NZQA registered unit standard
26995 version 1
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Title
Use rescue knots and lines in fire and rescue situations
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of rescue knots and lines, and use rescue knots and
lines in fire and rescue situations.
Classification
Fire and Rescue Services > Fire and Rescue Services Generic Fire Fighting
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Compliance with the fire and rescue service provider’s Health and Safety policy and
procedures is mandatory.
2
Definitions
Fire and rescue service provider’s requirements refer to policies and procedures on
safety and operation set down by each fire and rescue service employer or host
organisation.
Rescue lines refer to lines with kernmantle construction that are specifically designed
for rescue purposes.
3
Assessment against this unit standard may take place under real or practical
simulated conditions.
4
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes the Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992, and Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of rescue knots and lines.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Types, characteristics and uses of rescue lines by the fire and rescue service
provider are explained.
Range
casualty lowering, vertical lift.
Fire and Rescue Services Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101902
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
26995 version 1
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1.2
Type and frequency of tests carried out on rescue lines are explained in
accordance with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
1.3
The care and maintenance of rescue lines are explained in accordance with the
fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
1.4
The characteristics of rescue knot tying are explained in accordance with the
fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
1.5
The use of rescue knots in fire and rescue situations is explained in accordance
with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
Range
a minimum of five of – figure eight, figure eight on the bight,
double figure eight, threaded figure of eight on the bight, alpine
butterfly, prussic, double fisherman’s knot, vertical lift knot.
Outcome 2
Use rescue knots and lines in fire and rescue situations.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Rescue knots are tied in fire and rescue situations in accordance with the fire
and rescue service provider’s requirements.
Range
2.2
a minimum of five of – figure eight, figure eight on the bight,
double figure eight, threaded figure of eight on the bight, alpine
butterfly, prussic, double fisherman’s knot, vertical lift knot.
Rescue knots are used in fire and rescue situations to meet the fire and rescue
service provider’s requirements.
Range
hauling aloft, rescue, securing.
2.3
Rescue lines are recommissioned in accordance with the fire and rescue
service provider’s requirements.
2.4
Documentation is completed in accordance with the fire and rescue service
provider’s requirements.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 26994 replaced unit
standard 10616.
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Fire and Rescue Services Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101902
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
26995 version 1
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 January 2011
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0039
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
Please contact the Fire and Rescue Services Industry Training Organisation
info@frsito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Fire and Rescue Services Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101902
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016