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Describe requirements for owning, riding, and caring for a courier
motorcycle
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe requirements in
owning and riding a motorcycle used for courier operations, and describe
safety and maintenance requirements of a motorcycle used for courier
operations.
Subfield
Commercial Road Transport
Domain
Goods Service
Status
Registered
Status date
24 November 2003
Date version published
11 December 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0092
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Reference
The official New Zealand road code for motorcyclists including licence and study
guide, current version, published by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) and available
from NZTA agents (the Automobile Association, Vehicle Testing New Zealand, and
Vehicle Inspection New Zealand) and most booksellers.
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Definitions
Operational requirements are any legal requirements, standards, codes of practice,
organisational and/or site policies and procedures, and manufacturer’s instructions
that apply to this unit standard. In addition, particular operational requirements may
be specified in performance criteria.
The Road Code is The official New Zealand road code for motorcyclists including
licence and study guide, current version, NZTA.
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The legal requirements relevant to this unit standard include:
Carriage of Goods Act 1979;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001;
Land Transport Act 1998;
Transport Act 1962;
Transport (Vehicle and Driver Registration and Licensing) Act 1986;
Traffic Regulations 1976;
Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999;
Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004;
Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005;
Land Transport Rule: Operator Licensing 2007;
Land Transport Rule: Work Time and Logbooks 2007.
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Any new, amended, or replaced legal requirements, standards, codes of practice,
organisational and/or site policies and procedures, and manufacturer’s instructions
affecting this unit standard will take precedence for assessment purposes, pending
review of this unit standard.
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Organisational and/or site policies and procedures must be accessible to candidates,
trainers, and assessors.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe requirements in owning and riding a motorcycle used for courier operations.
Performance criteria
1.1
Description identifies operational requirements of motorcycle ownership.
Range
1.2
vehicle licensing, warrant of fitness, safety of motorcycle.
Description identifies operational requirements related to riding a motorcycle
used for courier operations.
Range
consumption of alcohol and/or other drugs, Class 6 licence,
compliance with road rules, goods service licence and/or transport
service licence, personal conduct on the road, state and
appearance of motorcycle, condition of communications and
ancillary equipment.
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Element 2
Describe safety and maintenance requirements of a motorcycle used for courier
operations.
Performance criteria
2.1
Description of safety check is consistent with the Road Code.
Range
2.2
Description explains implications of conducting regular checks and corrections
in terms of safe operation of a motorcycle used for courier operations.
Range
2.3
cables, levers, chains.
Description identifies cleaning and non-technical maintenance of the motorcycle
consistent with operational requirements.
Range
2.4
petrol and oil, controls, tyres, lights, horn, chain (where fitted),
mirrors.
daily, periodically.
Description identifies maintenance needs of a motorcycle consistent with its
work requirements and manufacturer’s instructions.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA 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 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 NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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