NZQA registered unit standard
Title
21834 version 2
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Demonstrate knowledge of introductory aviation terminology
Level
Purpose
2 Credits 2
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate understanding of the 24-hour clock; demonstrate understanding of the phonetic alphabet; encode and decode airport and airline codes; and demonstrate a basic understanding of the terms and abbreviations used within the aviation industry.
Classification Aviation > Aviation - Core
Available grade Achieved
Explanatory notes
Standard industry texts referred to in this unit standard may include but are not limited to –
Civil Aviation Authority publications, enterprise documentation, published aviation training manuals or text books and manufacturer’s publications.
Outcome 1
Demonstrate understanding of the 24-hour clock.
Evidence requirements
1.1
1.2
The 24-hour clock is explained in terms of its purpose.
Time is converted between the 24-hour clock and AM/PM time.
Range
Outcome 2 a minimum of 10 times is converted.
Demonstrate understanding of the phonetic alphabet.
Evidence requirements
2.1 The phonetic alphabet is explained in terms of its use in the aviation industry.
2.2 The complete alphabet is converted into the phonetic alphabet.
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SSB Code 9068
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New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2020

NZQA registered unit standard
Airline two letter codes are encoded and decoded.
21834 version 2
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Outcome 3
Encode and decode airport and airline codes.
Evidence requirements
3.1 Airport three letter codes are encoded and decoded.
Range a minimum of 15 New Zealand and 20 international airport codes are encoded and decoded.
3.2
Range a minimum of three New Zealand and 20 international airline codes are encoded and decoded.
Outcome 4
Demonstrate a basic understanding of the terms and abbreviations used within the aviation industry.
Evidence requirements
4.1 The definition given for each term is consistent with standard industry texts.
Range a minimum of 20 terms is defined.
4.2 The interpretation given for each abbreviation is consistent with standard industry texts.
Range a minimum of 20 abbreviations is interpreted.
Planned review date 31 August 2015
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment
Registration 1 22 August 2005 N/A
Review 2 9 December 2010 N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference 0170
This AMAP 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, 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.
ServiceIQ
SSB Code 9068
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New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2020

NZQA registered unit standard 21834 version 2
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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.
Consent 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.
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ServiceIQ
SSB Code 9068
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New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2020