FIELD Community and Social Services
Extension of expiry date of Diving unit standards
|
Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
|
Diving |
Diving - General |
4404-4407, 8271, 8272, 22896, 23349 |
|
Diving - Instruction |
8270, 8274-8297 |
|
|
Diving - Recreational |
4383-4403, 8273 |
Skills Active Aotearoa Limited has extended the expiry date of the unit standards listed above.
Date new versions republished August 2016
New expiry date December 2018
Summary
The Diving unit standards expiry date was extended from December 2016 to December 2018.
The changes were made to ensure the unit standards remain achievable until the mandatory review of the Diving qualifications is complete.
Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits
All changes are in bold
Community and Social Services > Diving > Diving - General
|
ID
|
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Previous expiry date |
New expiry date |
|
4404 |
Manage a small dive boat |
4 |
1 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4405 |
Fill dive cylinders |
4 |
1 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4406
|
Conduct visual inspections of scuba cylinders |
4
|
1
|
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4407
|
Complete hydrostatic tests of scuba cylinders |
5
|
1
|
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8271
|
Complete a dive using Enriched Air Nitrox (EANx) |
3
|
1
|
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8272
|
Fill scuba cylinders with Enriched Air Nitrox (EANx) |
4
|
1
|
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
22896 |
Demonstrate knowledge of scuba regulators, hoses, buoyancy compensation devices, and gauges |
3 |
2 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
23349
|
Administer supplemental oxygen at the surface to divers experiencing physiological problems |
3 |
2 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
Community and Social Services>Diving>Diving - Instruction
|
ID
|
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Previous expiry date |
New expiry date |
|
8270
|
Instruct clients on specialist dive courses |
6
|
5 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8274
|
Instruct recreational divers in open water |
6 |
15
|
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8275 |
Instruct clients on rescue diving |
6 |
5 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8276 |
Instruct trainee supervisors to supervise and control dive operations |
6
|
5
|
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8277
|
Instruct recreational divers in underwater navigation |
6
|
2
|
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8278 |
Instruct clients in computer-aided diving |
6
|
3
|
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8279 |
Instruct clients in night dives |
6 |
3 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8280
|
Instruct clients on underwater photography diving |
6
|
5
|
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8281
|
Instruct clients on underwater video diving |
6
|
5
|
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8282 |
Instruct clients on drift diving |
6 |
3 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8283
|
Instruct clients on search and recovery diving |
6
|
3
|
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8284 |
Instruct clients on cavern diving |
6 |
4 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8285
|
Instruct clients on diving at altitudes greater than 300 metres |
6
|
4
|
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8286 |
Instruct clients on wreck diving |
6 |
4 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8287 |
Instruct clients on diver propulsion vehicle (DPV) diving |
6 |
3 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8288 |
Instruct clients on deep diving |
6 |
4 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8289 |
Instruct clients on ice diving |
6 |
4 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8290
|
Instruct clients on marine species identification diving |
6
|
3
|
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8291 |
Instruct clients on hunting and collecting diving |
6 |
3 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8292 |
Instruct clients about diving off boats |
6 |
3 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8293 |
Instruct clients in diving off the shore |
6 |
3 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8294
|
Instruct clients on emergency oxygen administration for divers |
6
|
2
|
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8295
|
Instruct clients to complete a dive using Enriched Air Nitrox (EANx) |
6
|
4
|
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8296 |
Instruct clients in snorkel diving |
5 |
5 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8297 |
Instruct clients in dry suit diving |
6 |
3 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
Community and Social Services>Diving>Diving - Recreational
|
ID
|
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Previous expiry date |
New expiry date |
|
4383 |
Snorkel dive with safety |
2 |
2 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4384
|
Scuba dive and perform rescues in open water to a maximum depth of 18 metres |
3
|
7
|
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4385
|
Navigate prescribed routes underwater |
3 |
4 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4386 |
Complete computer-aided dives |
3 |
3 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4387 |
Perform diver rescues |
4 |
7 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4388 |
Complete a night dive |
3 |
4 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4389 |
Take still photographs underwater |
3 |
4 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4390 |
Complete an underwater video |
3 |
4 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4391 |
Complete a dry suit dive |
3 |
3 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4392 |
Complete drift dives on SCUBA |
3 |
3 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4393 |
Complete underwater search and recovery dives |
3 |
4 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4394 |
Complete cavern dives |
3 |
5 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4395 |
Dive at an altitude greater than 300 metres |
3 |
3 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4396 |
Complete a wreck dive |
4 |
5 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4397 |
Complete dives using a diver propulsion vehicle |
3 |
3 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4398
|
Complete deep dives to between 18 and 40 metres, and perform tasks |
4 |
5 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4399 |
Complete dives under ice |
4 |
4 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4400 |
Identify marine species common to dive site |
3 |
4 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4401 |
Hunt and collect preselected objects underwater |
3 |
3 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4402 |
Complete a dive off a boat |
3 |
3 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
4403 |
Complete a shore dive |
3 |
4 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |
|
8273 |
Supervise and control dive operations |
5 |
15 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2018 |