Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MARC023 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Operate and maintain a boiler
Version 1.0
Issue Date: June 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | MARC023 - Operate and maintain a boiler |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to operate and perform basic maintenance on a boiler according to relevant workplace practices and codes of practice. It includes operating a boiler, monitoring performance and maintaining its operational condition during use.This unit applies to engine workers working in the maritime industry as a Marine Engine Driver Steam.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Assessors must satisfy National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (NVR)/Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) assessor requirements. Assessment must satisfy the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (NVR)/Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) standards. 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. Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations or where these are not available, in simulated workplace operational situations or an industry-approved marine operations site that replicates workplace conditions where operating and maintaining a boiler can be conducted. Resources for assessment include access to: relevant documentation including workplace procedures, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals tools, equipment and personal protective equipment currently used in industry to operate and maintain a boiler Performance should be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts. |
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Competency Field | C – Equipment Operations |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Select and use personal protective equipment |
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Element: Carry out pre-operational safety checks |
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Element: Maintain health and safety standards in work area |
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Element: Operate and monitor boiler |
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Element: Shut down boiler |
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Element: Carry out routine maintenance on boiler |
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