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Sling vessel loads and assist with crane lifts in a marine application
Level
3
Credits
15
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of
slinging seafood vessel loads for lifting; prepare and sling seafood vessel
loads for lifting; and communicate during lifting operations in a marine
application.
Subfield
Seafood
Domain
Seafood Vessel Operations
Status
Registered
Status date
11 December 2009
Date version published
11 December 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0123
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Assessment against the operational elements of this unit standard can take place in
a real or simulated situation. In either case, there must be a company or
organisation with documented procedures for the operation of a crane as part of the
safety management system of the ship. This Safe Ship Management system must
be in accordance with the requirements of New Zealand Maritime Rules Part 21
available at http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz.
2
Legislation which applies to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health
and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Maritime Transport Act 1994, Hazardous
Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, Resource Management Act 1991, and
their associated regulations.
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3
Crane has the same meaning as given in the Health and Safety in Employment
(Pressure Equipment, Cranes, and Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999, and in
this unit standard is limited to equipment with current certification used in a marine
application such as hydraulic knuckleboom cranes, winch-operated fixed and sliding
boom cranes, and lifting appliances.
4
Seafood vessel loads include but are not limited to pallets of, or loose – frozen
seafood product, fresh seafood product, drums, vessel stores and equipment, gas
bottles.
5
Hand signals in the seafood industry are similar to those in PCA Crane Safety
Manual, with the exception that many two-handed signals are replaced with single
handed alternatives.
6
Company requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures that are
communicated in an oral or written form. Tasks must be carried out in accordance
with company requirements, which include but are not limited to:
a Company quality management systems, including safe ship management
systems.
b Health and safety requirements and guidelines consistent with the requirements of
the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
c Equipment manufacturers' operating instructions.
d Government and Local Government legislation.
e PCA Crane Safety Manual, published by the Crane Association of New Zealand
(Inc), PO Box 30 074, Lower Hutt 5040, and its subsequent amendments.
f Rigging – Approved Code of Practice for Load-Lifting, 2001, published by the
Occupational Safety and Health Service of the Department of Labour,
PO Box 3705, Wellington 6140 and its subsequent amendments available at
http://www.osh.govt.nz.
g Approved Code of Practice for Cranes, 2007, published by the Occupational
Safety and Health Service of the Department of Labour, PO Box 3705, Wellington
6140, and its subsequent amendments available at http://www.osh.govt.nz.
h Company resource consents granted under the Resource Management Act 1991.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of slinging seafood vessel loads for lifting.
Performance criteria
1.1
Types of lifting equipment are described in relation to their purpose and use.
Range
may include but is not limited to – ropes, chains, web slings, lifting
beams, spreader bars, slings, shackles, eye bolts, lifting devices,
tag lines.
Evidence of five types is required.
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1.2
Signs of damage to lifting gear are identified and the system for reporting
damage is outlined in accordance with company requirements.
Range
ropes, hammerlocks, slings, shackles, drum clamps, lifting
devices.
Element 2
Prepare and sling seafood vessel loads for lifting.
Performance criteria
2.1
Seafood vessel loads are prepared in accordance with company requirements.
2.2
Hazards and potential hazards related to slinging loads are identified and
measures required to eliminate, isolate or minimise the hazards are used.
Range
2.3
selection of preparatory site, load security, personal safety, lifting
gear assessment.
Lifting equipment is selected, and applicable slinging method and lifting gear
applied to the load in accordance with company requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to – ropes, chains, synthetic slings,
lifting beams, spreader bars, slings, shackles, eye bolts, lifting
devices, tag lines.
Evidence of two is required.
Element 3
Communicate during lifting operations in a marine application.
Performance criteria
3.1
Hand signals for cranes and lifting appliances are used in accordance with
company requirements.
Range
3.2
hand signals clear and visible at all times; signals are understood
by all parties; all personnel are strategically placed
(signalman/dogman); operations are stopped immediately if
signals misunderstood.
Instructions to the crane driver are clear and in accordance with company
requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to – electrical devices, verbal.
Evidence of one is required.
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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 Primary Industry Training Organisation at standards@primaryito.ac.nz
if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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