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Adjust a Trio fish fillet skinning machine
Level
4
Credits
12
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to, for a Trio fish fillet
skinning machine: change and align the band knife; set knife guide
clearances; change and align the skin and ice scrapers; sharpen the band
knife; set the chain tension; and replace and repair conveyor cords.
This is an introductory unit standard for people working, or intending to work,
in a seafood processing plant aboard a fishing vessel.
Subfield
Seafood
Domain
Seafood Vessel Operations
Status
Registered
Status date
18 July 2008
Date version published
18 July 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
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
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This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Assessment against this unit standard will take place in a real or simulated situation.
In either case, there must be a Safe Ship Management Plan, which complies with
Maritime Rules Part 21.
2
Legislation which applies to this unit standard includes but is not limited to –
Fisheries Acts 1983 and 1996, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and their
associated regulations.
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Definition
Conversion factors are factors applied for the purpose of converting the weight of
processed fish to greenweight (the weight of the fish before processing or removal of
any part), for the purposes of Quota Management. Conversion factors used will
normally be those from the Fisheries (Conversion Factors) Notice 2005.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Change and align the band knife of a Trio fish fillet skinning machine.
Performance criteria
1.1
Band knife change and alignment is carried out in a manner which is consistent
with safe operation of the factory.
1.2
Band knife change and alignment is consistent with the normal operation of the
machine, and in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.
Element 2
Set knife guide clearances of a Trio fish fillet skinning machine.
Performance criteria
2.1
Setting of knife guide clearances is consistent with factory safety procedures.
2.2
Setting of knife guide clearances is consistent with manufacturer’s instructions.
2.3
Setting of knife guide clearances is consistent with specified conversion factor.
Element 3
Change and align the skin and ice scrapers of a Trio fish fillet skinning machine.
Performance criteria
3.1
The skin and ice scrapers are changed and aligned in a manner which is
consistent with factory safety procedures.
3.2
The skin and ice scrapers are changed and aligned in a manner which is
consistent with manufacturer’s instructions.
Element 4
Sharpen the band knife of a Trio fish fillet skinning machine.
Performance criteria
4.1
The band knife is sharpened in a manner which is consistent with factory safety
procedures.
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4.2
The band knife is sharpened in a manner which is consistent with
manufacturer’s instructions.
Element 5
Set the chain tension of a Trio fish fillet skinning machine.
Performance criteria
5.1
The chain tension is set in a manner that is consistent with factory safety
procedures.
5.2
The chain tension is consistent with manufacturer’s instructions.
Element 6
Replace and repair conveyor cords of a Trio fish fillet skinning machine.
Performance criteria
6.1
The conveyor cord replacement and repair is consistent with factory safety
procedures.
6.2
The conveyor cord replacement and repair is consistent with manufacturer’s
instructions.
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 standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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