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Locate and rectify vehicle interior water leaks
Level
3
Credits
2
Purpose
This unit standard is for people in the automotive body and automotive
glazing industries.
People credited with this unit standard are able to locate the water leak
source in the vehicle bodywork or vehicle component, determine the cause of
the vehicle’s water leak, and rectify the water leak into the vehicle’s interior.
Subfield
Motor Industry
Domain
Vehicle Bodywork
Status
Registered
Status date
19 May 2006
Date version published
19 May 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 22927 replaced unit
standard 5469.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0014
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992.
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Definitions
Suitable tools, materials, and equipment means industry approved tools, materials,
and equipment that are recognised within the industry as being the most suited to
complete the task in a professional and competent manner with due regard to safe
working practices.
Company requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures, which
are documented in memo or manual format and are available in the workplace.
These requirements include but are not limited to – company specifications and
procedures, work instructions, manufacturer’s specifications, product quality
specifications, and legislative requirements.
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For this unit standard, it is essential that the practical assessment evidence is
obtained from commercial jobs in the workplace under normal workplace conditions.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Locate the water leak source in the vehicle bodywork or vehicle component.
Performance criteria
1.1
Leak symptoms are interpreted from the customer's explanation(s).
Range
1.2
when the leak occurs or occurred; area where the leak occurred;
associated factors – weather conditions, road conditions, smell of
dampness, water on carpet.
Source of the leak is isolated and reported to the supervisor in accordance with
company requirements.
Range
visual inspection, testing.
Element 2
Determine the cause of the vehicle’s water leak.
Performance criteria
2.1
Safe working practices are observed throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
personal safety, safety of others, equipment and vehicle safety.
2.2
Suitable tools and equipment are selected and used to enable the cause of the
water leak to be determined in accordance with company requirements.
2.3
Panels and trim are removed in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer’s
instructions to gain access to the leak area.
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2.4
The cause of the water leak is determined by visual inspection and/or water leak
testing in accordance with company requirements.
Element 3
Rectify the water leak into the vehicle’s interior.
Performance criteria
3.1
Safe working practices are observed throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
personal safety, safety of others, equipment and vehicle safety.
3.2
Suitable tools, equipment, and materials are selected and used to enable the
water leak to be rectified in accordance with company requirements.
3.3
A recommendation is made and presented to the supervisor on the job
requirements to rectify the water leak in accordance with company
requirements.
Range
parts required, estimated time, any additional panel work or
outwork, costing the job.
3.4
Seals, panels, frames, and/or windows are refitted, realigned, replaced, and/or
sealed in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer’s specifications.
3.5
The vehicle is retested to ensure the water leak has been rectified.
3.6
Trim and panels are refitted in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer’s
specifications if removed to gain access to the leak area.
3.7
Floor area, interior trim, carpet, and/or underfelt dampened by the water leak is
dried or replaced in accordance with company requirements.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 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.
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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 NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation jlane@mito.org.nz if you wish
to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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