Automotive Heavy Engineering - Road Transport Strand

National Certificate in Automotive Heavy Engineering - Road Transport Strand

level of qualification:

4

credit total:

300
Core Compulsory 171
Road Transport Strand 129

All the unit standards specified in the strand compulsory; and A minimum of 70 credits from the strand elective and/or core elective list.

Road Transport Compulsory unit standards

 

Automotive Pneumatics

2324

Repair and test heavy vehicle and/or equipment compressors and adjust their controls

2340

Describe the operation of pneumatic systems for heavy vehicle and equipment use

Automotive Preventative Maintenance

2347

Assess motor vehicles for Certificate of Fitness (CoF) requirements

Automotive Transmission Systems

2318

Describe the construction and operation of heavy vehicle and equipment manual transmissions

2319

Describe the principles and operation of heavy vehicle and equipment automatic transmissions

2331

Diagnose and rectify faults in heavy vehicle and/or equipment clutches

2332

Diagnose and rectify differential assembly faults on heavy vehicles and/or equipment

2333

Diagnose and rectify driveline faults on heavy vehicles and/or equipment

Vehicle Bodywork

912

Remove, repair, and replace vehicle body interior components

Vehicle Braking Systems

937

Describe brake lining materials and reline brake shoes

15476

Demonstrate knowledge of pneumatic brakes on heavy vehicles and machines

Vehicle Recovery

15481

Demonstrate knowledge of heavy commercial vehicle and on-road machine flat towing procedures



Vehicle Steering and Suspension

2312

Repair road transport heavy vehicle steering systems

2315

Describe heavy vehicle suspension systems, analyse suspension failure, and repair components

Road transport Elective unit standards

 

A minimum total of 70 credits from the following unit standards and/or the core elective.

Automotive Trailers

2341

Describe heavy trailer systems, and maintain and repair heavy trailers and semi-trailers

Automotive Transmission Systems

2342

Demonstrate knowledge of hydraulic transmission drives on plant and machinery, and repair them

2343

Demonstrate knowledge of belt and chain drive systems on heavy equipment, and repair them

3385

Describe the construction and operation of heavy machinery transmissions

5441

Describe, diagnose, and rectify faults in tractor and agricultural machine final drive assemblies

Tractor and Machine Body Systems

5439

Inspect and fit tractor and agricultural machine safety frames, and repair guarding

Vehicle Bodywork

2345

Diagnose faults in heavy vehicle and equipment chassis

Vehicle Braking Systems

5437

Describe tractor braking systems, and diagnose and rectify faults in wheel tractor braking systems

Vehicle Recovery

2338

Describe salvage and recovery procedures and recover heavy vehicles and/or on-road machines



Vehicle Steering and Suspension

2330

Describe heavy equipment suspension systems, and analyse and repair faults in them

5443

Demonstrate knowledge of wheel tractor steering systems, and diagnose and rectify faults in them

15483

Describe machine track gear and undercarriage systems and their repair procedures

Qualification Version: 3