NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Assist on a vessel engaged in SCUBA and snorkel diving
Level
4
Credits
15
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of recreational SCUBA and snorkel diving;
demonstrate knowledge of vessels used for recreational and
occupational diving activities; and assist the master of a vessel
engaged in SCUBA and snorkel diving.
Classification
Diving > Diving - General
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
People seeking credit for this unit standard must hold a current
first aid certificate and have proof of training in the use of
emergency oxygen in diving related incidents or accidents.
Explanatory notes
1
Industry technical and safety criteria refers to dive instruction, supervision and
performance being carried out in accordance with the standards, procedures and
training materials of the respective dive training agency. The agency must meet or
exceed the World Recreational Scuba Training Council training standards.
2
All dive operations must comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992, the Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995, the
Accident Compensation Act 2001, AS/NZS 2299.3:2003 Occupational diving
operations – Recreational industry diving and snorkelling operations, the Guidelines
for Occupational Diving 2004, the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Guide to
Gas Cylinders 2013, the Maritime Transport Act 1994, Maritime Rules, the Maritime
Operators Safety System and have a current Maritime Transport Operators
Certificate.
3
Definitions
Industry practice refers to practices generally accepted by competent persons within
the maritime industry.
SCUBA refers to Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
Vessel refers to any form of watercraft and is sometimes used in maritime circles
interchangeably with the word ship.
Vessel operating practices refer to the operator’s own safety system as documented
in their Maritime Transport Operator Plan.
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Assessment may be undertaken in simulated conditions.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of recreational SCUBA and snorkel diving.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Entry level SCUBA and snorkel diving knowledge is described in accordance
with industry technical and safety criteria.
Range
may include but is not limited to – dive equipment, dive equipment
use, diving physics, diving physiology, dive planning, the aquatic
environment, hazards, managing dive specific emergencies, diving
first aid, international dive signals, dive agency certifications;
a minimum of six is required.
1.2
Dive cylinder transportation, storage and use is described in accordance with
the EPA Guide to Gas Cylinders 2013 Part 6.
1.3
The supervision of certified divers when diving from a vessel is described in
accordance with AS/NZS 2299.3:2003.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of vessels used for recreational and occupational diving activities.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Common parts, fittings and operational areas of a vessel in terms of their
location, name, and function are described in accordance with industry practice.
Range
common parts and fittings may include but are not limited to –
stem, stern, bow, quarter, transom, chine, cockpit, gunwale, hull,
centre line, bilge, freeboard, scuppers, stanchion, cleat, duck
board, capstans and windlasses;
a minimum of ten is required.
operational areas may include but are not limited to – cabin, deck,
fly bridge, wheelhouse, head, galley, engine room;
a minimum of six is required.
2.2
Directions within a vessel, directions beyond a vessel and position relative to
the wind are identified in accordance with industry practice.
Range
directions within a vessel may include but are not limited to – fore,
aft, port, starboard, amidships;
a minimum of four is required.
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directions beyond a vessel may include but are not limited to –
ahead, fine to starboard or port, port or starboard bow, forward of
port or starboard beam, abeam to port or starboard, aft of port or
starboard beam, port or starboard quarter, astern to port or
starboard, astern;
a minimum of four is required.
positions relative to the wind may include but are not limited to –
windward, leeward;
a minimum of two is required.
2.3
The application and purpose of dive specific equipment on a vessel is described
in accordance with industry technical and safety criteria.
Range
may include but is not limited to – oxygen equipment, entry and
exit ladders, drop bars, safety stop cylinder and line, descent or
ascent line, current line (granny line), trail line (surface current
line), orientation or surface support station, dive operations night
and day signals, dive safety log, diver recall;
a minimum of eight is required.
Outcome 3
Assist the master of a vessel engaged in SCUBA and snorkel diving.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Assist the master of the vessel when it is being prepared for sea in accordance
with vessel operating practices.
Range
3.2
may include but is not limited to – loading, stowing and securing
equipment, springing a boat off a berth, trip reporting, passenger
accounting, customer service;
a minimum of four is required.
Assist the master of the vessel by conducting an orientation and familiarisation
briefing for the vessel in accordance with vessel operating practices.
Range
may include but is not limited to – location of safety equipment and
its intended use, location and function of specific areas of the
vessel, areas that are off limits to passengers, duties and
responsibilities of the crew, dive instructors and individual divers,
visual and written roll calls, projected sites, expected weather and
environmental conditions, vessels procedures for what to do in the
event of an emergency – diving related or otherwise, reminder to
persons who suffer from motion sickness or who are taking
medication, placement of litter, safe diving practices and
adherence to seafood regulations, stowing of equipment,
equipment that is specific to recreational and occupational diving
activities, pre and post dive procedures;
a minimum of ten is required.
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3.3
Assist the master of the vessel when it is en route to a dive site in accordance
with vessel operating practices.
may include but is not limited to – securing of gear in preparation
for heavy weather, determining safe anchorages and dive site
selection based on diver experience, qualifications and dive
objective, customer service accident management;
a minimum of four is required.
Range
3.4
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Assist the master of the vessel prior to, during and after a dive in accordance
with vessel operating practices.
prior to a dive may include but is not limited to – anchoring,
hoisting dive flag, dive site briefing, dive roster, assembling
oxygen equipment, deploying safety stop cylinder and line,
descent or ascent line, current line (granny line), trail line (surface
current line), orientation or surface support station, drop bars,
entry and exit ladders, assisting divers;
a minimum of six is required.
Range
during a dive may include but is not limited to – acting as a
lookout, evaluating conditions, assisting divers, responding to
emergencies, diver recall, picking up and dropping off divers;
a minimum of three is required.
after a dive may include but is not limited to – weighing the anchor,
assisting divers, diver accounting, stowing equipment, customer
hospitality;
a minimum of four is required.
3.5
Assist the master of the vessel using ropes, knots and hitches in accordance
with vessel operating practices.
Range
making fast to a cleat, making fast to a bollard, figure-of-eight,
reef, sheet bend, double sheet bend, bowline, clove hitch, rolling
hitch, round turn and two half-hitches, anchor bend;
a minimum of six is required.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 4404.
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
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0099
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
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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