FIELD                 ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

 

Revision of Mechanical Engineering unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

Id

Mechanical Engineering

Fire Protection Systems Technology

17708, 17712-17715

 

Fixed Fire Protection Systems

 

9362, 9372, 9375, 17730, 17731, 17734, 17735, 18432, 18434

 

Competenz has revised the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                      April 2008

 

Planned review date                                                                      December 2011 (unchanged)

 

Reason for the revision

 

This revision is due to the revision of New Zealand Standard 4541:2003, Automatic fire sprinkler systems as New Zealand Standard 4541:2007, Automatic fire sprinkler systems.

 

Main changes resulting from the revision

 

·         All references have been updated as required.

·         Minor editorial corrections have been made as required.

·         Definitions not required have been removed from unit standards 9362, 9372, 9375, 17708, 17713, 17714, 17730, 17731, 17735, and 18434.

·         Definitions required have been added to unit standards 17713 and 17714.

·         An item listed as a definition in unit standard 17713 has been reformatted as an explanatory special note.

·         Reference to 'Appendix J' in special note 2 of unit standard 17731 has been changed to 'Appendix T'.

·         Overlaps between performance criteria in elements 1 and 2 of unit standard 17714 have been resolved.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

None.