NZQA registered unit standard
19763 version 3
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Title
Measure, mark, and record log details for helicopter extraction
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
8
This unit standard is intended for people employed in a forestry
helicopter logging operation
People credited with this unit standard are able to: measure
tree stems and calculate best log combination for helicopter
lifting capacity; and record log details and location on log
marking sheet and log tag.
Classification
Forestry > Forest Harvesting Operations
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Prerequisite: Unit 19761, Demonstrate knowledge of helicopter
logging, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
2
3
This unit standard must be assessed on-job.
Definitions
Accepted industry practice – approved codes of practice and standardised
procedures accepted by the wider forestry industry as examples of best practice.
Worksite procedures – documented procedures used by the organisation carrying out
the work and applicable to the tasks being carried out. They may include but are not
limited to – standard operating procedures, site safety procedures, equipment
operating procedures, quality assurance procedures, housekeeping standards,
procedures to comply with legislative and local body requirements.
Helicopter logging operations are subject to the provisions of the Civil Aviation Rules
(see http://www.caa.govt.nz) in accordance with the Civil Aviation Act 1990 and any
subsequent amendments.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Measure tree stems and calculate best log combination for helicopter lifting capacity.
Evidence requirements
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
19763 version 3
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1.1
Measuring equipment is maintained in good condition and is calibrated in
accordance with accepted industry practice.
1.2
Felled stems are assessed for hazards before attempting measurement in
accordance with accepted industry practice.
Range
branches or stems under tension or compression, overhead
hazards.
1.3
Felled stems are assessed for merchantable recovery, and length and mid-girth
or mid-diameter measurements are made in accordance with worksite
procedures.
1.4
Weight calculations for log combinations are made to optimise machine
capability and merchantable recovery.
Range
weight conversion factors for species, visual appraisal of log
condition.
1.5
Logs are measured and cuts marked in accordance with worksite procedures.
1.6
Cuts are made in accordance with accepted industry practice.
1.7
Soundness of cut logs is confirmed before further action is taken.
Outcome 2
Record log details and location on log marking sheet and log tag.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Felled stems are identified and tree number and species recorded.
2.2
Log details are recorded on the log marking sheet and on the log tag in
accordance with worksite procedures.
Range
tree number, species, status, diameter, length.
2.3
Stumps of extracted stems are identified and tagged in accordance with
accepted industry practice.
2.4
Gap location and details are recorded on marking sheet in accordance with
worksite procedures.
Range
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
northing, easting, length, width, regeneration dominant species,
inhibitors.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Planned review date
19763 version 3
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31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
24 March 2003
N/A
Rollover and
Revision
2
25 February 2008
31 December 2017
Review
3
10 December 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0173
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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 at qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016