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Level 3
Credits 4
Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to: locate and use emergency equipment, air conditioning systems and lighting systems on a standard carriage; prepare a standard carriage train for departure; carry out a continuous air brake test on a standard carriage train; and board, and alight from, a standard carriage.
Subfield Rail Transport
Domain
Status
Status date
Date version published
Planned review date
Entry information
Rail Operations
Registered
20 November 2009
20 November 2009
31 December 2014
Prerequisite: Unit 19391, Demonstrate knowledge of safety procedures on a passenger rail vehicle , or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Accreditation Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB) Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference 0013
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do
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Special notes
1 Assessment against this unit standard is to be carried out within the context of an organisation operating under a current, valid, Rail Licence issued in accordance with the provisions of the Railways Act 2005. The organisation’s operating rules, codes, and instructions, referred to in this unit standard, are those the organisation has in place to meet the requirements of the Rail Licence.
2 Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes the Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992.
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3 Standard carriage rolling stock may include but is not limited to Kiwi
Rail ‘A’ series cars, and Taieri Gorge Railway ‘XPC’ series. Carriages intended for assessment against this unit standard should be of a basic design that includes manual operation of internal and external doors.
4 Evidence is required for the working of at least one type of standard carriage in a consist comprised of at least two carriages which may or may not include a power van.
5 Emergency equipment such as detonators or the emergency door release must not be used unless in a genuine emergency. For the purposes of this unit standard, demonstration of their use will be through a controlled simulation or by means of explanation.
6 Definition
Organisational procedures refer to documents that include: worksite rules, codes, and practices; equipment operating instructions; documented quality management systems; and health and safety requirements.
Element 1
Locate and use emergency equipment on a standard carriage.
Range may include but is not limited to – passenger emergency brake, hand brake, door exits, evacuation hatch, fire extinguishers, window hammer, light sticks, torch, out of order signs, gas mask and filter, first aid box.
Performance criteria
1.1 Emergency equipment is located on passenger carriage.
1.2 Use of emergency equipment is demonstrated in accordance with organisational procedures.
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Element 2
Passenger emergency brake is operated and reset in accordance with organisational procedures.
Locate and use lighting, and air conditioning systems on a standard carriage.
Performance criteria
2.1 Air conditioning (heating or cooling) equipment control panel is located and operated in accordance with organisational procedures.
2.2 Lighting equipment control panel is located and operated in accordance with organisational procedures.
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2.3
Element 3
All carriages are checked to ensure correct functioning of air conditioning
(heating or cooling) and lighting equipment.
Prepare a standard carriage train for departure.
Performance criteria
3.1 Pre-departure checks are carried out in accordance with organisational procedures.
Range may include but is not limited to – off side platform doors, footplates, handrail chains, handbrake, concertinas, toilets, auxiliary generator, end of train signals.
3.2 Contingencies arising from the pre-departure checks are handled in accordance with organisational procedures.
Range contingencies may include but are not limited to – equipment missing, equipment malfunction.
Element 4
Carry out a continuous air brake check on a standard carriage train.
Performance criteria
4.1 The continuous air brake test is carried out in accordance with organisational procedures.
4.2 Results of the continuous air brake test are reported in accordance with requirements specified in organisational procedures.
Element 5
Board, and alight from, a standard carriage.
Performance criteria
5.1 Equipment required for boarding and alighting is located and readied for use.
Range may include but is not limited to – hand grip, footsteps, wheelchair ramp.
5.2 Ground conditions are checked in terms of potential hazards for alighting passengers.
Range may include but is not limited to – ice, uneven surface, other rail traffic.
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5.3 Boarding and alighting is carried out in accordance with organisational 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.
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 Competenz info@competenz.org.nz
if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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