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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine job requirements
   • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
   • Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
   • Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
   • Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
2. Interpret lofting requirements
   • Access sail design specifications and identify sail type
   • Interpret design lines and table of offsets correctly, and identify sail features
   • Identify lay-up specifications of sail cloth and determine amount of floor space is required to lay out sailcloth
   • Select and set up equipment needed for lofting according to workplace procedures
   • Determine steps in lofting processes and sequence for maximum productivity
3. Lay out sail cloth
   • Clean loft floor and check for foreign objects
   • Lay out sail cloth correctly using proper handling techniques, according to WHS practices
   • Check sail cloth or faults or inconsistencies and take appropriate action
   • Check directional and topside layout of sail cloth, according to fabric cutting requirements and design specifications
   • Brace sail cloth to the loft floor using appropriate method
4. Create lofted lines
   • Determine and create straight baseline using appropriate baseline marker
   • Measure grid and line markings from line drawings and mark onto sail cloth square to the baseline
   • Draw profile lines correctly
   • Draw pattern from lofted lines directly onto sail cloth, with accurate allowances made for seams, joins, reinforced edges and other design features
5. Complete lofting process
   • Check pattern markings for accuracy of 3-D outcome against design specifications
   • Identify faults in marking and record and correct inconsistencies with design specifications, if possible
   • Label, fold, pack and load completed work correctly and transfer to next area for cutting, where appropriate
   • Complete housekeeping and required documentation

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.
Workplace procedures include one or more of the following:	requirements prescribed by legislation, awards, agreements and conditions of employment SOPs work instructions oral, written and visual communication quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output housekeeping tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling WHS practices
Australian Standards include:	the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken
Sail types include one or more of the following:	one design cruising cruiser and racing racing yacht sails for a range of boat sizes
Equipment includes one or more of the following:	marking chalk, tape, or other suitable implement for marking lines onto sail cloth measuring tools bracing materials baseline marker calculator specifications charts relevant plans and design drawings
Lay-up includes the following:	cross-cut, radial and membrane panel layouts
Sail features include one or more of the following:	luff curves roach profiles leech hollows foot rounds marking reef points batten pockets openings inserts gussets reinforcing attachments
Sail cloth includes one or more of the following:	dacron nylon vinyl canvas wovens spinnaker laminet composite sailcloth
Required documentation includes the following:	record of inconsistencies or faults record of adhesives, materials and processes used instructions for finishing time and date labelling packing or transfer information
WHS practices	WHS practices include hazard identification and control, risk assessment and implementation of risk reduction measures specific to the tasks described by this unit, and include one or more of the following: manual handling techniques SOPs PPE safe materials handling taking of rest breaks ergonomic arrangement of workplaces following marked walkways safe storage of equipment housekeeping reporting accidents and incidents environmental practices

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:

reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe work practices and other reference material

applying relevant standards

correctly interpreting sail design lines and table of offsets defining the pattern to be marked out for at least three (3) products of different types and sizes

interpreting dimensions and other relevant specifications of components to be incorporated in pattern for at least three (3) sail products of different types and sizes

selecting, preparing and using the range of lofting equipment on at least three (3) occasions for sails of different type and size to meet enterprise requirements

applying proper handling techniques when laying out and transferring sail cloth

identifying faults in marking, recording and correcting inconsistencies with design specifications, if possible

measuring correctly and applying lay out, measuring and mark out techniques correctly on at least three sails (3) of different types and sizes

checking work against information and specifications throughout lofting process, maximising material use and minimising waste

complying with all relevant safety requirements, including safe use of tools and equipment used in handling materials, laying out and marking out

completing housekeeping and required documentation according t workplace procedures.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

relevant Australian Standards

the reasons for using lofting

maintenance of the loft floor

sail types for various uses and boat sizes

performance and handling requirements of sail cloths

design lines and tables of offsets

common sail features applied in sail making

cross-cut, radial and membrane panel layouts

sail cloths commonly used in sail making, and their performance factors

steps involved in lofting process

bracing methods and materials

geometry and geometric drawing

practices for laying out sail cloth

practices for measuring and marking sail cloth

equipment used for measuring and marking onto sail cloth

quality standards for the sail making industry

manual handling techniques

labelling, folding, packing, and transferring requirements of lofted sail cloths

product construction processes

work health and safety (WHS) and environmental requirements of relevant industry and workplace procedures

general industry housekeeping policies and procedures

WHS practices, including hazard identification and control measures

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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