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Clean the cabin of an arriving aircraft
Level
2
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to clean the cabin
of an aircraft; clean the cabin of an arriving aircraft; and complete the
cleaning process.
Subfield
Aviation
Domain
Ramp Operations
Status
Registered
Status date
19 March 2010
Date version published
19 March 2010
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
ServiceIQ
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0125
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
All tasks are to be carried out in accordance with enterprise procedures, the enterprise
being the carrier airline or contractor. Enterprise procedures referred to in this unit
standard are the applicable procedures as specified in the carrier airline’s cabin cleaning
and dressing procedures manual.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Prepare to clean the cabin of an aircraft.
Performance criteria
1.1
Protective clothing and safety equipment are worn in accordance with
enterprise procedures.
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Range
1.2
may include but is not limited to – high-visibility jacket, ear
defenders, overalls, gloves.
Sufficient cleaning resources to carry out tasks are checked to ensure
availability.
Range
may include but is not limited to – rubbish bags, cloths, cleaning
agents.
Element 2
Clean the cabin of an arriving aircraft.
Performance criteria
2.1
Used cabin items are collected in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range
2.2
Seats and pillows are stripped in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range
2.3
floors, seats, seat pockets.
Seat rows are cleaned and prepared in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range
2.5
may include but is not limited to – head rest covers, pillow covers,
duvet covers, mattress covers.
Rubbish from seat rows is removed.
Range
2.4
may include but is not limited to – blankets, duvets, pillows, seat
mattresses, head sets.
may include but is not limited to – brush seats, cross seat belts,
wipe tray tables, spot clean seats, remove wet or badly soiled seat
cushions, stow foot rests, place seats in upright position, stow tray
tables, stow IFE (In-Flight Entertainment system) handsets, open
window shades.
Overhead lockers and wall panels are spot cleaned in accordance with
enterprise procedures.
Element 3
Complete the cleaning process.
Performance criteria
3.1
Final cabin check is carried out in accordance with enterprise procedures.
3.2
Rubbish bags are removed from the aircraft.
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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
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 ServiceIQ qualifications@serviceiq.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
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