NZQA registered unit standard
28801 version 1
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Title
Design, plan and install a hydrometric station
Level
5
Credits
15
Purpose
This unit standard is intended for people who will design, plan
and install a hydrometric station.
Classification
Water Industry > Field Hydrology
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
It is recommended that candidates complete Unit 22800
Operate and maintain hydrometric stations, before completing
this unit standard.
Explanatory notes
1
Workplace health and safety Codes of Practice (COP) must be observed in all tasks
relevant to this unit standard.
2
The installation of a station must be planned and designed in accordance with
National Environmental Monitoring Standards (NEMS) and other relevant
organisational procedures. The complete list of NEMS can be found on the Land,
Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) website http://www.lawa.org.nz.
3
Must comply with relevant legislation and regulations.
4
The hydrometric station must include one of each: water level and rainfall, and must
be of a scale that requires design and planning. The degree of design and planning
required must, as a minimum, reflect the credit value of the unit standard.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Scope and design a hydrometric station in accordance with organisational procedures and
regulatory requirements.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Scope station purpose and user requirements and carry out stakeholder
consultation
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1.2
Evaluate site options and select the most suitable.
Range
1.3
must include – structures, instrumentation.
Consult where required, draft the design, and prepare financial estimates.
Range
1.6
must include - access, hazards, communications, power
availability.
Evaluate options for the selected site, taking into account purpose,
requirements and budget.
Range
1.5
must include - catchment hydrology, river morphology, and access
permissions, as applicable.
Investigate site conditions, and record relevant measurements and
characteristics.
Range
1.4
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consultation may include but is not limited to - local authorities,
engineers, managers, land owners and occupiers, iwi authorities
and stakeholders.
Gain approval and finalise the design and location.
Outcome 2
Plan the installation of a hydrometric station in accordance with the design.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Develop an installation plan.
2.2
Develop a project health and safety plan as per organisational procedures.
2.3
Consult where required and complete plans.
Outcome 3
Install a hydrometric station according to the design and plan.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Consult the design and plans for the installation of the station.
3.2
Source materials, test instrumentation and allocate resources as required.
3.3
Manage the installation of the station.
3.4
Commission the station.
3.5
Compile station metadata and file according to organisational procedures.
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Range
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metadata must include - station records, legal documents, as- built
plans, site references.
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
21 May 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0232
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 (CMRs). 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
Please contact Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if you
wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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