Domain - Hydrography

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Level 3

Demonstrate knowledge of maritime safety for hydrographic surveying operations
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 6

11145 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession, who assist with hydrographic survey operations in inshore craft and/or on a vessel crewed by others. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: maritime safety procedures; vessel organisation and layout; maritime communication methods; measures for preventing and dealing with fire at sea; and maritime survival techniques.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Select site for new hydrographic survey marks, install survey marks, and complete site records for a hydrographic survey
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 2

23867 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession. People credited with this unit standard are able to: select sites for new hydrographic survey marks and gain site access; install survey marks at a hydrographic site; and complete site records for a hydrographic survey.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Level 4

Establish and monitor a tidal station
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 6

11135 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession. People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify site and equipment requirements for establishing a tidal station; position and establish benchmarks for hydrographic surveying purposes; connect benchmarks to a tide pole; install and calibrate tide measuring equipment; complete tidal station documentation; and monitor tidal station equipment.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Determine survey vessel position
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 6

11138 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of positional fixing systems for hydrographic surveying, and fix vessel position during survey operations.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Deploy a positional control system for hydrographic surveying
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 6

11139 Unit Standard 4 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare a positional control system; provide power to provisional control systems; and initiate and check a positional control system.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Compile hydrographic survey records for presentation
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 6

11143 Unit Standard 15 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession. People credited with this unit standard are able to compile a graphical record of hydrographic survey data, and compile a written record of hydrographic survey data.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Conduct sounding operations as a survey motorboat coxswain
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Version 6

11151 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession. People credited with this unit standard are able to conduct sounding operations as a survey motorboat coxswain.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Locate existing survey marks, for hydrographic surveys, and assess their reliability
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23866 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession. People credited with this unit standard are, in a hydrographic context, able to: interpret existing documents to locate survey marks, access and locate existing survey marks; and explain and assess the reliability of existing survey.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of tidal and depth measurement theory

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29227 Unit Standard 15 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: . demonstrate knowledge of tidal fundamentals, tidal measurement and datums; . explain the principles, capabilities, and limitations of depth measurement equipment; . install, configure, and calibrate a digital tide gauge; and . analyse and report tidal information.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 101 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council

Demonstrate knowledge of oceanography, marine geology, geophysics, and hydrographic surveys

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29228 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of oceanography, marine geology, geophysics, and hydrographic surveys.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 101 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council

Demonstrate knowledge of positioning and install and configure a GNSS receiver for hydrographic surveying operations

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29229 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: . demonstrate knowledge of positioning; and . install and configure a GNSS receiver for hydrographic surveying operations.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 101 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council

Undertake and assist with hydrographic survey measurement

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29230 Unit Standard 30 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: . set up and assist with equipment calibration for hydrographic surveying operations; . gather, process, and generate data; and . demobilise and assist with final survey report.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 101 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council

Demonstrate knowledge of and apply health, safety, and environmental requirements in hydrographic surveying

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29231 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: . demonstrate knowledge of health, safety, and environmental requirements; and . apply health, safety, and environmental requirements in hydrographic surveying.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 101 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council

Level 5

Measure tidal streams and currents
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 6

11136 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare equipment for tidal stream and current measurement; deploy and recover tidal stream and current recording equipment; demonstrate knowledge of tidal stream and current measurement and methods; conduct a tidal stream measurement; and analyse tidal stream and current data.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Process tidal data
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Version 6

11137 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of tidal theory; select and establish a vertical datum for tidal data reduction; and demonstrate knowledge of, and apply co-tidal factors to tidal readings.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Determine depth
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11140 Unit Standard 8 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of equipment required to measure depth; measure depth; process depth data; and determine depth accuracy.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Conduct sidescan sonar operations
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11141 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of equipment required to obtain sidescan sonar data; obtain sidescan sonar data; and process sidescan sonar data.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Determine coastal topography
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11142 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of coastline delineation techniques, and observe and process coastline measurements.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Demonstrate knowledge of oceanographic processes
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

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11144 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of ocean morphology, and undertake oceanographic observations.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Demonstrate knowledge of legal aspects of hydrography
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Version 6

11146 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of the hydrographic surveyor''s legal obligations, and demonstrate knowledge of implications of the United Nations Convention on Laws of the Sea (UNCLOS) for hydrographic surveying.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Demonstrate knowledge of industrial offshore and coastal zone management surveys
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 6 This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 23868 and unit standard 23869.

11148 Unit Standard 8 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of hydrographic surveying in support of offshore resource exploration, and demonstrate knowledge of hydrographic surveying in support of port management and coastal engineering.

Standard-setting body:

Infrastructure ITO - InfraTrain

Carry out nautical charting surveys
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 6

11149 Unit Standard 8 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of nautical charting surveys; determine least depth for navigation purposes; maintain currency of nautical publications; and demonstrate knowledge of nautical chart compilation.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Install and interface hydrographic surveying equipment for collecting spatial data

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32361 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to install and interface hydrographic surveying equipment for collecting spatial data.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 101 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council

Demonstrate knowledge of hydrographic practice in hydrographic surveying

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32362 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of hydrographic practice in hydrographic surveying.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 101 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council

Explain data processing and process and analyse data for hydrographic surveying

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32363 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to explain data processing and process and analyse data for hydrographic surveying.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 101 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council

Demonstrate knowledge of measurement of total propagated uncertainty in hydrographic surveying

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32364 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of measurement of total propagated uncertainty (TPU) in hydrographic surveying.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 101 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council

Level 6

Demonstrate knowledge of hydrographic survey planning
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 6

11147 Unit Standard 8 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: positional control requirements for hydrographic surveys; bathymetric requirements for hydrographic surveys; tidal data requirements for hydrographic surveys; and logistical aspects of planning a hydrographic survey.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Use software for hydrographic survey operations
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Version 6

11150 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession. People credited with this unit standard are able to: create and define survey parameters using hydrographic software; monitor data acquisition process using hydrographic software; and process collected data using hydrographic software.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Demonstrate knowledge of industrial offshore surveys
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 23869 replaced unit standard 11148.

23868 Unit Standard 8 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of industrial offshore surveys

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Demonstrate knowledge of hydrographic surveying in support of coastal zone management
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 23868 replaced unit standard 11148.

23869 Unit Standard 8 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in the hydrography sector of the surveying profession. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of hydrographic surveying in support of coastal zone management.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

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