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Title
Fill scuba cylinders with Enriched Air Nitrox (EANx)
Level
4
Credits
1
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare to fill
cylinders used in self contained underwater breathing
apparatus (scuba) with EANx, and fill high pressure cylinder
designed for use in self contained underwater breathing
apparatus (scuba) with EANx to maximum 40% O2.
Classification
Diving > Diving - General
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 4405, Fill dive cylinders or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Industry technical and safety criteria refer to the training manuals of the training
agencies approved by the Dive Industry Training Organisation.
2
All workplace diving practice must comply with the requirements of the Health and
Safety in Employment Act, 1992 (HSE) and subsequent regulations relating to
Occupational Diving. All practice must also comply with Accident Rehabilitation and
Compensation Insurance Act, 1992 (ACRI) and Occupational Safety and Health
(OSH) guidelines.
3
All training providers assessing against any recreational diving unit standards must
ensure that the training is conducted by a qualified instructor in current teaching
status with one of the listed agencies: National Association of Underwater Instructors
(NAUI), Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), Scuba Schools
International (SSI), Confederation Mondiale des Activities Subaquatique (CMAS) (or
an equivalent determined by the ITO), and the instructor is providing training in
accordance with the standards and procedures of the respective training agency.
This unit standard is
expiring
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare to fill cylinders used in self contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba)
with EANx.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Inspection of the cylinder for compliance is demonstrated to industry EANx
guidelines.
1.2
Explanation of operation and maintenance of filling equipment meets
manufacturer’s specifications and approved Code of Practice for EANx
operations.
1.3
Air purity meets or exceeds Ministry of Health and industry standards.
Outcome 2
Fill high pressure cylinder designed for use in self contained underwater breathing
apparatus (scuba) with EANx.
Range
maximum 40% O2, filter materials, use of O2 analyser, purity standards,
documentation, operator qualifications.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Fill pressure is identified and control devices set accordingly.
2.2
The cylinder being filled is restrained to prevent toppling or spinning.
2.3
Valves are operated in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications.
2.4
Leak testing is performed to Dangerous Goods (Class 2 - gases) Regulations
1980 and its amendments.
2.5
EANx documentation complies with Dangerous Goods Regulations.
This
unit standard is
blend percentage analysis and verification, customer
documentation.
expiring
Range
Replacement information
This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
28415.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Skills Active Aotearoa Limited
SSB Code 101576
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
8272 version 3
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
23 September 1996
31 December 2016
Revision
2
17 July 2001
31 December 2016
Review
3
20 November 2014
31 December 2016
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.
This unit standard is
expiring
Skills Active Aotearoa Limited
SSB Code 101576
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016