MSTTF3011Apply lofting skills to sail making

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61 assessable components: 4 elements (18 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 34 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Interpret lofting requirements

  • 1.1Identify job requirements and sail type from sail design specifications
  • 1.2Interpret design lines and table of offsets and identify sail features
  • 1.3Identify lay-up specifications and determine required amount of floor space required to lay out sailcloth
  • 1.4Select and set up equipment needed for lofting in accordance with workplace procedures
  • 1.5Determine steps in lofting processes and sequence work for maximum productivity

2 Lay out sail cloth

  • 2.1Clean loft floor and remove foreign objects
  • 2.2Handle and lay out sail cloth in accordance with work health and safety requirements
  • 2.3Check sail cloth for faults or inconsistencies and take appropriate action
  • 2.4Check directional and topside layout of sail cloth against fabric cutting requirements and design specifications
  • 2.5Brace sail cloth to loft floor using appropriate method

3 Create lofted lines

  • 3.1Determine and create straight baseline using appropriate baseline marker
  • 3.2Accurately measure grid and line markings from line drawings and mark onto sail cloth square to the baseline
  • 3.3Draw accurate profile lines
  • 3.4Draw pattern from lofted lines directly onto sail cloth, with accurate allowances made for seams, joins, reinforced edges and other design features

4 Complete lofting process

  • 4.1Check pattern markings for accuracy of 3D outcome against design specifications
  • 4.2Identify faults in marking and record and correct inconsistencies with design specifications
  • 4.3Process completed work in accordance with workplace procedures
  • 4.4Complete required documentation in accordance with workplace procedures

Performance evidence

  • use lofting skills in the production of three different sail products, and for each product:
  • interpret sail design lines and table of offsets defining the pattern to be marked out
  • interpret dimensions and other relevant specifications of components to be incorporated in pattern
  • take accurate measurements and apply lay out, measuring and mark out techniques
  • select, prepare and use appropriate lofting equipment
  • follow quality assurance processes.

Knowledge evidence

  • current Australian Standards for sailmaking and their basic requirements
  • sail cloths commonly used in sail making, and the performance factors and handling requirements of different fabrics
  • sails and sailmaking:
  • sail types for various uses and boat sizes
  • common sail features, including:
  • attachments
  • batten pockets
  • cross-cut, radial and membrane panel layouts
  • foot rounds
  • gussets
  • inserts
  • leech hollows
  • luff curves
  • marking reef points
  • openings
  • reinforcing
  • roach profiles
  • production design and construction processes
  • the reasons for using lofting
  • steps involved in the lofting process
  • how to interpret design lines and tables of offsets
  • basic geometry and geometric drawing
  • practices and equipment for laying out, measuring and marking
  • bracing methods and materials
  • labelling, folding, packing, and transferring requirements of lofted sail cloths
  • quality standards for lofted sail cloths
  • maintenance of the loft floor
  • documentation requirements for sail production:
  • record of inconsistencies or faults
  • record of adhesives, materials and processes used
  • instructions for finishing
  • time and date
  • labelling
  • packing or transfer information.

Foundation skills

  • Reading skills: to interpret sail design specifications
  • Writing skills: to communicate factual information in familiar workplace documents
  • Numeracy skills: to take accurate measurements and use basic geometry and geometric drawing.

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