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Identify the sources, origin, basic composition, and properties of gas
Level
2
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to identify the origin and
sources of gas in the New Zealand gas industry, and identify the basic
composition and properties of gases in New Zealand.
Subfield
Gas Industry
Domain
Gas Utilisation Engineering
Status
Registered
Status date
22 October 2002
Date version published
20 November 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2008
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
(MITO)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0114
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
None.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Identify the origin and sources of gas in the New Zealand gas industry.
Performance criteria
1.1
The origins and types of gas in New Zealand are described in relation to gas
distribution networks.
Range
1.2
natural gas, LPG, butane, propane, tempered LPG, biogas, CNG,
bottle gas.
The sources of gas used in New Zealand are described in relation to gas
distribution networks.
Range
gas fields, biogas, coal gas, land fill gas, sewage farms.
Element 2
Identify the basic composition and properties of gases in New Zealand.
Performance criteria
2.1
The basic composition of gases in New Zealand is described in relation to gas
distribution networks.
Range
2.2
Energy values of different gases are described in terms of calorific value
measurement.
Range
2.3
treated and untreated natural gas, propane, butane, LPG, biogas.
treated, mixed, Maui, Kapuni, Kamiro, Waihapa, McKee, landfill
gas, LPG, tempered gas.
The properties of gases in New Zealand are described in terms of flammability
and concentration.
Range
gas mixture in air, behaviour of gases in air, lower explosive limits,
upper explosive limits, specific gravity, density.
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.
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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) (MITO)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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