25963 version 1 Page 1 of 3 Prepare and operate an aircraft ground power unit Level 3 Credits 1 Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to: check and prepare an aircraft ground power unit (GPU) for use; operate a GPU; and disconnect a GPU. Subfield Aviation Domain Ramp Operations Status Registered Status date 16 October 2009 Date version published 16 October 2009 Planned review date 31 December 2014 Entry information Open. Accreditation Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry. Standard setting body (SSB) ServiceIQ Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference 0125 This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do. Special notes All tasks are to be carried out in accordance with enterprise procedures, the enterprise being the organisation carrying out the work. Enterprise procedures referred to in this unit standard are the applicable procedures found in the following: enterprise exposition; manufacturer publications; Government and local body legislation; airworthiness authority requirements. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 25963 version 1 Page 2 of 3 Elements and performance criteria Element 1 Check and prepare an aircraft ground power unit (GPU) for use. Performance criteria 1.1 GPU is checked for damage and prepared for use in accordance with enterprise procedures. Element 2 Operate a GPU. Performance criteria 2.1 GPU is positioned alongside the aircraft in accordance with enterprise procedures. 2.2 Safety hazards in operating a GPU are identified in accordance with enterprise procedures. Range 2.3 may include but is not limited to – electrical current, electrical shock. GPU is operated in accordance with enterprise procedures. Range may include but is not limited to – connected to aircraft, started. Element 3 Disconnect a GPU. Performance criteria 3.1 GPU is disconnected from aircraft in accordance with enterprise procedures. 3.2 GPU is stowed in accordance with enterprise procedures. 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. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 25963 version 1 Page 3 of 3 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 the ServiceIQ qualifications@serviceiq.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016