NZQA registered unit standard
11809 version 5
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Title
Measure, mark out, and cut material for sail production in the
sailmaking industry
Level
3
Credits
12
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who work in the sailmaking
industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to:
obtain dimensions for marking out sail panels; select materials;
mark out job panels; and cut out panels.
Classification
Industrial Textile Fabrication > Sailmaking
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation and rules relevant to this unit standard include but are not limited to – the
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and International or National Rating
and/or Racing Class Rules.
2
Definitions
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, sail manufacturer design specifications, product
quality specifications, and legislative requirements.
Class rules are rules prescribed internationally by the International Sailing Federation
and administered locally by Yachting New Zealand. Rules apply to racing and
recreational sailing. Yachting New Zealand’s website is
http://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Obtain dimensions for marking out sail panels.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Overall sizes are established in accordance with design specifications.
Range
includes but is not limited to – from drawing, plan, sample, job
specifications.
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1.2
Each panel size is determined in accordance with design specifications, fabric
width, and company requirements.
1.3
Allowances are applied to each panel in accordance with design specifications
and company requirements.
Range
includes but is not limited to – seams, shrinkage, tapes, folds.
Outcome 2
Select materials.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Material type is determined and selected for each panel in accordance with
design specifications and company requirements.
2.2
Material is inspected for faults, and size, in accordance with manufacturer and
design specifications, and company requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to – tight and slack edges, missing
threads, scrim alignment, lamination, thick thread.
Outcome 3
Mark out job panels.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Layout of panels is determined for the most economical use of materials in
accordance with design specifications and company requirements.
Range
3.2
Panels are marked out on the selected material in accordance with design
specifications and company requirements.
Range
3.3
may include but is not limited to – French chalk, felt pen, biro,
pencil, chalk line.
Panel alignment marks are applied in accordance with design specifications and
company requirements.
Range
3.4
includes but is not limited to – sail specifications, fabric
characteristics.
includes but is not limited to – pen, chalk, holes, cuts, nicks, strikeup marks.
Panels are marked for product and assembly identification in accordance with
company requirements.
Outcome 4
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Cut out panels.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Tool for cutting out is selected and checked for sharpness in accordance with
company requirements.
4.2
Panels are cut out to the marked lines at the workplace required speed and
accuracy in accordance with company requirements.
4.3
Panels are stacked ready for assembly in accordance with design specifications
and company requirements.
4.4
Unused materials are stored and/or disposed of in accordance with
manufacturer specifications and company requirements.
4.5
Tools and equipment are cleaned and put away in their place in accordance
with company requirements.
4.6
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
personal safety; safety of other people; environmental safety; tool,
equipment, and machine safety.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
25 September 1997
N/A
Revision
2
14 November 2000
N/A
Revision
3
16 October 2003
N/A
Review
4
26 March 2007
N/A
Rollover
5
27 January 2015
N/A
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,
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.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent 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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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