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SNOWSPORT EQUIPMENT
Demonstrate basic maintenance of
snowsport equipment
level:
2
credit:
2
planned review date:
June 2009
sub-field:
Snowsport
replacement information:
This unit standard and unit standard 18131 replaced unit
standard 4570.
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
demonstrate knowledge of basic maintenance options for
snowsport equipment; maintain basic snowsport equipment;
and operate workshop tools.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Sport, Fitness and Recreation
Industry Training Organisation.
special notes:
1
In the context of this unit standard, snowsport
equipment refers to either skis or snowboards, plus the
appropriate boots and bindings.
2
All activities must comply with the policies, procedures,
and requirements of the enterprises involved and any
relevant legislative and/or regulatory requirements
which may include but are not limited to: the Consumer
Guarantees Act 1993, Fair Trading Act 1986, Sale of
Goods (United Nations Convention) Act 1994, Injury
Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act
2001, and the Health and Safety in Employment (HSE)
Act 1992.
3
In this unit standard, company or snowsport area policy
and procedures are instructions to staff that may be
documented and available for reference at each
snowsport area in the form of an operations manual.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of basic maintenance options for snowsport equipment.
performance criteria
1.1
Damage to snow sport equipment is identified.
Range:
1.2
unwaxed, damaged and loose equipment and bindings, base
damage, structural damage.
Maintenance options are identified according to company and/or snowsport
area procedures.
element 2
Maintain basic snowsport equipment.
performance criteria
2.1
The reasons for cleaning, deburring and waxing snowsport equipment are
described.
2.2
Equipment is cleaned according to manufacturers' recommendations and
company and/or snowsport area procedures.
2.3
Boots are maintained.
Range:
2.4
may include – buckles, laces; liner, soles, or shell checked for
wear; inserts or padding replaced.
Skis or snowboards are deburred and waxed according to company and/or
snowsport area standards.
Range:
by hand or machine.
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element 3
Operate workshop tools.
performance criteria
3.1
Workshop tools are operated according to manufacturers' specifications and to
operating instructions.
3.2
Safety equipment is used while working with workshop tools according to the
requirements of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
3.3
Gases, flammable liquids, and chemicals are stored and used according to safe
workplace practices as required under the Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Sport, Fitness and Recreation Industry Training Organisation
info@sfrito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0050 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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