NZQA registered unit standard
29356 version 1
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Title
Apply leadership, teamwork and communication skills according to
STCW A-III to the management of an engineering watch
Level
6
Purpose
Credits
30
This unit standard is for people employed in the maritime trade
who are working as or training to become an officer in charge
of an engineering watch.
People credited with this unit standard are apply leadership,
teamwork and communication skills to the management of an
engineering watch in accordance with STCW A-III/1
competencies, use English in written and oral form, use internal
communication systems, and application of leadership and
team working skills, and A-III/2 competency plan and schedule
operations.
Classification
Maritime > Marine Engineering
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
References
The International Standards applicable to this unit standard are the Standards of
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) for Seafarers including 2010
Manila amendments available from www.imo.org
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, which will be replaced by the Health and
Safety at Work Act 2015 when it becomes effective on 4 April 2016; MARPOL 73/78;
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972; International Ship
and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code; Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention
(1974/1988), and any subsequent amendments.
2
Assessment information
All work practices must meet recognised codes of practice and documented worksite
safety procedures (where these exceed the codes) for personal, product, and
worksite safety and the obligations required under current legislation.
Assessment may be of evidence that is naturally occurring in the workplace or
obtained from approved instruction or during attendance at an approved course,
including practical demonstrations in spaces which provide realistic training
conditions and simulated shipboard conditions.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
29356 version 1
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Apply leadership, teamwork and communication skills according to STCW A-III to the
management of an engineering watch.
Evidence requirements
1.1
English is used in written and oral form in accordance with STCW A-III/1.
1.2
Internal communication systems are used in accordance with STCW A-III/1.
1.3
Leadership and team working skills are applied in accordance with STCW A-III/1.
1.4
Operations are planned and scheduled in accordance with STCW A-III/2.
Planned review date
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 January 2016
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0054
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 (CMR). 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.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
29356 version 1
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz at qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016