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Maintain and repair non-inflatable marine safety and survival equipment
Level
4
Credits
40
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: assess maintenance and
repair requirements for non-inflatable marine safety and survival equipment;
carry out maintenance and repairs; and complete the maintenance and repair
task.
Subfield
Boating Industries
Domain
Marine Sales and Services
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
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Glossary of terms used in this unit standard
Company procedures – the documented procedures for the machine and/or worksite;
Maintenance – the following operations as appropriate to the specific equipment:
clean, check condition, check operation, replace consumables, adjust, waterproof,
and lubricate;
Repair – to rectify defects, and can include the replacement of parts and modification
of the equipment.
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Evidence of the elements of this unit standard must be presented across the
following contexts:
a equipment for both repair and maintenance – wet weather gear, man overboard
equipment, signalling devices (other than radios), non-inflatable buoyancy aids,
non-inflatable life rafts, hydrostatic releases, thermal protective equipment.
Evidence is required for wet weather gear, man overboard equipment, signalling
devices (other than radios), plus one further example.
b equipment for maintenance only: fire protection equipment, emergency lights,
emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs), first aid equipment.
Evidence is required for fire protection equipment, plus one further example.
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The following apply to the performance of all elements of this unit standard:
a All required equipment must be set up, started up, operated, and shut down in
accordance with company procedures.
b All work practices must meet recognised codes of practice and documented
worksite health and safety procedures (where these exceed code) for personal,
product, and worksite health and safety, and must meet the obligations required
under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and subsequent and
delegated legislation.
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This unit standard can be assessed off job.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Assess maintenance and repair requirements for non-inflatable marine safety and survival
equipment.
Performance criteria
1.1
Inspection of the item establishes all maintenance and repair actions required to
achieve fitness for purpose.
1.2
Maintenance and repair requirements are matched with manufacturer’s and/or
regulatory requirements.
Range
maintenance schedules, allowable type and amount of repair.
1.3
Comparison of repair requirements with company's capability establishes
requirements for outwork.
1.4
Maintenance and repair requirements are quantified in terms of the materials
and time required.
1.5
Comparison of predicted maintenance and repair cost with the value of the item
establishes the cost-effectiveness of the proposed maintenance and/or repair.
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Element 2
Carry out maintenance and repairs.
Performance criteria
2.1
Maintenance activities are carried out in accordance with manufacturer’s
instructions and company procedures.
2.2
Repair methods are selected and carried out in accordance with manufacturer’s
instructions and company procedures.
2.3
Repairs carried out restore items to operational fitness.
2.4
Maintenance and repairs are completed within agreed time-frames.
Element 3
Complete the maintenance and repair task.
Performance criteria
3.1
Equipment is tested to verify operational fitness in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions and company procedures.
3.2
Equipment is prepared for use, storage, and transit in accordance with company
procedures.
Range
3.3
sealing, packing, identification of shelf-life requirement.
Documentation is completed in accordance with regulatory requirements,
manufacturer’s requirements, and company procedures.
Range
labels, work cards, release notes, log books, service certification,
regulatory certification.
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.
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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 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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