NZQA registered unit standard
Title
23519 version 2
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Demonstrate knowledge of the sail construction process in the sailmaking industry
Level
Purpose
3 Credits 4
This unit standard is for people who work in the sailmaking industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: obtaining sail measurements; materials used on sails; sail attachments; and sail assembly processes.
Classification Industrial Textile Fabrication > Sailmaking
Available grade Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 Definition
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/ .
2 Textbook information on sail construction can be found from marine or yachting textbooks (contact a local book retailer, marine shops, school or polytechnic library, or the public library lending service); useful websites include but are not limited to
Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com
; Capital Books http://www.capitalbooks.co.nz
; local public library websites; Techbooks Ltd http://www.techbooks.co.nz
; Whitcoulls http://www.whitcoulls.co.nz
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Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of obtaining sail measurements.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Principal dimensions of sails are described in accordance with textbook instructions.
Range includes but is not limited to
– sail plan, class rules, measuring.
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Standard letter coding for measurements and their meanings are described in accordance with textbook instruction, rule interpretation, and/or sail manufacturer specifications.
Range may include but is not limited to – P, E, I.
1.3 Allowances when measuring are described in accordance with textbook instructions and/or sail manufacturer specifications.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of materials used on sails.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Wovens are described in accordance with textbook instructions and/or material manufacturer specifications.
2.2 Laminates are described in accordance with textbook instructions and/or manufacturer specifications.
2.3 Other materials used on sails are described in accordance with textbook instructions and/or sail manufacturer specifications.
Range includes but are not limited to – polyvinyl chloride (PVC), leather.
2.4 Sewing characteristics of sails are described in accordance with textbook instructions and/or sail manufacturer specifications.
2.5 Sail layout and shaping is described in accordance with textbook instructions and/or sail manufacturer specifications.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of sail attachments.
Evidence requirements
3.1 Attachments and their functions are described in accordance with textbook instructions and/or sail manufacturer specifications.
Range includes but is not limited to – tapes, webbing, rope or cord, tell tales, sail letters.
3.2 Sail hardware and their functions are described in accordance with textbook instructions and/or sail manufacturer specifications.
Range includes but is not limited to – fasteners, fittings, headboards, end caps, batten pocket protectors, press eyes, eyelets, rings, hanks, track slides and slugs, shackles, rope cleats, wire rope, thimbles, ferrules.
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Outcome 4
Demonstrate knowledge of sail assembly processes.
Evidence requirements
4.1 Procedures for laying out, marking and cutting sails are described in accordance with textbook instructions and/or sail manufacturer specifications.
Range manual, computer aided design (CAD).
4.2 Procedures for assembling sails are described in accordance with sail manufacturer specifications.
Range includes but is not limited to – adhesives, sewing, corner patches, back tacking, hems, edge treatments, leech and foot lines, luff rope, press eyes, reinforcing, rings, piston hanks, tell tales, slides.
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 26 March 2007 N/A
Rollover and
Revision
2 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
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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.
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.
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