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DIVING - SCIENTIFIC
Collect scientific data while river diving
on snorkel
level:
5
credit:
2
planned review date:
June 2003
sub-field:
Diving
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
demonstrate advanced snorkel dive skills; demonstrate river
diving skills; and collect scientific data while diving using
snorkel.
entry information:
Prerequisite: Unit 4383, Snorkel dive, or demonstrate
equivalent knowledge and skills.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by the Dive Industry Training
Organisation.
special notes:
1
Industry technical and safety criteria refer to the training
manuals and/or codes of practice of the training
agencies approved by the Dive Industry Training
Organisation.
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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 (ARCI) and Occupational Safety and Health
(OSH) guidelines.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Demonstrate advanced snorkel diving skills.
performance criteria
1.1
Orientation is maintained following disorientation exercises.
Range:
1.2
forward rolls, backward rolls.
Dropped equipment is located and refitted while underwater.
Range:
mask fins.
1.3
Object is retrieved from two consecutive breath-hold dives to 6 metres.
1.4
A distance of 25 metres is swum underwater on one breath.
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element 2
Demonstrate river diving skills.
performance criteria
2.1
Pre dive and post dive procedures meet industry technical and safety criteria.
2.2
Formation is formed, broken, and reformed to meet criteria of dive leader.
2.3
Equipment selection minimises chance of entanglement.
2.4
Position in relation to other divers is maintained throughout river dive.
2.5
Position and condition of buddy and/or buddies are noted at all times during
river dive.
2.6
Environment is visually scanned for hazards whenever scientific work allows.
element 3
Collect scientific data while drift diving using snorkel.
performance criteria
3.1
Knowledge of data to be collected matches requirements of dive.
3.2
River dive practice allows accurate collection of scientific data to occur.
3.3
Scientific data collected meet requirements of client.
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3.4
Scientific data collection ensures that data are statistically significant.
Comments to:
Dive Industry Training Organisation
Unit Standard Revision
PO Box 160
WELLINGTON
by June 2003.
Please Note:
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority
before they can offer programmes of education and training
assessed against unit standards.
Accredited providers assessing against unit standards must
engage with the moderation system that applies to those unit
standards. [Please refer to relevant Plan ref: 0180]
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