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National Certificate in Hand Operated Fire Fighting Equipment (Level 3)
Level
3
Credits
124
This qualification has been reviewed. The last date to meet the requirements
is 31 December 2020.
Transition Arrangements
This qualification has been reviewed and replaced by the New Zealand Certificate in Hand
Operated Fire Fighting Equipment (Level3) [Ref: 2580].
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
People working towards this qualification may complete the requirements of the
qualification or transfer their results to the replacement New Zealand qualification.
The last date for enrolment into this reviewed qualification is 31 December 2017.
Reverse transition
Version 3 of this qualification contains a standard that will expire at the end of December
2016. People wishing to complete this version of the reviewed qualification will need to
gain credit for standard 58 before it expires on 31 December 2016.
People who do not gain credit for standard 58 by this date but who wish to complete this
version can use the specified reverse transition– see table below.
Credit for
Exempt from
11938
58
It is not intended that anyone be disadvantaged by this review, and the above transition
arrangements have been designed for a smooth transition. However, anyone who feels
that they have been disadvantaged may appeal to Competenz at the address below.
NZQF National Qualification Registration Information
Process
Registration
Review
Review
Republished
Review
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
Version
1
2
3
3
4
Date
December 1998
June 2001
September 2007
October 2013
March 2016
Last Date for Assessment
December 2003
December 2010
December 2020
December 2020
December 2020
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Standard Setting Body
Competenz
PO Box 9005
Newmarket
Auckland 1149
Telephone
Fax
Email
Website
0800 526 1800
09 539 9899
qualifications@competenz.org.nz
www.competenz.org.nz
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National Certificate in Hand Operated Fire Fighting Equipment (Level 3)
Level
3
Credits
124
Purpose
This qualification is for people in the fire protection industry, whose work involves
surveying, selection, installation, commissioning and maintenance of hand operated fire
fighting equipment. All standards listed are required.
The qualification covers skills and knowledge in the following areas:
 fire protection principles and industry knowledge;
 engineering measurement;
 fire extinguishers and fire hose reels;
 first aid and resuscitation;
 health and safety;
 trade mathematics;
 customer service;
 communications and report writing.
The qualification can typically be achieved in the course of a two-year traineeship or
apprentice programme. It leads to the National Certificate in Fixed Fire Protection
Systems (Level 4) [Ref: 0570] and the National Certificate in Fire Protection Systems
Technology (Inspection and Testing) (Level 4) [Ref: 0864]. People who have completed
this qualification will already have significant credits towards the National Certificate in
Fixed Fire Protection Systems (Level 4) [Ref: 0570].
Special Notes
All persons who need to charge compressed gas containers are required to hold an
approved filler certificate issued by a test certifier who is approved to certify the
competence of approved fillers in accordance with the Hazardous Substances
(Compressed Gases) Regulations 2004. The approved filler certification does not form
part of this qualification.
Credit Range
Level 1 credits
Level 2 credits
Level 3 or above credits
Total
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Requirements for Award of Qualification
This qualification will be awarded to people who have met the following requirements.
 Compulsory standards
Award of NZQF National Qualifications
Credit gained for a standard may be used only once to meet the requirements of this qualification.
Unit standards and achievement standards that are equivalent in outcome are mutually exclusive for the
purpose of award. The table of mutually exclusive standards is provided on the New Zealand Qualifications
Authority (NZQA) website: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/standards/standards-exclusionlist/.
Reviewed standards that continue to recognise the same overall outcome are registered as new versions
and retain their identification number (ID). Any version of a standard with the same ID may be used to meet
qualification requirements that list the ID and/or that specify the past or current classification of the standard.
Detailed Requirements
Compulsory
The following standards are required
Community and Social Services > Community and Workplace Fire and Emergency
Management > Workplace Fire and Emergency Response
Id
Title
Level
Credit
3271
4647
Suppress fire with hand extinguishers and fixed hose
reels
Explain principles of fire science
2
1
2
1
Computing and Information Technology > Computing > Generic Computing
Id
Title
Level
2780
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of a personal
computer system
2
Credit
9
Engineering and Technology > Mechanical Engineering > Engineering Core Skills
Id
Title
Level
Credit
2395
Select, use and care for, engineering hand tools
2
4
2396
Select, use and maintain portable hand held
engineering power tools
Demonstrate knowledge of safety on engineering
worksites
Apply safe working practices on an engineering
worksite
2
4
2
1
2
2
21911
21912
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Engineering and Technology > Mechanical Engineering > Engineering - Measurement
Id
Title
Level
Credit
4432
4433
Demonstrate knowledge of, and convert, units of
measure used in engineering
Select, use, and care for simple measuring devices
used in engineering
2
2
1
2
Engineering and Technology > Mechanical Engineering > Fire Protection Systems
Technology
Id
Title
Level
Credit
17712
Demonstrate knowledge of organisations and
documentation that impact on the fire protection
industry
3
4
Engineering and Technology > Mechanical Engineering > Hand Operated Fire Fighting
Equipment
Id
Title
Level
Credit
9013
9020
23585
23586
Survey buildings and select hand operated fire fighting
equipment
Demonstrate knowledge and use of hand operated fire
fighting equipment
Install and commission hand operated fire fighting
equipment
Maintain hand operated fire fighting equipment
Health > Health Studies > Core Health
Id
Title
4
23
3
9
3
20
3
20
Level
Credit
6401
Provide first aid
2
1
6402
Provide resuscitation level 2
1
1
Health > Occupational Health and Safety > Occupational Health and Safety Practice
Id
Title
Level
Credit
497
Demonstrate knowledge of workplace health and safety
requirements
1
Humanities > Communication Skills > Interpersonal Communications
Id
Title
Level
9677
Participate in a group/team which has an objective(s)
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Humanities > Communication Skills > Writing
Id
Title
3492
Write a short report
Sciences > Mathematics > Measurement
Id
Title
8492
Use standard units of measurement
Sciences > Mathematics > Number
Id
Title
8490
Solve problems using calculations with numbers
expressed in different forms
Level
Credit
2
3
Level
Credit
1
3
Level
Credit
1
2
Service Sector > Retail, Distribution, and Sales > Sales Transactions
Id
Title
Level
58
Process simple sales transactions in a retail or
distribution environment
1
Service Sector > Service Sector Skills > Service Sector - Core Skills
Id
Title
Level
56
57
Attend to customer enquiries face-to-face and on the
telephone
Provide customer service in given situations
Credit
2
Credit
1
2
2
2
Previous versions of the qualification
Version 3 was republished in order to include reverse transition arrangements (see section
below) to ensure candidates would not be disadvantaged when expiring standards were
no longer available.
Version 3 was issued following a review by the Qualifications Advisory Group in March
2007 within the guidelines provided by the Sector Advisory Group.
Changes to structure and content included: titles, levels, and credits of reviewed standards
updated; Elective section removed, making all standards compulsory; standard 2824
replaced by 21911 and 21912; standards 9014 and 9019 replaced by 23585; standards
17737 and 17738 replaced by 23586; and standards 1279, 1312, 1979, 3488, 3490, 3491,
3501, 7123, 8489, 9017, 9018, 10790, 10791, and 12349 removed from the qualification;
standard 497 introduced to the qualification.
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This qualification contains standards that replace earlier standards. For the purposes of
this qualification, people who have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt
from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards – see table below.
Credit for
Exempt from
201, 202
2780
2824
21911, 21912
9014, 9019
23585
17737, 17738
23586
Reverse transition
Reverse transition has been included for version 3 of this qualification to allow candidates
to complete the qualification using either the expiring standards or recommended
alternative standards.
Version 3 of this qualification contains standards that will expire on 31 December 2013.
For the purposes of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the recommended
alternative standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the expiring
standards – see table below.
Credit for
Exempt from
26623
8490
26627
8492
Version 2 was issued to remove the difficulties experienced in achieving version 1 of the
qualification, and took into account the review of the fire protection industry unit standards.
Other standard setting bodies whose standards are included in the
qualification
Fire and Rescue Services Industry Training Organisation
NZQA
ServiceIQ
The Skills Organisation
Certification
This certificate will display the logos of NZQA, Competenz and the organisation that has
been granted consent to assess against standards that meet the requirements of the
qualification (accredited).
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Classification
This qualification is classified according to the NZQF classification system and the
New Zealand Standard Classification of Education (NZSCED) system as specified below.
NZQF Classification
Code
Description
1349
Engineering and Technology >
Mechanical Engineering > Hand
Operated Fire Fighting Equipment
NZSCED
Code
Description
039905 Engineering and Related
Technologies > Other
Engineering and Related
Technologies > Fire Technology
and Rescue Services
Quality Management Systems
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess by a recognised Quality
Assurance Body before they can register credits from assessment against standards. Organisation with
consent to assess and Industry Training Organisations assessing against standards must engage with the
moderation system that applies to those standards. Consent to assess requirements and the moderation
system are outlined in the associated Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) for each standard.
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Prerequisite Diagram
6402
Level 1
6401
Level 2
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