Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to install floors and lay floor coverings in recreational vehicles.
The unit applies to a person working in a recreational vehicle manufacturing facility who undertakes routine tasks according to job instructions, plans/specifications and procedures and uses discretion and judgement in selecting equipment, services and contingency measures. They work with a high degree of self-direction and limited supervision. They apply known solutions to routine problems and report non-routine problems according to procedures. They are responsible for their output and have limited responsibility for the output of others.
No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must be applied.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

There must be evidence that the candidate has completed the tasks set out in the elements and performance criteria and has demonstrated the ability to install the floor and lay the floor coverings in a recreational vehicle on at least three occasions.

Knowledge Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate knows:
• requirements relevant to the performance criteria of:
• AS/NZS 5601.2 Gas installations LP Gas installations in caravans and boats for non-propulsive purposes
• AS/NZS 3001 Electrical installations - Transportable structures and vehicles including their site supplies
• the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018
• Australian design rules
• types of recreational vehicle floors, fasteners and floor coverings and manufacturer’s installation and use instructions for them
• which hand and power tools and equipment to use to install recreational vehicle floors and lay floor coverings
• workplace policies and procedures relevant to their job role and responsibilities including for:
• installing recreational vehicle floors and laying floor coverings
• communication and reporting
• environmental protection and sustainability, including adhesives, dust, noise and waste
• quality assurance
• work health and safety, including personal protective equipment
• work planning
• hazards that might arise in the work environment and their controls
• the most common issues that can arise when installing recreational vehicles and floor coverings and how to avoid and respond to them
• how to identify if a recreational vehicle floor is installed correctly and the floor covering laid correctly.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions and contingencies. The following conditions must be met for this unit:
• use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources required to install recreational vehicle floors and lay floor coverings including:
• recreational vehicle chassis manufactured to the point of requiring the installation of floors and floor coverings
• materials and items required for the tasks
• hand and power tools and lifting and safety equipment
• job instructions and workplace procedures.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.

Foundation Skills

• {'skill': 'Foundation Skills', 'description': 'This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance but not explicit in the performance criteria.\nFoundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.'}

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