NZQA registered unit standard
12304 version 5
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Title
Use ropes, knots and lashings on a vessel
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
5
This unit is intended for persons working at an entry level in the
industry or persons wishing to enter the industry at an entry
level.
People credited with this unit standard are able to, on a vessel:
describe the care and stowage of fibre ropes; handle; splice,
whip, bind, and stop ropes; select and tie knots and lashings;
and use tackles and winches.
Classification
Maritime > Navigation and Seamanship
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
References
Owen, P. Adlard Coles Book of Knots. London: Adlard Coles Nautical, 2006. IBSN
0713681527.
2
Definitions
Accepted industry practice – approved codes of practice and standardised
procedures accepted by the wider maritime industry as examples of best practice.
Maritime Transport Operator Plan (MTOP) – the documented operational plan
required for all commercial vessels as a part of the Maritime Operator Safety System
(MOSS), the operator certification system established under Part 19 of the maritime
rules and administered by Maritime New Zealand.
Operating procedures – the safe operating procedures documented in the vessel's
Marine Transport Operator Plan as well as any undocumented standard operating
procedures for that vessel.
Vessel – any form of commercial or military watercraft; sometimes used in maritime
circles interchangeably with the word ship.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the care and stowage of fibre ropes on a vessel.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Stowage of ropes is described in terms of the need to maintain availability for
use, and to protect the integrity of the rope, in accordance with accepted
industry practice.
Range
1.2
protection from – heat, ultraviolet light, chemicals, water.
Action to take when signs of damage are identified, are described in
accordance with accepted industry practice.
Range
damage – abrasion, ultraviolet light damage, melting, rot.
Outcome 2
Describe the construction of ropes and handle ropes on a vessel.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Fibres used in the manufacture of ropes used on a vessel are described in
terms of their uses and properties.
Range
2.2
Rope is identified by its construction.
Range
2.3
fibres – natural fibre, polyester, nylon, polypropylene,
polyethylene;
properties – behaviour on breaking, resistance to abrasion, ability
to stretch, buoyancy, comparative load bearing strength.
monofilament, non rotational rope, laid, braid, multi-plait.
Correct methods of coiling and flaking ropes are selected and carried out in
accordance with their construction type.
Range
one of – laid, braid, multi-plait.
2.4
Lines are secured to cleats and bollards in accordance with accepted industry
practice.
2.5
The use of a heaving line is demonstrated in accordance with accepted industry
practice.
Outcome 3
Splice, whip, bind, and stop ropes on a vessel.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Ropes are spliced in accordance with accepted industry practice.
Range
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three strand laid rope – back splice, eye splice, short splice, long
cut splice;
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multi plait rope – eye splice.
3.2
Whippings are tied in accordance with accepted industry practice.
Range
one of – sail makers whipping, common whipping.
3.3
A rope stopper is applied on a fibre rope in accordance with accepted industry
practice.
3.4
Binding and melting of synthetic ropes is carried out in accordance with
accepted industry practice.
Outcome 4
Select and tie knots and lashings on a vessel.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Knots and lashings are selected and tied, consistent with the intended purpose
of the knots or lashing, in accordance with accepted industry practice.
Range
reef knot, round turn and two half hitches, bowline, sheet bend
(single and double), clove hitch, figure of eight.
Outcome 5
Use tackles and winches on a vessel.
Evidence requirements
5.1
The purpose of tackles is described in terms of the mechanical advantage
gained.
5.2
The uses of tackles are described in accordance with accepted industry
practice.
5.3
The operation of tackles is demonstrated in accordance with accepted industry
practice.
Range
5.4
gun tackle, handy billy, two fold purchase, three fold purchase.
The safe use of winches is described and demonstrated.
Range
Planned review date
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hand operated winch, powered winch or windlass.
31 December 2020
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
24 September 1997
31 December 2012
Review
2
27 July 2001
31 December 2012
Review
3
26 May 2003
31 December 2012
Review
4
22 October 2010
31 December 2016
Review
5
15 October 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0054
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The
CMR 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
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Competenz
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