NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of horizontal directional drilling
Level
4
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of horizontal directional drilling.
Classification
Infrastructure Works > Infrastructure Works Utilities
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Assessment against this unit standard may take place in a workplace and/or provider
environment.
2
Definitions
Company requirements include the policy, procedures, and methodologies of the
company. They include legislative and regulatory requirements which may apply
across the company or to a specific site. Requirements are documented in the
company’s health and safety plans, traffic management plans, contract work
programmes, quality assurance programmes, policies, and procedural documents.
Drill pipes may be referred to as drill rods.
Forces may be referred to as loads.
Piloting may be referred to as steering.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of horizontal directional drilling.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The selection of horizontal directional drilling equipment is described in
accordance with company requirements.
Range
1.2
equipment includes – drill pipes, drill bits, mud recyclers, mud
motors, reamers, swivels, locators, lubricants.
The application of drill rigs and water or fluid mixing tanks is described in
accordance with company requirements.
Range
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
drill rigs – small, medium, mid-range, maxi.
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1.3
Piloting for horizontal directional drilling is described in accordance with
company requirements.
Range
1.4
setting out grade, alignment, strike avoidance, rod and pipe
bending, radii tolerances.”
Causes and effects of locating and tracking interference are identified and
explained in accordance with company requirements.
Range
1.5
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three causes and three effects.
Reaming for horizontal drilling is described in accordance with company
requirements.
Range
types and application of reaming tools, assessment of ground
conditions, bore log information.
1.6
Pull back is described in terms of speed, forces, and disposal of returns.
1.7
The types of drill fluid required for different ground conditions are identified and
described according to their purpose and application.
ground conditions include – clay, sandy formations, hard rock.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
19 February 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0101
This CMR 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,
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.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
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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 Infrastructure ITO qualifications@infrastructureito.org.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
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