The purpose of this qualification is to provide the yacht industry with people who have the knowledge and skills to work unsupervised as yacht riggers, spar makers, or sail makers.

This qualification is for individuals who are intending to work or who are working with yacht rig structures.

Graduates of this qualification will be able to:

- Apply health and safety practices to ensure own and others' safety, and minimise potential hazards and environmental risk in a yacht rig structure workplace.
- Collaborate with and contribute to the achievement of team objectives; and behave in a professional manner with colleagues, managers, and customers.
- Apply industry-specific knowledge and terminology to communicate effectively.
- Select, use, maintain, and store hand, power tools, and plant appropriate to their purpose in a yacht rig structure workplace.
- Evaluate clients' specifications or requirements to cost and quote to meet a brief.
- Use and interpret a range of documentation, design, and specifications for yacht rig structures.

Graduates of the Rigging strand will also be able to:
- Apply knowledge of materials, processes, and systems to manufacture, maintain, and repair rigging components and structures.
- Set up yacht rig structures using industry procedures.

Graduates of the Composite Spar Making strand will also be able to:
- Apply knowledge of materials, processes, and systems to manufacture, maintain, and repair composite yacht spars.
- Assemble a range of components for composite yacht spars using industry procedures.

Graduates of the Metal Spar Making strand will also be able to:
- Apply knowledge of materials, processes, and systems to manufacture, maintain, and repair metal yacht spars.
- Assemble a range of components for metal yacht spars using industry procedures.

Graduates of the Composite Sail Making strand will also be able to:
- Apply knowledge of materials, processes, and systems to manufacture, maintain and repair composite yacht sails.
- Assemble or construct a range of components for composite yacht sails using industry procedures.
- Test composite sails to ensure they are fit for purpose and they meet design and specification requirements.

This qualification may build on from the:
- National Certificate of Educational Achievement (Level 2) [Ref:0973];
- National Certificate of Educational Achievement (Level 3) [Ref:1039]; or
- New Zealand Certificate in Composites (Level 3) [Ref:3055].

This qualification may lead to the:
- New Zealand Diploma in Composites (Level 6) [Ref:3059];
- New Zealand Diploma in Marine Design (Level 6) [Ref:3128].

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