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Demonstrate knowledge of vehicle body frame construction and body
panelling in the coachbuilding industry
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
This theory-based unit standard is for people who work in the coachbuilding
industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of vehicle body frame construction in the coachbuilding industry,
and vehicle body panelling in the coachbuilding industry.
Subfield
Motor Industry
Domain
Coachbuilding
Status
Registered
Status date
25 February 2008
Date version published
25 February 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
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
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Land
Transport Rules.
2
Land Transport Rules are produced for the Minister of Transport by Land Transport
New Zealand. These rules are available online at
http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/rules/.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of vehicle body frame construction in the coachbuilding industry.
Performance criteria
1.1
Types of body construction are identified in accordance with vehicle and trailer
manufacturer specifications.
Range
1.2
Types and purpose of framing are identified in accordance with vehicle and
trailer manufacturer specifications.
Range
1.3
includes but is not limited to – chassis, waist rails, cant rails,
pillars, skirt rails, crown rails (roof rails), stress panels, roof bows.
Frame attachments are identified in accordance with vehicle and trailer
manufacturer specifications.
Range
1.4
bus, Luton, curtainside, refrigerated, demountables, motor home,
tipping bodies, flat deck.
includes but is not limited to – bracing, gussets, brackets.
Methods of assembling frames are identified in accordance with vehicle and
trailer manufacturer specifications.
Range
includes but is not limited to – welding, bolts, rivets, approved
fasteners.
1.5
Methods of aligning and checking the alignment of frames are identified in
accordance with manufacturer specifications.
1.6
Painting and anti-corrosion procedures are identified in accordance with vehicle
and trailer manufacturer specifications.
1.7
Land Transport Rules covering vehicle body construction are identified.
Range
includes but is not limited to – trucks, trailers, passenger service
vehicles, vans;
kerb weight, tare weight, gross weight.
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Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of vehicle body panelling in the coachbuilding industry.
Performance criteria
2.1
Types and characteristics of body panels are identified in accordance with
material manufacturer specifications.
Range
2.2
includes but is not limited to – aluminium, panel steel, stainless
steel, plastic, glass reinforced plastic.
Methods of attaching panelling to frame work are identified in accordance with
vehicle and trailer manufacturer specifications.
Range
includes but is not limited to – adhesive bonding, rivet bonding,
mechanical fastenings, welding.
Please note
Providers must be 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 accredited by NZQA 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.
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 (Incorporated)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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