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Demonstrate knowledge of the Code of Practice for Operating Coaches
on State Highway 94
Level
3
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of
the Code of Practice for Operating Coaches on State Highway 94.
Subfield
Commercial Road Transport
Domain
Passenger Service
Status
Registered
Status date
25 September 2006
Date version published
25 September 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit 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
References
The Code of Practice for Operating Coaches on State Highway 94 (Te Anau to Milford
Sound), (the Code), published by the Bus and Coach Association (NZ) Inc 2003. Copies
of the Code are available from the Bus and Coach Association, PO Box 9336, Wellington
or online at http://www.busandcoach.co.nz;
The Road to Milford Sound resource pages at http://www.milfordroad.co.nz.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the Code of Practice for Operating Coaches on State Highway
94.
Performance criteria
1.1
The explanation of the training requirements and qualifications of the coach
driver is consistent with the Code.
1.2
The explanation of emergency equipment to be carried on coaches travelling on
State Highway 94 is consistent with the Code.
1.3
The explanation of coach driver responsibilities before starting the journey is
consistent with the Code.
Range
1.4
The explanation of coach driver responsibilities when driving on State Highway
94 is consistent with the Code.
Range
1.5
includes but is not limited to – tyre chains, driving conditions,
postponement/cancellation of the trip.
The explanation of coach driver responsibilities in regards to avalanches is
consistent with the Code.
Range
1.7
includes but is not limited to – driving to conditions, adhering to
speed limits, courteous driving behaviour, stopping, parking.
The explanation of coach driver responsibilities when operating in snow and ice
is consistent with the Code.
Range
1.6
includes but is not limited to – passenger clothing, passenger
advice cards, passenger manifest.
includes but is not limited to – knowledge of the Road to Milford
Sound avalanche hazard information, tyre chains, travelling in
convoy, separation distance, driving conditions, stopping places,
postponement/cancellation of the trip.
The explanation of coach driver responsibilities when approaching and driving in
the Homer Tunnel is consistent with the Code.
Range
includes but is not limited to – location of fire extinguishers and
satellite phone, traffic signals and warning devices, coach lighting,
(both internal and external), separation distance, passing bays,
road surface, emergency procedures.
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1.8
The explanation of the communication devices and how to use them is
consistent with the Code.
Range
1.9
The explanation of emergency, crash, and breakdown procedures is consistent
with the Code.
Range
1.10
includes but is not limited to – satellite phones, coach
communication systems.
includes but is not limited to – offering assistance, courier and/or
escort briefing, reporting procedures, accommodating passengers,
industry provisions for an emergency.
The explanation of coach driver responsibilities in respect of dangerous driving,
excessive speed, and breaches of the Code by other commercial drivers is
consistent with the Code.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 the Qualifications Authority 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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