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Demonstrate knowledge and use of working procedures on a railcar
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: locate and use emergency
equipment on a railcar; locate and use heating and lighting systems on a
railcar; prepare a railcar for departure; and board, and alight from, a railcar.
Subfield
Rail Transport
Domain
Rail Operations
Status
Registered
Status date
20 November 2009
Date version published
20 November 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
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.
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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Railcars for this unit standard may be of a single unit or articulated design and
include: NZ Standard; Vulcan; and Kawasaki Silver Fern;
evidence is required for the working of at least one type of railcar.
4
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.
5
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.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Locate and use emergency equipment on a railcar.
Range
may include but is not limited to – passenger emergency brake, light sticks,
torch, detonators.
Performance criteria
1.1
Emergency equipment is located on railcar.
1.2
Use of emergency equipment is demonstrated in accordance with
organisational procedures.
1.3
Passenger emergency brake is reset in accordance with organisational
procedures.
Element 2
Locate and use heating and lighting systems on a railcar.
Performance criteria
2.1
Heating 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.
2.3
All railcar compartments are checked to ensure the correct functioning of
heating and lighting equipment.
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Element 3
Prepare a railcar for departure.
Performance criteria
3.1
Pre-departure checks are carried out in accordance with organisational
procedures.
Range
3.2
may include but is not limited to – off side platform doors, heating
and lighting, air-conditioning, public address system, toilets,
kitchen equipment.
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
Board, and alight from, a railcar.
Range
platform provided, no platform provided.
Performance criteria
4.1
Equipment required for boarding and alighting is located and readied for use.
Range
4.2
Ground conditions are checked in terms of potential hazards for alighting
passengers.
Range
4.3
may include but is not limited to – hand grip, footsteps.
may include but is not limited to – ice, uneven surface, other rail
traffic.
Boarding and alighting are 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.
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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 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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