NZQA registered unit standard
19061 version 3
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Title
Cultivate with individual tractor-drawn implements
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: carry out a
pre-use maintenance check of cultivation implements; attach
and detach cultivation implements; prepare a cultivation work
pattern in accordance with workplace procedures; and carry out
cultivation using individual tractor-drawn implements in
accordance with workplace procedures.
Classification
Agriculture > Agricultural Vehicles and Machinery
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 19044, Demonstrate knowledge of the legal requirements
and hazards associated with tractor use, or demonstrate
equivalent knowledge and skills.
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 24552, Check and drive a basic wheel tractor with an
attached implement on flat terrain, or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Definition
Workplace procedures refer to verbal and written instructions to staff on procedures
for farm machinery use, maintenance, and safety.
2
Assessment
Evidence is required for three different cultivation implements, used individually,
which are either 3 point linkage mounted or trailed.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Carry out a pre-use maintenance check of cultivation implements.
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Damage, wear, fault, and unsoundness are identified, reported, and repaired,
so that the implements are in a functional condition, in accordance with
workplace procedures.
Range
includes but is not limited to – ploughshares, nuts and bolts,
bearings, transmission systems, covers, load bearing surfaces,
alignments, couplings.
1.2
Moving parts are lubricated as required by manufacturer’s specifications and
workplace procedures.
1.3
Maintenance is performed using tools and materials appropriate to the task in
accordance with workplace procedures.
Outcome 2
Attach and detach cultivation implements.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Implements are mounted and adjusted to enable full, correct, and secure
functioning in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications.
2.2
Coupling and adjustment are completed using safe practices and specified tools
in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications and workplace procedures.
2.3
Implement is safely detached and stored in accordance with workplace
procedures.
Outcome 3
Prepare a cultivation work pattern in accordance with workplace procedures.
Evidence requirements
3.1
A work pattern is planned that is suited to cultivation method and implement
type.
3.2
The work pattern minimises empty running and the number of strike-outs.
3.3
Alternating angles of operations are incorporated in the work pattern so that
ridging is eliminated.
3.4
Guide markers and alignments are placed as accurately as soil type and terrain
allow so that successful cultivation is achieved.
3.5
The area is checked for hazards, and hazards are noted or removed.
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SSB Code 101558
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NZQA registered unit standard
19061 version 3
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Outcome 4
Carry out cultivation using individual tractor-drawn implements in accordance with
workplace procedures.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Cultivation implements are used according to manufacturer’s directions.
4.2
The cultivation work pattern is followed so that the target area is cultivated with
minimal time travelling with implement not in use.
4.3
Cultivation is completed according to the cultivation work pattern, the tilth is
uniform, and overlap is minimised resulting in no overcultivated areas.
4.4
Cultivation hazards are anticipated and avoidance action is taken.
4.5
Inconsistencies in the desired outcome and the result of cultivation are reported
in accordance with workplace procedures.
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 June 2002
31 December 2013
Review
2
20 May 2008
31 December 2013
Review
3
21 June 2012
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0052
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
19061 version 3
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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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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