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Service and repair automotive mechanical locking systems
Level
4
Credits
20
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: open; dismantle, and
reassemble automotive locking systems; replace and repair automotive
locking system parts; and clean, lubricate, and adjust automotive locking
systems.
Subfield
Mechanical Engineering
Domain
Locksmithing
Status
Registered
Status date
19 May 2006
Date version published
19 May 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Prerequisites: Unit 22799, Demonstrate safety
precautions on vehicles fitted with air bags and/or
seatbelt pre-tensioners, and Unit 22800, Describe safe
working precautions on vehicles equipped with air bags
and seatbelt pre-tensioners, or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0013
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Range
automotive mechanical locking systems – door, ignition, boot, tailgate/hatch, petrol
cap, glove box.
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Definition
Worksite procedures refers to the documented and/or verbal procedures that include:
worksite rules, business procedures, equipment operating instructions, quality
management systems, and health and safety requirements.
3
All work practices must meet recognised codes of practice, and documented worksite
safety procedures (where these exceed any applicable code) for personal, product
and worksite safety, and must comply with current legislation.
4
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Open automotive locking systems.
Performance criteria
1.1
Customer’s authority to open the vehicle is verified according to worksite
procedures.
1.2
The vehicle is opened by operating the mechanical linkages of the lock.
1.3
The vehicle is opened by operating linkages and bypassing the lock according
to worksite procedures.
1.4
A key is made and the vehicle is opened according to worksite procedures.
Range
methods for making keys include – impressioning, reading, cut to
code.
Element 2
Dismantle and reassemble automotive mechanical locking systems.
Performance criteria
2.1
Locking system parts are removed without damage and laid out in disassembly
order.
2.2
Locking systems are reassembled with parts in correct order according to
manufacturer’s specifications.
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Element 3
Replace and repair automotive mechanical locking system parts.
Performance criteria
3.1
Locking systems are rekeyed according to manufacturer’s specifications.
3.2
Parts are replaced according to manufacturer’s specifications.
3.3
Replacement parts are sourced, made or repaired according to manufacturer’s
specifications.
3.4
Vehicle security and lock operation comply with customer requirements and
manufacturer’s specifications.
Element 4
Clean, lubricate, and adjust automotive mechanical locking systems.
Performance criteria
4.1
Locking system is cleaned according to worksite procedures.
4.2
Lubricant is selected according to manufacturer’s specifications.
4.3
Lubricant is applied according to manufacturer’s specifications.
Range
amount of lubricant, lubrication locations.
4.4
Adjustment and operation of the locking device are according to manufacturer’s
specifications.
4.5
The vehicle is cleaned and made tidy according to worksite procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 the Qualifications Authority 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.
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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 Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
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