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Title
Describe salvage and recovery procedures and recover heavy
vehicles and/or on-road machines
Level
3
Credits
4
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 heavy equipment salvage, recovery,
and towing techniques; recover a heavy vehicle and/or an onroad 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
The following legislation, regulations, publications, and their amendments are required to
be consulted and followed where applicable:
–
Health and Safety in Employment Act, 1992
–
Transport Services Licensing Act, 1989
–
Traffic Regulations, 1976
–
Australian Standard AS1418.5 1990, Appendix G
–
New Zealand Road Code, Land Transport Safety Authority
–
Rigging Code of Practice (Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Labour).
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of heavy equipment salvage, recovery, and towing techniques.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Lifting, winching and towing points are identified by reference to the
manufacturer's workshop manuals.
Range
heavy vehicles, on-road machines.
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1.2
The reasons for releasing air brakes and disconnecting drive shafts are
identified.
Range
1.3
changes in axle loading, positioning the centre of the lift, height
and angle of lift.
The towing factors that affect vehicle stability are identified.
Range
1.7
tow, suspended tow and trailer recovery methods.
The effect of tow hook loading on a vehicle's steerability is identified.
Range
1.6
clauses – driver identification, tow authority form, complaints,
passenger behaviour, touting, animals, log book, direct or indirect
reward, vehicle recovery service.
Recovery procedures are identified.
Range
1.5
prevention of further damage to components, mobility.
Clauses in the Transport Services Licensing Act directly relating to vehicle
recovery and towing are explained according to legislation.
Range
1.4
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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 2
Recover a heavy vehicle and/or an on-road machine.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Safe working practices are observed throughout the task.
Range
personal safety; safety of others; equipment, machine, and vehicle
safety.
2.2
The recovery method is determined from the workshop manual.
2.3
Towing points and lifting points on a heavy vehicle and machine are selected
according to manufacturer's workshop manuals.
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2.4
The heavy vehicle and/or machine is recovered.
Range
2.5
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Land Transport Safety Authority towing restrictions, security of the
vehicle and machine, prevention of further damage to
components, the releasing of air brakes, safety of the vehicle and
machine, safety of personnel and other road users.
The recovery operation is completed in accordance with the Road Code and
Transport Regulations.
Outcome 3
Maintain the towing equipment.
Evidence requirements
3.1
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, towing frames.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 15481 have been
replaced by unit standard 23941 and unit standard
23942.
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
Rollover
5
18 February 2016
31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0014
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, 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.
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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 Conesnt and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR
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.
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