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Specify marine surface coating systems to meet customer's
requirements
Level
5
Credits
50
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify customer's
requirements for marine surface coating systems; identify finish requirements
imposed by boat features; and specify finishes to meet requirements.
Subfield
Boating Industries
Domain
Boatbuilding
Status
Registered
Status date
27 August 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 credit value of this unit standard has been calculated on the basis that people
seeking credit have previously demonstrated their knowledge and understanding of
relevant boat features.
2
Evidence of the elements of this unit standard must be presented across the
following contexts:
a specifications – time-frames, fairness, gloss level, longevity, cost, substrate
preparation, paint and varnish types, colours, combination and number of coats,
drying times, standard of finish, standard of sanding profiles, timber colouring and
staining;
b surface coatings – antifouling, sealers, primers; paint undercoats, proving coats,
and finish coats; varnishes;
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c substrates and boat construction media – wood, fibre-reinforced composites,
aluminium, steel and combinations.
3
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 communications made in relation to this unit standard must be made in
accordance with company procedures for content, recipient, timing, and method;
c All activities must comply with any policies, procedures, and requirements of the
organisation/s involved; the ethical codes of relevant professional bodies; and any
relevant legislative and/or regulatory requirements, which can include but are not
limited to the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Resource Management
Act 1991, Maritime Transport Act 1994, Fair Trading Act 1986, the Consumer
Guarantees Act 1993, and subsequent and delegated legislation including the
Pesticides (Organotin Antifouling Paints) Regulations 1993.
4
This unit standard can be assessed off job.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Identify customer's requirements for marine surface coating systems.
Performance criteria
1.1
Analysis of customer's requirements establishes the principal features of the
required work.
Range
principal features – size and type of boat, boat construction media,
required decorative colour scheme and graphics, classification
requirements.
1.2
Analysis of customer's requirements establishes the customer’s expected price
range and expectations of product appearance and durability.
1.3
Advice on technical aspects enables customer's requirements to be achieved.
Range
technical aspects – range of possible materials, longevity, timeframes.
Element 2
Identify finish requirements imposed by boat features.
Performance criteria
2.1
Finish requirements are matched with levels of visibility in accordance with
intended boat use.
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2.2
Finish requirements are matched with intended operating environment.
Range
2.3
Finish requirements are matched with boat construction type.
Range
2.4
latitude, tidal movement.
solid substrate, flexible substrate.
Boat features are identified from drawings and physical inspection.
Element 3
Specify finishes to meet requirements.
Performance criteria
3.1
Levels of fairness, surface finish, and surface preparation are specified in
accordance with intended boat use and customer expectations.
3.2
Brands are specified on the basis of customer's requirements.
Range
standard of finish, global availability, level of warranty, cost.
3.3
Procedures are specified in accordance with coating manufacturer’s
specifications and company quality assurance requirements.
3.4
Specifications gain the approval of higher authority.
Range
paint manufacturer and/or naval architect and/or head contractor
and/or company management.
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.
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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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