Assessor Resource
MEM25001B
Apply fibre-reinforced materials
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
This unit applies to application and forming operations conducted within a mould or over a former assembly. Tasks may include hand and mechanical lay-up practices and sheathing applications. Typical applications may include hull, deck, superstructures, bulkhead and partitions, transverse and longitudinal frame members, engine beds and tanks.
Materials may include a variety of glass reinforcements and other fibres, types of laminating resins, stiffening materials such as foams, core mat etc.
Tools and equipment may include appropriate brushes and rollers, metal rollers, gel coat and resin depositors.
Forming and integration work and vacuum bagging techniques are covered by Unit MEM25002B (Form and integrate fibre-reinforced structures).
This unit should not be selected if Unit MEM25002B (Form and integrate fibre-reinforced structures) has already been selected.
Band: A
Unit Weight: 2
This unit covers applying and forming/shaping fibre-reinforced materials. It covers the use of manual and mechanical methods using a variety of glass reinforcements and other fibres. Typical applications include marine vessel and aircraft construction.
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