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Demonstrate knowledge of oceanographic processes
Level
5
Credits
5
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the
surveying profession.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of
ocean morphology, and undertake oceanographic observations.
Subfield
Surveying
Domain
Hydrography
Status
Registered
Status date
25 February 2008
Date version published
25 February 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Infrastructure ITO
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0101
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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 (Wellington: National
Topographic/Hydrographic Authority, 2001), available at 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;
World Ocean Circulation Experiment Standard, available from National Institute of Water
and Atmospheric Research, Telephone 0800 746464 (NIWA standard);
job specifications.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of ocean morphology.
Performance criteria
1.1
The physical and chemical properties of sea water are identified in relation to
the characterisation of water mass types.
Range
water mass types – estuarine, coastal, ocean.
1.2
The general circulation of the world's oceans are identified and described in
accordance with the NIWA standard.
1.3
The principal features of ocean topography are identified and described in
accordance with the NIWA standard.
1.4
The properties of sea water are identified in terms of how they relate to the
propagation of sound in accordance with the NIWA standard.
Element 2
Undertake oceanographic observations.
Range
observations – sediment, water, transparency, temperature, conductivity.
Performance criteria
2.1
Sampling equipment for oceanographic observations is selected consistent with
job specifications and the NIWA standard.
2.2
Sampling equipment for oceanographic observations is operated in accordance
with manufacturer's instructions and the NIWA standard.
2.3
Samples are preserved for analysis in accordance with job specifications and
the NIWA standard.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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 Infrastructure ITO askus@infratrain.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to
the content of this unit standard.
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