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Demonstrate knowledge of the maintenance of a bowling green
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working or intending to work in the sports turf
industry.
People credited with this unit standard are, for a bowling green, able to
describe: the playing surface requirements; the year round maintenance;
fertiliser requirements; and the management of common weeds, pests, and
diseases.
Subfield
Sports Turf
Domain
Sports Turf Management
Status
Registered
Status date
17 October 2008
Date version published
17 October 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0037
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Reference
Howard, D.R., Gobbs R. J., Scotter M.D., Establishment and management of cotula
greens. (Palmerston North [N.Z.]: NZ Turf Culture Institute, 1993) or subsequent
versions.
2
Legislation applicable to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991, Hazardous
Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe the playing surface requirements of a bowling green.
Performance criteria
1.1
Description specifies requirements related to the laws of the game.
Range
1.2
dimensions, ditch, surface, banks, rinks.
Description specifies playing performance qualities of a bowling green.
Range
speed, draw, smoothness, levelness, uniformity, cover.
Element 2
Describe in-season preparation and playing surface management of a bowling green.
Performance criteria
2.1
Description specifies procedures to prevent and repair end wear.
Range
2.2
Description specifies in-season mowing and rolling requirements of a bowling
green.
Range
2.3
green speed, wear tolerance.
Description specifies management requirements for irrigation and prevention of
heat stress for a bowling green.
Range
2.5
frequency, height of cut, pattern, grooming options.
Description specifies effects of mowing and rolling on wear tolerance and
playing characteristics.
Range
2.4
rink movement, usage control, plugging, scrims, species
composition.
reasons for watering, water requirement, frequency of application,
syringing, end watering.
Description specifies the maintenance requirements of bowling green ditches.
Range
holding surface, presentation, weed control.
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Element 3
Describe the out-of-season renovation and mowing requirements of a bowling green.
Performance criteria
3.1
Description specifies renovation procedures of a bowling green.
Range
3.2
grooving, verticutting, levelling/screeding, soil topdressing,
physical treatment, reinstatement of bare areas, timing.
Description specifies out-of-season mowing requirements of a bowling green.
Range
frequency, height of cut.
Element 4
Describe the fertiliser requirements of a bowling green.
Performance criteria
4.1
Description specifies fertiliser requirements of a bowling green.
Range
4.2
nutrient and pH requirements, seasonal requirements.
Description specifies effects of fertilisation on playing characteristics and wear
tolerance of a bowling green.
Range
green speed, colour, disease, wear tolerance and recovery,
growth.
Element 5
Describe the management of common weeds, pests, and diseases of a bowling green.
Performance criteria
5.1
Description outlines the management of common weeds, pests, and diseases of
a bowling green.
Range
seasonal occurrence, control, integrated pest management (IPM),
legislation.
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.
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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 Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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