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Remove and replace motor vehicle
lamps in the motor industry
level:
2
credit:
1
planned review date:
December 2009
sub-field:
Motor Industry
replacement information:
This unit standard replaced unit standard 3864.
purpose:
This unit standard is for people who work in the motor
industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to
remove a lamp on a motor vehicle, and replace a lamp on a
motor vehicle.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by the NZ Motor Industry Training
Organisation.
special notes:
1
Enactments relevant to this unit standard include but are
not limited to – Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992; Land Transport Rule, Vehicle Lighting 2004, Rule
32005.
2
Company policy includes workplace standards, practices,
and procedures, which must comply with current
legislative requirements. It is assumed the policy also
meets product manufacturer’s specifications,
recommendations, and standards.
3
Competency is demonstrated by removing and replacing
any six exterior and any two interior lamps.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Remove a lamp on a motor vehicle.
performance criteria
1.1
Tools are selected to enable the lamp to be removed, and used according to the
vehicle manufacturer’s specifications.
1.2
Method of attachment and wiring connection is identified, and the lamp is
removed according to the vehicle manufacturer’s specifications.
Range:
may include but is not limited to – front and rear park lamps, rear
and high stop lamps, direction indicator lamps, hazard warning
lamps, reversing lamps, number plate lamps, side and cab marker
lamps, revolving marker lamps, night parking lamps, day time
running lamps; cab roof, map reading, footwell, door marker, key
illumination, fade-out systems, bus interior illumination.
1.3
Serviceable lamp is stored without damage until it is refitted.
1.4
Damaged lamp is disposed of according to company policy.
element 2
Replace a lamp on a motor vehicle.
performance criteria
2.1
Tools are selected to enable the lamp to be replaced, and used according to the
vehicle manufacturer’s specifications.
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2.2
Lamp is positioned and attached according to legislative requirements, and
wiring is identified and connected according to the vehicle manufacturer’s
specifications.
Range:
may include but is not limited to – front and rear park lamps, rear
and high stop lamps, direction indicator lamps, hazard warning
lamps, reversing lamps, number plate lamps, side and cab marker
lamps, revolving marker lamps, night parking lamps, day time
running lamps; cab roof, map reading, footwell, door marker, key
illumination, fade-out systems, bus interior illumination.
2.3
Head lamps, fog and spot lamps are adjusted to comply with legislative
requirements.
2.4
Lamp is operating according to legislative requirements and vehicle
manufacturer’s specifications.
2.5
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the tasks according to
legislative requirements.
Range:
personal safety, safety to other people, vehicle safety, tools and
equipment safety.
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.
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.
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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 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 0014 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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