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Make safety preparations for sailing a
dinghy
level:
2
credit:
2
planned review date:
October 2007
sub-field:
Outdoor Recreation
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to
demonstrate the use of personal and safety items required
for sailing a dinghy, demonstrate the safety features of a
dinghy and how they are used, and plan a short sailing trip of
up to two hours duration.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Sport, Fitness and Recreation
Industry Training Organisation.
special notes:
1
Assessment of this unit standard must be conducted in
a practical situation, on or around a sailing dinghy.
2
A sailing dinghy is an open dinghy without ballast,
mainly propelled by sail, and capable of capsizing if
mishandled.
3
There are minimum assessor requirements for
assessment against this unit standard. The details of
these requirements are available on the Sfrito website
http://www.sfrito.org.nz/.
4
Performance of this unit standard complies with
Yachting New Zealand requirements stated in Yachting
New Zealand’s National Sailing Scheme log books.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Demonstrate the use of personal and safety items required for sailing a dinghy.
performance criteria
1.1
Clothing worn is appropriate for the class of dinghy sailed and the prevailing
weather conditions.
Range:
1.2
Personal items carried and used are appropriate for the class of dinghy sailed
and the prevailing weather conditions.
Range:
1.3
clothing may include but is not limited to – parka, wetsuit, thermal
underwear, woollen/polypropylene jersey, woollen/polypropylene
hat, woollen/polypropylene socks, tracksuit pants, shorts, rash
vest, footwear.
personal items may include but are not limited to – sunscreen,
sunglasses, wind protection, sailing gloves.
Lifejacket or buoyancy aid selected and worn fits correctly and is appropriate for
the individual and the class of dinghy sailed.
element 2
Demonstrate the safety features of a dinghy and how they are used.
performance criteria
2.1
Demonstration identifies the buoyancy system and includes performance of presailing checks.
Range:
2.2
buoyancy system includes – buoyancy bags, securing straps,
built-in buoyancy, access hatches.
Demonstration identifies the safety features of the dinghy, including their fitting
and use.
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Range:
safety features include – painter, method for retaining mast,
method for restraining centreboard, bailer, mainsheet stopper,
rudder and tiller restraints.
element 3
Plan a short sailing trip of up to two hours duration.
performance criteria
3.1
Safe trip planning is appropriate to the weather for a range of different weather
conditions.
Range:
3.2
safe trip planning includes – clothing, amount of sail carried,
direction and distance sailed, decision to sail;
weather conditions include – wind strength and direction, state of
the tide.
Planning includes procedure for notification of the sailing trip according to
Yachting New Zealand requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Sport, Fitness and Recreation Industry Training Organisation
info@sfrito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority 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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0102 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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