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Validate characteristics of marine products against declared
specifications
Level
7
Credits
35
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to validate vessel
construction during and after the construction process, and validate
performance after construction.
Subfield
Boating Industries
Domain
Marine Design
Status
Registered
Status date
19 June 1997
Date version published
20 March 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Boating Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0136
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
The following apply to the performance of all elements of this unit standard:
a All work practices must meet documented worksite quality management
requirements. These include documentation of activities, events, and decisions.
b All activities must comply with any policies, procedures, and requirements of the
organisation/s involved; Maritime New Zealand; the ethical codes of relevant
professional bodies; and any relevant legislative and/or regulatory requirements,
which include but are not limited to the Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992, Resource Management Act 1991, Employment Relations Act 2000, Fair
Trading Act 1986, and the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, and their subsequent
and delegated legislation.
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2
Classification requirements referred to in this unit standard incorporate relevant
maritime classification society and/or safety standards and regulations for the boating
industry.
3
Design principles referred to in this unit standard incorporate ergonomics,
functionality, practicality, scantlings, aesthetics, and design rules.
4
This unit standard includes new work, refits, structural alterations, and repairs.
5
Products referred to in this unit standard include – major (hull) and minor
(superstructure) structures, underwater appendages, spars and derricks, internal
and/or external systems, and interior and exterior styling.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Validate vessel construction during and after the construction process.
Performance criteria
1.1
Specifications and methods are checked against construction, published data,
and rules.
1.2
Construction is checked against approved working drawings.
Element 2
Validate performance after construction.
Performance criteria
2.1
Actual product performance is monitored against agreed design performance
criteria by undergoing sea trials.
2.2
Actual product performance is reported, and conclusions and recommendations
are noted to meet industry format.
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
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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 Boating Industry Training Organisation training@bia.org.nz if you wish
to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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