NZQA registered unit standard
24558 version 2
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Title
Drive a light utility vehicle (LUV) on hilly terrain
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to drive a LUV
on hilly terrain.
Classification
Agriculture > Agricultural Vehicles and Machinery
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 24553, Drive a light utility vehicle (LUV) on flat terrain, or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
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Definition
A light utility vehicle (LUV) (previously known as an ATVU or SPV) is a lightweight
vehicle (less than 1000kg), principally designed for off-road use, with a steering
wheel and side-by-side seating for at least one passenger. A LUV has some or all of
the following features – a carry tray, rollover protection bars, a minimum of four
wheels, low pressure tyres, automatic transmission, differential.
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For the purposes of this unit standard, hilly terrain is defined as class D, E and F land
under the Land Use Capability Classification, which comprises slopes between 16º
and 35º. More detail is available at
http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/soil/luc/.
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Assessment
During assessment, manufacturer’s recommendations and legislative requirements
for the minimum age of a person driving a LUV must be complied with.
4
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the – Land
Transport Act 1998, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and their
subsequent amendments.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Drive a LUV on hilly terrain.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
The route is planned in accordance with the terrain and weather conditions.
1.2
LUV is controlled at speeds appropriate to the conditions, and risk of damage to
self, others and property is minimised.
Range
1.3
steering, braking, manoeuvrability, gear selection, reversing, use
of seat belts, parking, hill start.
Traction is maintained in difficult situations and is recovered in situations where
loss of traction occurs.
situations may include but are not limited to – uphill, downhill,
traversing a slope, wet conditions, loose surface conditions, rough
terrain.
Range
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 24559 replaced unit
standard 19058.
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
20 May 2008
31 December 2013
Review
2
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.
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
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SSB Code 101558
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NZQA registered unit standard
24558 version 2
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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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