NZQA registered unit standard
28936 version 1
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Title
Manage the planning, operation and maintenance of an irrigation
system
Level
4
Credits
25
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in the irrigation
industry, and recognises the knowledge and skills required to
develop a maintenance manual and manage the operation of
an irrigation system.
Classification
Water Industry > Irrigation
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
All regulations including Resource Management Act 1991, Building Act 2004, Health
and Safety and Employment Act 1992, National Policy Statement for Freshwater
Management 2014 and any other relevant legislation is followed.
2
The following technical publications are referenced and adhered to:
Irrigation New Zealand Irrigation Management, Irrigation New Zealand, ISBN 9780473-24118-6
New Zealand Piped Irrigation System Performance Assessment Code of Practice,
Irrigation New Zealand, ISBN 978-0-473-31451-4, specifically the Pre-season
checklists and calibration sections
Irrigation New Zealand Technical Glossary
Irrigation New Zealand Operation and Maintenance Manual
Available from the Irrigation New Zealand website, http://irrigationnz.co.nz/
3
Workplace procedures refer to any written or verbal policies, procedures and
requirements of the company and/or workplace.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Develop an operation and maintenance manual specific to the site and irrigation system.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Develops procedures to operate an irrigation system on a specific site
Range
may include, but not limited to - health and safety, start up, shut
down, reporting and other operational steps
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
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Develops a routine maintenance schedule for the operation of an irrigation
system in accordance with the Irrigation New Zealand Operation and
Maintenance Manual.
Outcome 2
Manage the operation and maintenance of an irrigation system
Evidence requirements
2.1
Ensures pre-season checks and system calibration are carried out and
recorded in accordance with the New Zealand Piped Irrigation System
Performance Assessment Code of Practice.
2.2
Ensures operational tasks and maintenance on the irrigation system are carried
out and recorded in accordance with workplace procedures and in accordance
with the Irrigation New Zealand Operation and Maintenance Manual.
2.3
Records and reports irrigation activities to meet compliance and other
requirements.
Range
irrigation activities include - irrigation events, maintenance activities,
and incident reports.
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
20 August 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0179
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
28936 version 1
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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
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016