NZQA registered unit standard
27543 version 1
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Title
Apply aquatic supervision techniques in an aquatic facility
Level
4
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: control
hazards and risks associated with an aquatic facility; apply
supervision techniques to maintain safety in an aquatic facility;
and promote customer compliance with the safety rules in an
aquatic facility.
Classification
Recreation and Sport > Recreation and Sport - Aquatics
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 27540, Demonstrate knowledge of aquatic supervision and
rescue techniques in an aquatic facility, or demonstrate
equivalent skills and knowledge.
Explanatory notes
1
All skills carried out in the water must be performed wearing lifeguard uniform as
specified by the aquatic centre uniform policy.
2
An aquatic facility includes: the pool or pools; water-based fun equipment and play
areas; their fixtures and surrounds; and attached facilities where they exist.
3
Industry best practice guidelines are specified in the National Pool Lifeguard Award
Manual, 3rd edition, 2009, and subsequent amendments, available from New Zealand
Recreation Association (NZRA), PO Box 11132, Wellington 6142.
4
Organisational requirements in an aquatic facility refers to the operations manual or
documented normal operating procedures at an aquatic facility, which sets out the way
in which the facility will operate on a day-to-day basis.
5
It is recommended that assessment against this unit standard be done in conjunction
with Unit 27542, Recognise and respond to a simulated emergency in an aquatic
facility, as the two standards assess complementary skills.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Control hazards and risks associated with an aquatic facility.
Range
fixtures, equipment, operational, activities in the water, customer behaviour and
activities.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Inspection identifies hazards and risks in terms of the safety of customers using
the aquatic facility.
1.2
Actions taken to control the hazards and risks meet the requirements of the risk
management plan for the aquatic facility.
1.3
Supervision of activities where there is inherent hazard and/or risk meets the
requirements of the organisational requirements of the aquatic facility.
1.4
The action and supervision are evaluated, and modifications are made as
required, according to the organisational requirements of the aquatic facility.
Outcome 2
Apply supervision techniques to maintain safety in an aquatic facility.
Range
positioning, scanning, observation, rotation, breaks, use of senses,
communication with customers and lifeguards, recognising people in difficulty,
recognising hazards, classifying people into customer groups, prioritising
customer groups in terms of the degree of risk they pose to themselves and
others.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Explanation of aquatic supervision techniques examines their purpose in terms of
the safety of the customers in the aquatic facility.
2.2
Applications of aquatic supervision techniques are appropriate to the nature of the
aquatic facility and meet industry best practice guidelines.
2.3
Responses to problems observed are appropriate to the situation and the people
involved, and comply with the organisational requirements of the aquatic facility.
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Outcome 3
Promote customer compliance with the safety rules in an aquatic facility.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The safety rules are identified and the rationale for each rule is explained.
3.2
Communication with customers promotes compliance with the safety rules
according to organisational requirements of the aquatic facility.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 5686.
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
25 July 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0099
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Skills Active Aotearoa Limited info@skillsactive.org.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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