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Title
Repair a seat in the motor trimming industry
Level
3
Credits
6
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who work in the motor trimming
industry. Those credited with this unit standard are able to:
demonstrate knowledge of vehicle seats; repair the seat
components; repair damaged seat cover; and repair a broken,
twisted seat frame and bent runners.
Classification
Motor Industry > Motor Trimming
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 8299, Identify, use, and store materials, and make a
template, in the motor trimming industry, or demonstrate
equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
The following legislation and regulations (and subsequent amendments) are relevant
to this unit standard and must be followed where applicable:
– Health and Safety in Employment Act, 1992;
– Transport (Vehicle Standards) Regulations, 1990 and Guide to Vehicle Standards
(MOT Guides 1 and 2), (available from Standards New Zealand, telephone 04 498
5991).
2
When the evidence requirements state company policy, it is assumed that it is in line
with the vehicle manufacturer's repair standards.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of vehicle seats.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Types of seats are identified according to seat and vehicle manufacturers'
specifications.
Range
1.2
Components that make up the seat are identified according to seat and vehicle
manufacturers' specifications.
Range
1.3
foam rubber, foam plastic, horse hair, felts, tetron, waddings.
Types of seat covers and materials are identified according to seat and vehicle
manufacturers' specifications.
Range
1.7
zigzag, tension, puma flex, coil, Pirelli web.
Types of paddings are identified according to material and vehicle
manufacturers' specifications.
Range
1.6
metal frame, tubular, sheet steel, timber, fibre glass.
Types of springs used on vehicle seats are identified according to seat and
vehicle manufacturers' specifications.
Range
1.5
frame, recliner mechanism, adjustment mechanisms, springs, arm
rest, lumbar support, headrests, belt restraint, electric mechanisms
and wiring, hydraulic; paddings, webbings, rubber platforms,
cover.
Seat frame construction is identified according to seat and vehicle
manufacturers' specifications.
Range
1.4
bench, bucket, folding.
bench, bucket; vinyl, cloth, leather.
Method of seat attachment to vehicle is identified according to vehicle
manufacturer's specifications and legislation.
Range
car, light and heavy commercial vehicles.
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Outcome 2
Repair the seat components.
Range
springs repaired and/or replaced; webbings, support systems replaced;
paddings repaired and refitted or replaced.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Tools and equipment are identified, and are used according to the tool and
equipment manufacturers' specifications.
Range
pliers, spanners, sockets, screwdrivers, shears, knife, side cutters,
rule, sewing machine.
2.2
Seat is removed from the vehicle according to vehicle manufacturer's
specifications and legislation.
2.3
Seat cover and arm rest are removed according to seat and vehicle
manufacturers' specifications and are not damaged.
2.4
Fault is identified, and the seat is repaired according to seat and vehicle
manufacturers' specifications and company policy.
2.5
Seat cover is refitted according to seat and vehicle manufacturers'
specifications and is not damaged.
Range
2.6
pleats, flutes, stitching, piping aligned, marks aligned, no wrinkles.
Seat operates according to vehicle manufacturer's specifications.
Range
secure to vehicle, slides freely, tilts, lumbar support, height
adjustment.
2.7
Tools and equipment are clean and put away in their place according to
company policy.
2.8
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task.
Range
personal safety, safety to other people, environmental safety;
vehicle safety; tool, equipment, and machine safety.
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Outcome 3
Repair damaged seat cover.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Damage is assessed, and method of repair is decided according to material and
seat manufacturers' specifications, customer requirements, and company
policy.
Range
3.2
reason for damage; replace panel, patch panel, matching material,
repair foam types; pattern, stitching, pleating, piping, quilting,
fluting, padding.
Tools and equipment are identified, and are used according to the tool and
equipment manufacturers' specifications.
Range
shears, square, measuring tape, sewing machine, needle, thread,
chalk, chinograph.
3.3
Seat cover is removed from frame to enable it to be repaired according to seat
and vehicle manufacturers' specification and company policy.
3.4
Seat cover design and pattern are identified, and materials are procured
according to vehicle manufacturer's specifications and customer requirements.
Range
vinyl, cloth, leather.
3.5
Defects in fabric are identified and omitted according to company policy.
3.6
Template that enables the cover to be repaired is created, if necessary, and is
according to specification.
3.7
Material is laid out, measured, marked out, and cut, and all measurements are
according to specification and company policy.
Range
3.8
Material is assembled and stitched according to specification, and there are no
breaks in the stitching, and no difference in pattern between the repair and
cover.
Range
3.9
matching pattern, pile consistency.
sewing machine, hand sewing; piping, fluting, seaming, quilting;
stitching even, joints flat and even; allowance of +/- 2mm.
Unused materials are stored according to material manufacturer's specifications
and company policy.
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Cover is fitted on frame, and fits according to seat and vehicle manufacturers'
specification.
Range
pleats, stitching, piping aligned, marks aligned, no wrinkles,
matching pattern.
3.11
Tools and equipment are clean, and put away in their place according to
company policy.
3.12
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task.
Range
personal safety, safety to other people, environmental safety;
vehicle safety; tool, equipment, and machine safety.
Outcome 4
Repair a broken, twisted seat frame and bent runners.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Tools and equipment that enable the job to be carried out are identified and
used according to the tool and equipment manufacturers' specifications.
Range
sockets, spanners, screwdrivers, hammer, welding plant.
4.2
Seat is removed from the vehicle according to vehicle manufacturer's
specifications, and there is no damage to adjacent parts, wiring, or fittings.
4.3
Seat cover and padding are removed and stored, and are not damaged.
4.4
Damage on frame is identified, and the viability of repairing or replacing the
frame is decided according to seat and vehicle manufacturers' specifications
and legislation.
Range
4.5
broken frame, twisted frame.
Frame is repaired, and corrosion protection is applied according to seat and
vehicle manufacturers' specifications and legislation.
Range
welding and reinforcing, twisted frame straightened; replacement
frame of the same type.
4.6
Seat cover and padding are refitted according to vehicle manufacturer's
specifications, and are not damaged.
4.7
Runners are repaired and operate according to vehicle manufacturer's
specifications.
4.8
Seat operates according to seat and vehicle manufacturers' specifications.
4.9
Tools and equipment are clean and put away in their place according to
company policy.
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Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task.
Range
personal safety, safety to other people, environmental safety;
vehicle safety; tool, equipment, and machine safety.
Replacement information
This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
23520 and unit standard 23521.
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
21 August 1996
31 December 2016
Revision
2
14 November 2000
31 December 2016
Revision
3
16 October 2003
31 December 2016
Review
4
26 March 2007
31 December 2016
Rollover
5
19 November 2010
31 December 2016
Rollover
6
18 February 2016
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.
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.
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SSB Code 101542
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