Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to service and repair mechanical floor, wall and shelf clocks fitted with rack or count wheel striking mechanisms.

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 function and type of striking mechanism

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

dismantling and reassembling clocks with count wheel striking mechanisms in an appropriate work environment

dismantling and reassembling clocks with rack striking mechanisms in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications and procedures

using appropriate hand and bench tools and equipment for servicing and repairing

adjusting striking clock mechanisms for correct operation and synchronisation with hands and sound generation and tonality and verifying correct set-up

selecting and applying correct lubricants for cams and detents and using appropriate lubrication techniques

performing operation and performance testing of striking clocks

diagnosing faults relating to strike mechanisms

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)

types of clock striking systems

difference between designs from various manufacturers

application of gong rods, bells and hammers to achieve correct resonant sound generation

strike fault-finding techniques

fault-finding techniques for ensuring strike does not impact on clock operation

service and repair techniques for striking mechanisms

dismantling and reassembling techniques for striking mechanisms.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in servicing and repairing clock striking mechanisms 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': 'MEM13015', 'title': 'Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering'}
• {'code': 'MEM16006', 'title': 'Organise and communicate information'}
• {'code': 'MEM21017', 'title': 'Service and repair clock timepieces'}

Parent Qualifications

• MEM40119 — Certificate IV in Engineering
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