Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to inspect watch escapement components and operation, diagnose and rectify faults, replace components and adjust action to achieve optimum timekeeping performance for a watch escapement.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least two (2) occasions and include:

following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices

identifying escapement type and construction

liaising with customer, verifying condition and performance, and identifying repair costs

establishing a clean and safe work environment

identifying faults in escapement components and condition

rectifying escapement action by replacement and adjustment using appropriate hand tools and equipment

servicing/lubricating escapement in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications

reconfirming safety test action including clearance of horns and clearance of guard pin and assessing watch in various states of winding and position

recording and documenting repairs.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate the required knowledge for this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

watch construction

historic development and common types of escapements

lever escapement function, operation, action, inspection and adjustment

escapement safety tests

techniques for replacement/adjustment of pallet stones

techniques for assessing watch escapement performance/timekeeping.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in servicing, testing and adjusting watch escapements at least to the level being assessed with relevant industry knowledge and experience

satisfy the assessor requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015 or its replacement and comply with the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011, its replacement or equivalent legislation covering VET regulation in a non-referring state/territory as the case requires

Where possible assessment must occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment that reflects realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills

Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Foundation Skills

• text: This section describes those required skills (reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) that are essential to workplace performance in this unit of competency. Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Prerequisite Units

• {'code': 'MEM11011', 'title': 'Undertake manual handling'}
• {'code': 'MEM13015', 'title': 'Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering'}
• {'code': 'MEM16006', 'title': 'Organise and communicate information'}
• {'code': 'MEM18001', 'title': 'Use hand tools'}
• {'code': 'MEM21008', 'title': 'Service mechanical watches'}
• {'code': 'MEM21009', 'title': 'Inspect, diagnose, adjust and repair mechanical watches'}
• {'code': 'MEM21012', 'title': 'Service and repair mechanical watch oscillating systems'}

Parent Qualifications

• MEM40119 — Certificate IV in Engineering
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