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level:
2
credit:
4
planned review date:
June 2009
sub-field:
Snowsport
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to alpine ski
on a beginner run at a snowsport area, and explain and
adhere to safe skiing practices.
This unit standard may be of interest to people wanting to
become involved in the snowsport industry and employment
within it.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Sport, Fitness and Recreation
Industry Training Organisation.
special notes:
1
Beginner terrain at a snowsport area is recognised as
being a green run.
2
For definitions and explanations of the terms; gliding
wedge, wedge, balance, movements, centred, athletic
skiing stance, flexion, extension, edging, traversing,
refer to Bridget Rayward (principal author), NZSIA
Stage 1 and 2 Instruction Manual (Christchurch:
Rainbow print, 2005) available from New Zealand
Snowsport Instructors Alliance, PO Box 2283,
Wakatipu, website http://www.nzsia.net.
DIN (Deutsch Industrial Norm) is defined as an
international standard for binding manufacture.
3
This unit standard is the equivalent of the NZSIA alpine
skiing Level 2, that is, up to and including basic wedge
turns, where the turn is performed with the skis
positioned where they are converging towards each
other.
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The Snow Safety Code assumes that there is risk
inherent in the sport of skiing (alpine, telemark,
snowboarding), and that individuals must take
responsibility for their behaviour in order to minimise
that risk to themselves and to others. The code (in its
various forms) is promoted within all snowsport areas
and is enforced, where necessary, by patrollers and
snowsport area management. For more information on
the Snow Safety Code promoted by the Ski Areas
Association of New Zealand, contact the New Zealand
Snowsports Council, PO Box 27501, Wellington.
5
There are minimum assessor requirements for
assessment against this unit standard. The details of
these requirements are available on the Sfrito website
http://www.sfrito.org.nz/.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Alpine ski on a minimum of one beginner run at a snowsport area.
performance criteria
1.1
Alpine skiing techniques in a gliding wedge are executed, demonstrating a
centred stance in relation to the fore and aft plane and the lateral plane while
looking at the terrain ahead.
1.2
Alpine skiing techniques in wedge turn are executed, demonstrating a centred
and athletic skiing stance in relation to the fore and aft plane of movement.
1.3
Alpine skiing techniques in wedge turns are executed, showing effective usage
in the rotational, lateral and vertical planes of movement.
1.4
Linked wedge turns are demonstrated through the fall line.
Range:
1.5
turns must include but are not limited to – medium radius, long
radius.
Speed control whilst traversing and using the shape of the turn is demonstrated.
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Range:
speed control must include but is not limited to – stopping, slowing
down, speeding up;
shape of the turn must include but is not limited to – medium
radius turns, long radius turns, traverses.
element 2
Explain and adhere to safe skiing practices.
performance criteria
2.1
Explanation identifies the importance of comfort and safety when selecting skis,
ski boots, ski bindings and ski poles for a beginner skier.
Range:
ski length, boot type, DIN setting, pole length.
2.2
Explanation identifies the basic functions of ski bindings, one of which must be
a safety function.
2.3
Skiing skills are demonstrated to avoid hazards.
Range:
hazards may include but are not limited to – other snow users, lift
queues, snowsport area machinery, signs, bluffs and rocks.
2.4
All snowsport area signs and regulations are complied with.
2.5
The Snow Safety Code is explained and skiing practice complies with the code.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Sport, Fitness and Recreation Industry Training Organisation
info@sfrito.org.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.
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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 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 0050 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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