the metal work of
the vessel, steel work of the vessel, paintwork and
associated fittings.
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 the Maritime Qualifications New
Zealand (Inc).
special notes:
Maintenance requirements identified are built into long term
maintenance programmes (one year and over), short term
implementation plans (one week to a month), daily
schedules including repair maintenance and the production
of specifications for maintenance in refit.
Information on maintenance intervals includes: actual and
desired condition, routine servicing requirements, restoration
and repair requirements, availability of resources, and safety
requirements and precautions.
Information includes: from own experience, classification
society and statutory survey requirements, manufacturer’s
manuals and schedules, actual condition, forecast condition,
company requirements, and maintenance records.
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Hull steelwork and associated fittings includes: internal
paintwork, external paintwork, steel work, peck fittings (to
include: wire rope, fibre rope, safety equipment).
Plans cover: long term maintenance programmes (one year
and over), medium term maintenance (six months), short
term maintenance plans (one week to a month), daily
schedules including repair maintenance.
Maintenance plans include: routine maintenance and
servicing, restoration and repair, protection from the
environment, and general appearance.
Plans cover: resources, methods and procedures, safety
precautions, limits of responsibility, quality requirements,
and quantity requirements.
Sources for maintenance records include: personal
observation, reports from maintenance personnel,
surveyors, manufacturer’s representatives and specialists,
and colleagues.
Reports are made to: shore management, classification
societies, statutory bodies, repair companies, and
manufacturers.
Reports are on: maintenance carried out, comparison
between maintenance planned and actually carried out
conditions, faults, recommendations, and matters required
by classification societies and statute.
Recording, storage and retrieval methods are both manual
and electronic.
Reports are written and verbal.
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The context of the unit standard covers: maintenance
objectives and plans, company policies and procedures
regarding long term and day to day maintenance, eventual
consequences of not carrying out maintenance, the different
types of paint systems available and their respective
properties, and specific hazards involved with hull and
steelwork.
Principles and methods relate to: assessing and evaluating
information in terms of relevance, reliability, sufficiency and
implications, obtaining information on maintenance
requirements, organising information to assist planning, and
evaluating information.
Data relates to: all aspects of maintenance for which the
officer is responsible, the effects of the marine environment
on the vessel, specifically with respect to corrosion, a broad
understanding of ship construction and the stresses a vessel
encounters in a seaway, the importance of vessel structure
with respect to strength and flexibility, the different types of
material used in ship construction and their properties, the
requirements for statutory and classification surveys,
availability of resources, and different paint types and paint
systems.
A broad understanding is required of: maintenance
objectives, priorities and plans, company policies and
procedures regarding productivity quality and working
conditions, legislation relating to work methods, health and
safety, and records maintenance.
Principles and methods relate to: establishing defining and
reviewing objectives and performance measures (including
project planned and resource allocation), using an analytical
approach to assess and optimise the use of resources, and
applying relevant legislation to actual and proposed
circumstances.
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Data relates to: work objectives and related performance
measures and success criteria, principle risks and
contingent factors affecting maintenance activities,
resources available for maintenance, acceptable types of
work methods, all aspects of maintenance for which the
officer is responsible, systems and methods used for
recording, storing and retrieving particular pieces of
information, strengths and limitations of each system,
location of recording systems and items within them,
procedures for security and confidentiality of information,
and people responsible for the maintenance and
development of recording systems.
Principles and methods relate to: organising, storing and
retrieving information by using manual and electronic
means, and applying relevant items of legislation and
organisational rules to recording, storing and supplying
information.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Define the overall maintenance requirements for hull, steelwork and fittings.
performance criteria
1.1
Information concerning maintenance requirements is sought from the
appropriate sources aboard the vessel and ashore.
1.2
Information is complete, related to the task, and collected with a time frame to
be of use.
1.3
Information on forecast condition is accurate with respect to known rates of
deterioration.
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1.4
Information is organised into a suitable form to enable a coherent maintenance
programme to be developed.
1.5
The levels of priority of maintenance requirements are accurately identified with
respect to overall ship safety, commercial operations and other considerations.
element 2
Plan the implementation of maintenance schedules for hull, steelwork and associated
fittings.
performance criteria
2.1
Maintenance plans schedule maintenance evenly over available time scale.
2.2
Maintenance plans coordinate maintenance with required statutory and
classification society surveys.
2.3
Maintenance plans are realistic in terms of time, manpower and resources
available.
2.4
Work methods and activities are consistent with current operational priorities,
organisational objectives and legal requirements and include opportunities for
individual development where possible.
2.5
Work methods and activities optimise the use of available material, capital and
people and reflect close consultation with other departments.
2.6
Work methods and activities ensure that maintenance objectives are achieved.
2.7
Plans are recorded in a suitable format for reference and comply with industry
and organisational requirements.
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element 3
Compile maintenance records and reports for hull, steelwork and associated fittings.
performance criteria
3.1
Records and reports are complete, accurate and comply with organisational
and statutory requirements.
3.2
Records are maintained at a level of detail required for a full maintenance
history to be identified.
3.3
Amendments to drawings and manuals accurately reflect any modification
made and include any authorisation needed for the modification.
3.4
Frequency and format of maintenance reporting complies with organisational
and statutory requirements.
Comments to:
Maritime Qualifications New Zealand (Inc)
Unit Standard Revision
PO Box 160
WELLINGTON
by June 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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