Domain - Forest Operations Management
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Level 4
Use maps and aerial photographs to establish a plot for commercial forestry
Version 7
1123 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain and interpret maps used in forestry operations; explain and interpret aerial photographs used in forestry operations; establish a plot of at least 0.05ha, with at least one change of slope greater than ?1%; and describe developments in surveying in commercial forestry.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of and calculate the daily costs and production targets in forestry operations
Version 4
27569 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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This unit standard is for crew managers who use costs and production information to make day to day decisions in a forestry operation. People credited with this unit standard are able to: define forestry daily costs and production targets; calculate the daily cost of a forestry operation; explain and calculate the daily production target of a forestry operation and causes of low productivity; and calculate a unit rate from the daily costing and daily production targets.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Level 5
Calculate production targets for forestry operations
Version 8
1225 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of time standards for the calculation of production targets for forestry operations; calculate production targets for forestry operations using supplied time standards; and describe the use of production studies for resolving production and unit rate issues.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Calculate cable harvesting payload
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3
19954 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of cable harvesting system payload analysis; gather field data for a profile, and draw profiles using field data and topographical map data; calculate payload manually from profile and system data; calculate payload using a computer model from a profile and system data; and interpret payload analysis data to optimise system productivity.
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Plan for, manage, and perform quality control on a production thinning operation
Version 5
24573 Unit Standard 15 Credits
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This unit standard is intended for crew foremen or operational managers within contracting companies managing the felling, extraction and processing of trees in production thinning operations. People credited with this unit standard are able to: interpret the job prescription or harvest plan and determine the production target and resource requirements of the operation; develop a felling plan, an extraction plan, a processing plan, and a temporary traffic control plan for a production thinning operation; manage a production thinning operation; and perform quality control on a production thinning operation.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Plan for, manage, and perform quality control on a ground-based motor manual clear fell harvesting operation
Version 5
24582 Unit Standard 15 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: interpret the job prescription or harvest plan and determine the production target and resource requirements of the operation; develop a felling plan, an extraction plan, a processing plan, and develop and establish a temporary traffic control plan for a ground-based motor manual clear fell harvesting operation; manage a ground-based motor manual clear fell harvesting operation; and perform quality control on a ground-based motor manual clear fell harvesting operation.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Plan for, manage, and perform quality control on a mechanised harvesting clear fell operation
Version 5
24583 Unit Standard 15 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: interpret the job prescription or harvest plan and determine the production target and resource requirements of the operation; develop a felling plan, an extraction plan, a processing plan, and develop and establish a temporary traffic control plan for a mechanised harvesting clear fell operation; manage a mechanised harvesting clear fell operation; coordinate machine maintenance in a mechanised harvesting clear fell operation; and perform quality control on a mechanised harvesting clear fell operation.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of analysis techniques and conduct a time study and a delay time study in a forestry operation
Version 4
25746 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of analysis techniques used in forestry operations; prepare and conduct a time study; interpret and report time study results; prepare and conduct a delay time study; interpret and report a delay time study; and evaluate activity sampling data, for a forestry production process.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Plan for and monitor production and quality of a forestry operation
Version 4
25747 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe factors that influence forestry production; describe features of an effective production record system; establish a production record system for a forestry operation; complete planning and set-up of a forestry operation; carry out production monitoring of a forestry operation; identify operational tactics to control variation from target production; and carry out a quality control audit of a forestry operation.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of harvest planning and evaluate a given operational forest harvesting plan
Version 4
25752 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the objectives of harvest planning; describe the pre-planning requirements of an operational forest harvesting plan; explain forest road and landing construction; explain forest road network maintenance requirements; evaluate a given operational harvesting and roading plan; and evaluate construction costs of a given forest roading plan.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Plan for, manage, and perform quality control on a cable harvesting operation
Version 4 This unit standard replaced unit standard 1266.
26799 Unit Standard 15 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: interpret the job prescription or harvest plan and determine the production target and resource requirements of the cable harvesting operation; develop a felling plan, an extraction plan, a processing plan, and develop and establish a temporary traffic control plan for a cable harvesting operation; manage a cable harvesting operation; and perform quality control on a cable harvesting operation.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Plan for, manage, and perform quality control on an establishment or silviculture operation
Version 4
26800 Unit Standard 15 Credits
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This unit standard is intended for crew foremen or operational managers working within contracting companies managing forest establishment or silvicultural operations in commercial forest plantations. People credited with this unit standard are able to: interpret the job prescription and identify requirements; develop an operational plan for an establishment or silviculture operation; manage an establishment or silviculture operation; and perform quality control on an establishment or silviculture operation.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Plan forestry operations to meet environmental requirements
Version 7
6963 Unit Standard 12 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of environmental requirements for forestry operations; plan for environmental requirements in relation to a selected forestry operation; and plan the monitoring of environmental effects of forestry operations.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Data as at 24 March 2025