NZQA registered unit standard
28434 version 1
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Title
Instruct and assess clients’ administration of supplemental oxygen
for divers
Level
6
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: instruct and
assess clients’ knowledge of diving first aid and oxygen
administration; and instruct and assess clients’ administration
of supplemental oxygen.
Classification
Diving > Diving - Instruction
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
People seeking credit for this unit standard must hold either
PADI Divemaster certification and have completed an
Instructor Training Course, or SSI Dive Control Specialist
certification and have completed an Instructor Development
Course, 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
Definitions
Clients refer to individuals who are certified as open water divers.
Diving refers to Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA), breath
hold diving and snorkelling.
Instruction refers to the candidate instructor’s act of imparting knowledge or skills as
per industry technical and safety criteria.
PADI refers to the Professional Association of Diving Instructors.
SCUBA refers to Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
SSI refers to Scuba Schools International.
Skills Active Aotearoa Limited
SSB Code 101576
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
5
28434 version 1
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Assessment of this unit standard may be undertaken in simulated conditions.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Instruct and assess clients’ knowledge of diving first aid and oxygen administration.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Clients are instructed and assessed on diving first aid and oxygen
administration in accordance with industry technical and safety criteria.
Range
first aid requirements in relation to diving, recognising the signs,
symptoms and treatment of diving injuries, types and features of
oxygen delivery systems and devices, the benefits and hazards of
administering supplemental oxygen to divers at the surface.
Outcome 2
Instruct and assess clients’ administration of supplemental oxygen.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Clients are instructed and assessed to prepare oxygen equipment in
accordance with industry technical and safety criteria.
may include but is not limited to – constant flow regulator, multifunction regulator, demand valve, unique delivery systems, fitting
regulator to cylinder, flow rates, ventilation pocket mask, non re
breather mask, simple face mask, nasal canula, bag valve mask,
safety considerations;
a minimum of four is required.
Range
2.2
Clients are instructed and assessed to administer supplemental oxygen to a
diver in accordance with industry technical and safety criteria.
Range
breathing patient, non-breathing patient.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 8294.
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
Skills Active Aotearoa Limited
SSB Code 101576
20 November 2014
N/A
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
28434 version 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
Please contact Skills Active Aotearoa Limited info@skillsactive.org.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Skills Active Aotearoa Limited
SSB Code 101576
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016