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Maintain stock and consumable levels
level:
3
credit:
3
planned review date:
July 2006
sub-field:
Maritime
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to plan
consumable requirements; order consumables; plan the
replacement of stock and consumables; and evaluate stock
records.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed moderation system has
been established by Competenz.
special notes:
Resources would include: fuel, liquid gas, lubricating oils and
greases, spare parts as listed in catalogues for plant and
machinery, and maintenance consumables.
Maintenance records would include: the year of manufacture,
date of installation, dates when programmed maintenance
was performed, nature of components replaced at
programmed maintenance, periods of downtime due to
unanticipated maintenance, cause of unanticipated
maintenance, details of action taken including the
replacement of components, and periods of operation.
Maintenance records may be in the form of: running sheets,
card files, or computer-based maintenance records.
Shipping company guidelines may include: the use of
specified limits on expenditure without prior approval, or
specified suppliers.
Deck consumables would include: paint and painting
equipment; ropes, wires and chains; cleaning materials and
equipment; and lubricating oils and greases.
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Engineering consumables would include: lubricating oils and
greases, cleaning materials and equipment, fuel, and water.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Plan consumable requirements.
performance criteria
1.1
The ship's itinerary is obtained and the needs for the voyage determined to
ensure that the correct quantities of consumables are ordered prior to leaving
port.
1.2
Information is obtained as to the availability of consumables at each port of call.
1.3
Stock levels of consumables are assessed, and consumables are replenished
where deficiencies are identified.
Range:
stock levels would include – bunker fuel, liquid gas, lubricating oils
and greases, spare parts for plant and equipment as listed in
appropriate catalogues.
1.4
Consumable requirements for maintenance of operational efficiency are
determined on advice from the officers responsible for deck and engineering
sub-sections.
1.5
Purchase of consumables is planned, having regard to their availability at each
port of call and the availability of ship board storage facilities.
element 2
Order consumables.
performance criteria
2.1
Consumables are ordered having regard to availability of storage facilities,
availability of consumables at ports of call, and budgetary considerations.
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2.2
Orders are prepared in accordance with shipping company guidelines.
2.3
Suppliers of consumables are chosen having regard to the cost and quality of
merchandise.
2.4
Documentation and records are maintained in accordance with prescribed
guidelines.
Range:
documentation and records would include – copies of orders and
invoices, which are stored as written records or on a computer
database;
stock records may be in the form of – written records on card or
similar system, computer database.
element 3
Plan and coordinate resource management.
performance criteria
3.1
Minimum levels of resources required to maintain the operational effectiveness
of the ship are planned in conjunction with personnel responsible for each
department.
Range:
levels of resources would be dependent on: length of voyage,
numbers of personnel and passengers, time between ports of call.
3.2
Replacement of resources is planned to maintain levels above the anticipated
minimum levels required for normal operational effectiveness.
3.3
Maintenance records are used to plan the replacement of plant and machinery.
3.4
Requests for replacement of resources are coordinated in order to avoid
duplication and maintain operational effectiveness.
3.5
Replacement of resources is coordinated to comply with shipping company
guidelines.
3.6
The ship's master is kept informed of expenditure on resources; and identified
deficiencies in resources are communicated to the officer responsible for the
resource for rectification.
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Comments on this unit standard
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Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register 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.
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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0054 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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