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Guide clients on trips in glaciated terrain
Level
6
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: select routes; demonstrate
technical and rescue skills; practise risk management when guiding parties
on trips in glaciated terrain; and evaluate the guiding trip.
Subfield
Outdoor Recreation
Domain
Mountain Craft
Status
Registered
Status date
27 June 1996
Date version published
23 February 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2008
Entry information
Prerequisite: Unit 6489, Guide clients on trips in high
alpine environments, or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Sport, Fitness and Recreation Industry Training
Organisation Limited
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0102
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
All activities must comply with accepted professional codes of practice and legislation
guidelines.
2
Seriously glaciated terrain is terrain with crevasses, seracs, icefalls, and moraine.
3
Performance criterion 3.3 is to be assessed against in a guided skiing situation.
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All activities must comply with any relevant environmental, legislative and/or regulatory
requirements set out in the New Zealand Environmental Care Code, Health and Safety
in Employment Act 1992, Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act
2001, and their subsequent amendments. The New Zealand Environmental Care Code
is available from the Department of Conservation, Head Office, PO Box 10420,
Wellington, http://www.doc.govt.nz/.
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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.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Select route on guided trip in glaciated terrain.
Performance criteria
1.1
Initial route selection matches client fitness, stamina, ability and objectives;
party safety, comfortable travel, time and weather conditions.
1.2
Weather evaluation and knowledge of glacier dynamics determine route
selection decisions during trip.
1.3
Interpretation of objective hazards determines route selection decisions.
1.4
Time and distance calculations determine route selection decisions.
1.5
Monitoring of physical and mental state of clients determines route selection
decisions.
Element 2
Demonstrate technical skills required in trips in glaciated terrain.
Performance criteria
2.1
Roping up for glaciated travel is correct.
2.2
Methods of travel on glacier suit terrain and the ability of clients.
2.3
Varying the roping meets the prioritising of objective hazards.
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Element 3
Demonstrate rescue skills on glaciated terrain.
Performance criteria
3.1
Rescues of self match terrain.
Range
3.2
Rescues of roped client match terrain and state of client.
Range
3.3
climb, prussik.
assisted and unassisted hoist, abseil to injured person.
Rescue of unroped client matches terrain and state of client.
Range
abseil in and rescue rope work.
Element 4
Practise risk management on guided trips in glaciated terrain.
Performance criteria
4.1
All communication with client matches terrain requirements and client situation.
4.2
Guide’s behaviour does not jeopardise the safety of clients or anyone else.
4.3
Inappropriate behaviour in others is dealt with by means of constructive
feedback.
4.4
Monitoring of the environment, weather, and client conditions identifies potential
hazards and allows precautions to be taken in the avoidance of hazards.
4.5
Priorities are rationalised and communicated clearly in emergency situations.
Element 5
Evaluate the trip.
Performance criteria
5.1
The evaluation methods selected meet the characteristics of the client group,
the purpose of the evaluation, and the nature of information sought.
Range
the evaluation includes clients, guiding personnel.
5.2
Outcomes of the trip are evaluated against the stated objectives.
5.3
Areas for improvement are identified, and recommendations are made based on
evaluation results.
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Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 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.
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 Sport, Fitness and Recreation Industry Training Organisation Limited
info@sfrito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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