NZQA registered unit standard
Title
29228 version 1
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Demonstrate knowledge of oceanography for hydrographic surveying operations
Level
Purpose
4 Credits 3
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of oceanography and its effect on hydrographic operations.
Classification
Available grade
Surveying > Hydrography
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 The following legislation and documentation must be complied with:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
TH Standard 31 Standards for Hydrographic Surveys ( HYSPEC ) v3
National Topographic/Hydrographic Authority, 2001), available at
(Wellington: http://www.linz.govt.nz
;
IHO Standards for Hydrographic Surveys , Special Publication No 44 (Monaco:
International Hydrographic Organisation, 1998) (IHO standards), available at http://www.iho.shom.fr
;
Specifications for Geodetic Hydrographic Control Points v1.1 (Wellington: Land
Information New Zealand (LINZ), 2006), available at http://www.linz.govt.nz
;
Guidelines of Good Practice for Hydrographic Surveys in New Zealand Ports and
Harbours (Wellington: Maritime Safety Authority of New Zealand, 2004), available at http://www.msa.govt.nz
.
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of oceanography and its effect on hydrographic operations
Evidence requirements
1.1 Environmental parameters as they affect hydrographic operations are explained.
Range environmental parameters include: sea state, weather, wind, physical properties of the sea, seabed geology, topography.
1.2 Oceanographic sampling, and the methods for measuring oceanographic parameters are described.
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
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New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2020

NZQA registered unit standard 29228 version 1
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Range seabed sampling, sound velocity, profiles, current measurements, secchi disk observation (water clarity).
Planned review date 31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment
Registration 1 19 November 2015 N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0101
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.
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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 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
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Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813

New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2020