Field Manufacturing


Review of Boatbuilding Industries and Composites unit standards


Subfield

Domain

ID

Boating Industries

Boatbuilding

18158, 18159, 18160, 23243,

25113, 25155, 25156, 26082

Marine Sales and Services

9913

Composites

Production Composites

3160, 3161, 3162, 3184, 3185


The New Zealand Marine and Composites Industry Training Organisation has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.


Date new versions published October 2015


Planned review date December 2020


Summary


As a result of the Targeted Review of Qualifications process, the New Zealand Marine and Composites Industry Training Organisation has reviewed a number of unit standards to better reflect the requirements of the graduate outcomes in the proposed new qualifications.


It was identified that a number of unit standards required review as they were no longer fit for purpose.


Remaining unit standards in the Boatbuilding, Production Composites, and Marine Sales and Services domains will be reviewed in 2016.


Main changes


Category C unit standards will expire at the end of December 2018

Impact on existing accreditations


Current consent for

Consent extended to

Nature of consent

ID

Level

Nature of consent

ID

Level

Domain

Boatbuilding

2

Standard

18159

3

Standard

3162

4

Standard

29234

3

Standard

18160

2

Standard

29237, 29236

3

Standard

25155, 25156

3

Standard

29235

3


Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits


All changes are in bold.


Manufacturing > Boating Industries > Boatbuilding

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

18158

Select, use and care for hand tools used in boatbuilding


Select, use, and care for hand tools used in the marine or composite industry

2

5

B

18159

Select, use and care for portable power tools used in boatbuilding


Select, use, and care for portable power tools used in the marine or composite industry

2


3

5

B

18160

Operate mechanical plant used in boatbuilding

2

12

C

29237

Operate mechanical plant used in the marine or

3

5

composite industry, under supervision

and

29236

Operate mechanical plant used in the

4

10

composite or boatbuilding industry

23243

Identify and explain the causes and prevention of material deterioration in the marine environment

4

8


10

B

25113

Describe filling and fairing technology used in

3

4

C

boatbuilding

25155

Fair boat surfaces

3

4

25156

Fill boat surfaces

3

6

29235

Describe and apply filling and fairing

3

15

technology


ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

26082

Demonstrate knowledge of and apply sustainability

4

10

C

concepts in the boatbuilding industry

29238

Apply environmentally sustainable work

4

5

practices and principles in the marine or

composite industry


Manufacturing > Boating Industries > Marine Sales and Services

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

9913

Demonstrate knowledge of the New Zealand

2

3

B

marine industry

Demonstrate knowledge of the New Zealand

3

5

marine and composite industry


Manufacturing > Composites > Production Composites

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

3160

Produce a laminated polyester resin item to a

3

5

C

product specification for composites

3161

Produce an epoxy resin item to a product

3

5

specification for composites

3162

Produce a vinylester resin item to a product

4

5

specification for composites

3184

Prepare a mould for moulding for composites

3

5

3185

Demould laminated items for composites

3

6

29234

Produce resin items to finished product

3

25

specifications for composites


Key to review category

A

Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

B

Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

C

Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID

D

Standard will expire and not be replaced