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ROADMARKING
Utilise roadmarking maps and plans for
plant operation
level:
3
credit:
12
planned review date:
September 2009
sub-field:
Highway Construction and Maintenance
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to
demonstrate knowledge of roadmarking maps and plans and
utilise maps and plans for roadmarking.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Infrastructure ITO.
special notes:
1
The requirements within the following legislation and
regulations applying to roadmarking operations must be
complied with as appropriate to the context of
assessment for this unit standard:
Resource Management Act 1991;
Traffic Regulations 1976;
available at http://www.legislation.govt.nz/.
2
The requirements within the following codes of practice
and guidelines applying to roadmarking operations
must be complied with as appropriate to the context of
assessment for this unit standard:
Codes of practice and checklists published by the
New Zealand Roadmarkers Federation, such as Safety,
Health and Environment Guide, available at
http://www.nzrf.co.nz/;
Transit New Zealand’s highway information sheets;
available from Transit New Zealand’s regional offices a
list of which can be found on the following web page
http://www.transit.govt.nz/contact_us/index.html.
3
This unit standard could be assessed in either the
workplace or provider environments.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of roadmarking maps and plans.
performance criteria
1.1
Transit New Zealand’s highway information sheets are described in terms of
displacement, topography, gradients, road widths, referencing positioning, and
advisory speeds.
1.2
Road maps are interpreted in terms of index, grid, scale, and legend.
1.3
Site plans are interpreted in terms of chainage, scale, location, and route
position.
Range:
two site plans which may include but are not limited to – car parks,
major intersections, shape corrections, as built, aerial photograph.
element 2
Utilise maps and plans for roadmarking.
performance criteria
2.1
Location is found using route position map and road map.
2.2
Transit New Zealand’s highway information sheets are utilised to identify vehicle
counts, topography, advisory speed, street signs, and route position markers.
2.3
Dimensions are scaled up from a given site plan.
Range:
2.4
two dimensions of length.
Features are identified from a given site plan.
Range:
scale, location, markings, features as in legend.
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Infrastructure ITO askus@infratrain.co.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.
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 0101 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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