NZQA registered unit standard
28419 version 1
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Title
Instruct and assess trainee supervisor’s guiding of clients on SCUBA
dives in open water
Level
6
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to instruct and
assess trainee supervisor’s: knowledge of best practice
occupational dive operation standards, knowledge of
supervising and controlling certified divers, knowledge of dive
trip logistics, and knowledge of planning and managing a dive
trip; planning and preparation for supervision and control of
clients on an underwater tour; and guiding of clients on SCUBA
dives in open water.
Classification
Diving > Diving - Instruction
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Hold a current fit to dive medical clearance signed by a
physician.
People seeking credit for this unit standard must hold either
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor or SSI Divemaster
Instructor certification, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge
and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Industry technical and safety criteria refer 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 and the
Guidelines for Occupational Diving 2004.
3
Sufficiency for this unit standard requires the candidate to instruct and assess a
minimum of two trainee supervisors to plan, prepare and manage one shore and one
boat based dive trip for a minimum of two clients. Each trip must include a minimum
of two dives. A minimum of one dive on each trip must include the candidate directly
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supervising the trainee supervising and controlling certified divers as a guide on an
underwater tour.
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Definitions
Assessment refers to the candidate instructor’s assessment of trainee supervisor’s
applying industry technical and safety criteria to a group of clients. A group is
considered to be a minimum of two people.
Clients refer to individuals who are certified as open water divers.
Dive plan refers to the procedures by which the accredited dive provider’s diving
operations are implemented for all dives required to meet this standard.
Instruction refers to the candidate instructor’s act of imparting knowledge or skills as
per industry technical and safety criteria.
Occupational diving refers to diving performed in the course of employment for gain
or reward.
Open water is any natural body of water realistic of local diving conditions in terms of
water movement, temperature, visibility, depth and aquatic life.
Organisational requirements refer to a dive provider’s own policies and associated
documents.
PADI refers to the Professional Association of Diving Instructors.
SCUBA refers to Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
SSI refers to Scuba Schools International.
Supervision refers to:
- direct supervision – the candidate instructor’s personal observation and interaction
with trainee supervisor’s and the trainees interaction with the clients including
accompanying the trainees and their clients underwater.
- indirect supervision – the candidate instructor being present at the dive site, but is
not personally accompanying the trainee supervisor’s and their clients underwater
but is prepared to come to their aid.
5
Assessment may be undertaken in simulated conditions.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Instruct and assess trainee supervisor’s knowledge of best practice occupational dive
operation standards.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Trainee supervisors are instructed and assessed on best practice occupational
dive operation standards in accordance with industry technical and safety
criteria.
Range
may include but is not limited to – recreational industry diving
operation requirements in accordance with AS/NZS 2299.3,
section 2, requirements of occupational divers and persons
associated with occupational diving activities in accordance with
the Guidelines for Occupational Diving, organisational
requirements for accident management policy and procedures, the
roles and responsibilities of personnel with respect to the health
and safety of clients, legislation;
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a minimum of two is required.
Outcome 2
Instruct and assess trainee supervisor’s knowledge of supervising and controlling certified
divers.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Trainee supervisors are instructed and assessed on supervision, group
management and control techniques in accordance with industry technical and
safety criteria.
Range
may include but is not limited to – out of water supervision, in
water supervision, causes of diver problems and safety
procedures to prevent them, ascertaining if a client’s skills and
experience level match a planned dive, dive briefing and
debriefing criteria;
a minimum of two is required.
Outcome 3
Instruct and assess trainee supervisor’s knowledge of dive trip logistics.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Trainee supervisors are instructed and assessed on the planning, preparation
and logistics for shore and boat based dive trips in accordance with industry
technical and safety criteria and organisational requirements.
Outcome 4
Instruct and assess trainee supervisor’s knowledge of planning and managing a dive trip.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Trainee supervisors are instructed and assessed on trip organisation, logistics
and record keeping in accordance with industry technical and safety criteria and
organisational requirements.
Range
shore based trip, boat based trip.
Outcome 5
Instruct and assess trainee supervisor’s planning and preparation for supervision and
control of clients on an underwater tour.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Trainee supervisors are instructed and assessed on dive planning, preparation
and establishment of dive parameters in accordance with industry technical and
safety criteria.
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shore based trip, boat based trip.
Outcome 6
Instruct and assess trainee supervisor’s guiding of clients on SCUBA dives in open water.
Evidence requirements
6.1
Trainee supervisors are instructed and assessed on the guiding of clients on an
underwater tour in accordance with the dive plan, industry technical and safety
criteria and organisational requirements.
Range
6.2
off the shore, off a boat.
Trainee supervisors are instructed and assessed on post dive procedures in
accordance with industry technical and safety criteria and organisational
requirements.
Range
off the shore, off a boat.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 8276.
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
20 November 2014
N/A
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
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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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