Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to apply service and repair techniques to inspect, diagnose faults, repair and adjust common clock escapements and oscillating systems.

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 different types of clock escapements/oscillating systems

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

diagnosing and repairing faults in clock escapement action and fault finding oscillating systems

calculating length of replacement pendulum and repairing, replacing and adjusting pendulum

repairing, replacing and adjusting escapement and oscillator components

setting up and adjusting clock escapements for optimum performance

adjusting platform escapement and correct depthing with contrate wheel

verifying and confirming function of clock movement and adjusting rate of timepiece using appropriate timing machine in accordance with procedures

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)

clock escapement types

oscillator types

torsional pendulums and oscillator components

performance characteristics of escapements and oscillators

escapement adjusting techniques

clock servicing procedures and techniques

calculations and formulas for length of pendulum and geometry of escapements.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in servicing clock escapements and oscillating systems 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'}
• {'code': 'MEM21013', 'title': 'Service, test and adjust watch escapements'}
• {'code': 'MEM21017', 'title': 'Service and repair clock timepieces'}

Parent Qualifications

• MEM40119 — Certificate IV in Engineering
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