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Title
Perform seaming and finishing operations in canvas fabrication
Level
3
Credits
12
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who work in the canvas
fabrication and allied industries. People credited with this unit
standard are able to: seam the work for canvas fabrication;
perform finishing on the work for canvas fabrication;
demonstrate knowledge of fasteners and fittings for canvas
fabrication; and select and fit fasteners and fittings for canvas
fabrication.
Classification
Outdoor Fabric Products > Canvas Fabrication
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
The following legislation (and subsequent amendments) is applicable to this unit standard
and must be followed where applicable:
–
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Seam the work for canvas fabrication.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Seam type is selected to client specification and company policy.
Range
plain single seam, top sewn seam, double top sewn seam, run and
fell seam, folded overlap seam.
1.2
Sewing machine is selected and prepared to produce specified seam according
to machine manufacturer’s specifications and company policy.
1.3
Reinforcements are attached according to client specification and company
policy.
1.4
Work is positioned and joined to line at workplace required speed, using stitch
length for the material being sewn and the strength of seam required.
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Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task.
Range
personal safety; safety of other people; workshop safety; tool,
equipment, and machine safety.
Outcome 2
Perform finishing on the work for canvas fabrication.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Hemming is carried out to client specification and company policy.
Range
single hem on selvedge edge, double turned hem.
2.2
Bias binding is sewn according to company policy.
2.3
Ropes are attached as specified by client and according to company policy.
2.4
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task.
Range
personal safety; safety of other people; workshop safety; tool,
equipment, and machine safety.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of fasteners and fittings for canvas fabrication.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Type and size identify fasteners and fittings are identified according to
manufacturer’s specifications.
Range
eyelets, domes, turnbuckles, rivets, studs, hooks, shock cord
fastenings, rope end and splice clips, hook and loop, stayput, lift
the dot, buckles, zippers, sister clips, overcentre buckles, cam
buckles, rave hooks, grommets, rings, press rings.
3.2
Applications for the fasteners and fittings are described according to
manufacturer’s specifications.
3.3
Methods for attaching the fasteners and fittings are described according to
manufacturer’s specifications.
Outcome 4
Select and fit fasteners and fittings for canvas fabrication.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Fasteners and fittings are selected to job specification requirement.
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4.2
Fasteners and fittings are attached to the product at the workplace required
speed in positions dictated by the job specification requirements, using correct
machines and tools.
4.3
Attachment of fasteners and fittings conform to workplace procedures.
4.4
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task.
Range
personal safety; safety of other people; workshop safety; tool,
equipment, and machine safety.
Replacement information
This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
23481, unit standard 23482, unit standard 23483, and
unit standard 23484.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
3 August 1995
31 December 2016
Revision
2
16 September 1997
31 December 2016
Revision
3
4 November 1997
31 December 2016
Revision
4
28 May 1998
31 December 2016
Review
5
17 August 1999
31 December 2016
Review
6
26 March 2007
31 December 2016
Rollover
7
19 November 2010
31 December 2016
Rollover
8
20 November 2015
31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0014
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, 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 granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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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.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Conesnt and Moderation Requirements (CMR). 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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016