Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to fill, sand, fair and grind to achieve uniform or correct contours and surfaces on marine vessels and other transport vehicles.

Where slipping is required, or when working on a slipped craft unit MEM25014 Perform marine slipping operations should also be selected.

Where relevant units related to specific applications and materials are required appropriate units should also be selected.

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 and selecting materials to be prepared

setting up safety equipment, including fans and extraction unit, in accordance with procedures

selecting and preparing appropriate fillers and abrasive materials for required surface finish

setting up and using a selection of hand and power tools using associated safety accessories, including dust extraction assemblies and guard protection

surface filling and internal and external sanding to achieve flat, concave and convex surfaces

checking surfaces to ensure compliance visually and by the use of fairing battens, straightedges, stringlines, french curves and templates.

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)

filling and fairing specifications

types, properties and characteristics of fillers and materials to be prepared and features/specific preparation requirements

filler ingredient measuring and preparation techniques

relevant safety equipment and uses/application

filling, fairing and shaping techniques

equipment and accessories and applications

means of optimising life of abrasive materials and reducing waste

compliance testing procedures.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in fairing and shaping surfaces 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': 'MEM13003', 'title': 'Work safely with industrial chemicals and materials'}
• {'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': 'MEM18002', 'title': 'Use power tools/hand held operations'}

Parent Qualifications

• MEM40119 — Certificate IV in Engineering
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