Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to manufacture replacement watch and clock components using general and specialist machines and engineering techniques as required. It applies when replacement parts are not available and there is a need to manufacture a suitable replacement.

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 the need for replacement component parts, liaising with customer and determining costs

interpreting watch and clock working drawings, manuals and other documentation that provide information on part design and tolerances

setting up and mounting the material to be turned using appropriate chuck and manufacturing, finishing and fitting replacement watch or clock components to original tolerances using a watch and clockmaker’s lathe

performing milling operations using indexing and milling attachments on the lathe or bench-mounted milling machine to dimension and tolerances

selecting and preparing appropriate tool or cutter to produce replacement parts

producing replacement parts, including wheels and pinions with their teeth machined to the correct depth

finishing manufactured components and 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)

typical materials used in watch and clockmaking

types of watch and clockmakers’ lathes and attachments

lathe accessories and tooling

set up and safe operation of watch and clockmakers’ lathes and attachments

documentation requirements

set up and safe operation of milling machines and attachments

calculate speeds, feeds and indexing requirements

surface finish requirements for clock and watch parts

heat treatment requirements for replacement parts

milling procedures.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in manufacturing watch and clock components 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': 'MEM06007', 'title': 'Perform basic incidental heat/quenching, tempering and annealing'}
• {'code': 'MEM07005', 'title': 'Perform general machining'}
• {'code': 'MEM09002', 'title': 'Interpret technical drawing'}
• {'code': 'MEM11011', 'title': 'Undertake manual handling'}
• {'code': 'MEM12023', 'title': 'Perform engineering measurements'}
• {'code': 'MEM12024', 'title': 'Perform computations'}
• {'code': 'MEM13015', 'title': 'Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering'}
• {'code': 'MEM14006', 'title': 'Plan work activities'}
• {'code': 'MEM16006', 'title': 'Organise and communicate information'}
• {'code': 'MEM18001', 'title': 'Use hand tools'}
• {'code': 'MEM21017', 'title': 'Service and repair clock timepieces'}
• {'code': 'MEM21019', 'title': 'Service and repair clock striking mechanisms'}
• {'code': 'MEM21020', 'title': 'Service and repair clock chiming mechanisms'}
• {'code': 'MEM21021', 'title': 'Restore clockwork mechanisms'}

Parent Qualifications

• MEM40119 — Certificate IV in Engineering
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