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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of vehicle recovery and recover light
vehicles and/or machines
Level
3
Credits
2
Purpose
This unit standard is for people in the vehicle tow service
industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to:
demonstrate knowledge of the vehicle recovery service rules;
demonstrate knowledge of safe towing practices; recover a
vehicle and/or machine; and maintain the towing equipment.
Classification
Motor Industry > Vehicle Recovery
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Class N Driver's Licence and a current Driver Identification.
Explanatory notes
1
The following legislation, standards, publication, and their amendments are required
to be consulted and followed where applicable:
– Health and Safety in Employment Act, 1992
– Transport Services Licensing Act, 1989
– Australian Standard AS1418.5 1990, Appendix G
– Rigging Code of Practice (Occupational Safety and Health, Department of
Labour).
2
Because of the particular nature of this unit standard, it is essential that the practical
assessment evidence is obtained from commercial jobs in the workplace under
normal workplace conditions.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the vehicle recovery service rules.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Clauses of the Transport Services Licensing Act directly relating to operators
who are required to recover vehicles for "direct or indirect" reward are explained
according to legislation.
Range
clauses – driver identification, tow authority form, complaints,
passenger behaviour, touting, animals, log book;
direct or indirect reward, vehicle recovery service, licence.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of safe towing practices.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The effect of tow hook loading on a vehicle's steerability is identified.
Range
2.2
The towing factors that affect vehicle stability are identified.
Range
2.3
changes in axle loading, positioning the centre of the lift, height
and angle of lift.
transverse stability (yawing), directional stability (loss of effective
steering).
The benefits of using Standards and Codes of Practice relating to vehicle
recovery and salvaging are identified.
Range
keeping within the legal requirements, source of practical
information.
Outcome 3
Recover a vehicle and/or machine.
Range
passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Safe working practices are observed throughout the task.
Range
personal safety; safety of others; equipment, machine and vehicle
safety.
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(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
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3.2
Towing points on a vehicle and/or machine are identified and towing procedures
established according to the manufacturer’s handbook.
3.3
The vehicle and/or machine is inspected for recovery method and a decision on
the type of recovery is made dependent on the state and circumstances of the
vehicle and/or machine.
Range
flat tow, suspended tow, trailer.
3.4
The vehicle and/or machine is recovered to the employer's and customer's
requirements.
3.5
The vehicle and/or machine is secured, on completion of the recovery, to the
employer's and customer's instructions.
Outcome 4
Maintain the towing equipment.
Evidence requirements
4.1
The towing equipment is checked for wear, security and damage and any faulty
equipment is reported promptly to the supervisor.
Range
wire and fibre ropes, winching equipment, lifting equipment,
chains, tow frames.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 September 1994
31 December 2016
Review
2
21 February 1999
31 December 2016
Review
3
21 September 2007
31 December 2016
Rollover
4
19 November 2010
31 December 2016
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0014
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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016