NZQA registered unit standard
Title
Complete diver rescues
Level
4
28395 version 1
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Credits
7
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of rescue diving; use supplemental oxygen; and
demonstrate diver rescue skills.
Classification
Diving > Diving - Recreational
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 the
PADI or SSI Open Water certification, or Unit 28392, SCUBA
dive in open water to maximum depth of 18 metres, 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
Open water is any natural body of water realistic of local diving conditions in terms of
water movement, temperature, visibility, depth and aquatic life.
PADI refers to the Professional Association of Diving Instructors.
SCUBA refers to Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
SSI refers to Scuba Schools International.
4
Assessment of this unit standard may be undertaken in simulated conditions.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of rescue diving.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The physical causes of stress on a diver are described in accordance with
industry technical and safety criteria.
Range
1.2
The psychological causes of stress on a diver are described in accordance with
industry technical and safety criteria.
Range
1.3
on oneself, with regard to others, before a dive, during a dive, after
a dive.
Accident management in relation to diving is described in accordance with
industry technical and safety criteria.
Range
1.5
may include but is not limited to – physical stress, individual beliefs
and attitudes, task loading, peer pressure, perception, poor
judgement, buddy system failure, equipment related;
a minimum of six is required.
Recognising and dealing with diver stress is described in accordance with
industry technical and safety criteria.
Range
1.4
may include but is not limited to – fitness, fatigue, constriction of
movement, cold water and hypothermia, motion sickness, nitrogen
narcosis, illness, injury, alcohol and drugs, ill-fitting or
malfunctioning equipment;
a minimum of six is required.
may include but is not limited to – emergency procedures and
contacts, coordinating rescue personnel, knowing the limits of
ones abilities, keeping a written record, searching for a missing
diver, rescuing an accident victim, providing psychological support,
transporting and evacuation;
a minimum of six is required.
First aid requirements in relation to diving are described in accordance with
industry technical and safety criteria.
Range
providing first aid, CPR and oxygen administration, personal
safety, disease transmission and precautions, recognising the
signs, symptoms and treatment of compressed gas injuries.
Outcome 2
Use supplemental oxygen.
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Evidence requirements
2.1
Prepare oxygen equipment in accordance with industry technical and safety
criteria.
Range
2.2
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.
Administer supplemental oxygen in accordance with industry technical and
safety criteria.
Range
breathing patient, non-breathing patient.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate diver rescue skills.
Evidence requirements
3.1
First aid is administered for dive incidents in accordance with industry technical
and safety criteria.
Range
3.2
may include but is not limited to – respiratory and cardiac arrest,
control of bleeding, shock, head, neck or back injury, heat
exhaustion, heat stroke, hypothermia, near drowning, cramps,
exhaustion, decompression illnesses, barotraumas, contaminated
air, aquatic life injuries;
a minimum of six is required.
Rescues of self and buddy are demonstrated for open water dive incident
situations in accordance with industry technical and safety criteria.
Range
may include but is not limited to – out of air emergencies, cramp
removal, fatigued diver, panicked diver, unconscious diver at the
surface, unconscious diver underwater, missing diver, egress,
oxygen administration, transporting and evacuation;
a minimum of two self-rescues and four buddy rescues are
required.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 4387.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
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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
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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