NZQA registered unit standard
22781 version 3
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Title
Apply safety intervention techniques for river safety activities
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
4
This unit standard is intended for people supervise, lead or
instruct shore-based water activities in river environments
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of safety intervention management, demonstrate
shore-based safety intervention techniques for river safety
activities, and demonstrate in-water safety intervention
techniques for river safety activities.
Classification
Outdoor Recreation > Outdoor Management
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Recommended: Unit 427, Cross rivers, or demonstrate
equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard may be assessed against actual or simulated conditions.
2
Grade 2 to 3 water must be used for the practical elements of this unit standard.
3
All activities must comply with any relevant environmental, legislative and/or
regulatory requirements set out in the New Zealand Environmental Care Code, New
Zealand Water Care Code, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Injury
Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001, and their subsequent
amendments. The New Zealand Environmental Care Code and New Zealand Water
Care Code are available from the Department of Conservation, Head Office, PO Box
10420, Wellington 6143, http://www.doc.govt.nz/.
4
A recommended resource for this unit standard:
Ray, S. (1997) Swiftwater Rescue – A manual for the rescue professional. United
States of America: CFS, ISBN 0964958503 available from http://www.amazon.com.
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22781 version 3
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of safety intervention management.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Search and rescue procedures and resources are identified.
Range
1.2
resources include but are not limited to – search and rescue,
police, air rescue, river operators.
Safety intervention action plan phases are identified.
Range
phases include but are not limited to – size up, pre-rescue, rescue,
termination.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate shore-based safety intervention techniques for river safety activities.
Evidence requirements
2.1
A reach type rescue to a moving and floating victim is performed.
Range
2.2
A throw bag type rescue to a moving and floating victim is performed.
Range
2.3
may include but is not limited to – flotation aid, paddle, pole,
inflated hose, water kite, tube or float on tether.
includes but is not limited to – overhand, underhand, dynamic
belay, rope positioning, alerting victim, aim, re-throw (20 metres
twice in 20 seconds), pendulum victim to safety.
A shore-based entrapment rescue is performed.
Range
includes but is not limited to – stabilisation line, snag/drag line,
cinch line.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate in-water safety intervention techniques for river safety activities.
Evidence requirements
3.1
An in-water spinal roll on a victim is performed.
3.2
A towed swim to retrieve a victim to shore is performed.
3.3
A non-compliant victim in moving water is managed.
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3.4
A contact rescue in moving water is performed.
includes but is not limited to – tethered swimmer, un-tethered
swimmer assisted to shore with shore-based throw bag, personal
flotation device quick release operation.
Range
3.5
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An in-water entrapment rescue is performed.
includes but is not limited to – V lower, underwater strainer
clearing, mechanical advantage.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
27 March 2006
N/A
Revision
2
26 January 2007
N/A
Rollover and
Revision
3
20 August 2010
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0099
This AMAP 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, 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 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.
Consent 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
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