Field Community and Social Services
Review of Diving unit standards
Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
Diving |
Diving - General |
4404-4407, 8271, 8272, 23349 |
Diving - Instruction |
8270, 8274-8283, 8285, 8286, 8288, 8290-8297 | |
Diving - Recreational |
4383-393, 4395, 4396, 4398, 4400-4403, 8273 |
Skills Active Aotearoa has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.
Date new versions published November 2014
Planned review date December 2019
Summary
The review of these unit standards was initiated through their planned review and the Targeted Review of Qualifications (TRoQ) for Recreational Dive triggered in 2012.
The unit standards have been reviewed to ensure that they are fit for purpose, relevant to the Dive industry and contain no barriers to assessment. Dive industry representatives were involved in the comprehensive review and writing of these unit standards and have provided feedback on the versions that were reviewed.
Main changes
· Comprehensive changes were made to all unit standards. As a result, replacement standards have been developed.
· Unit standards 22896, 8284, 8287, 8289, 4394, 4397 and 4399 were designated expiring due to lack of use.
· Explanatory notes were updated to update definitions, legislation, and clarified assessment requirements.
· The critical health and safety prerequisites were amended.
Category C and D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2016
Impact on existing organisations with consent to assess
Current consent for |
Consent extended to | ||||
Nature of consent |
Classification or ID |
Level |
Nature of consent |
Classification or ID |
Level |
Standard |
4383 |
2 |
Standard |
28391 |
2 |
Standard |
4384 |
3 |
Standard |
28392 |
3 |
Standard |
4385 |
3 |
Standard |
28393 |
3 |
Standard |
4386 |
3 |
Standard |
28394 |
3 |
Standard |
4387 |
4 |
Standard |
28395 |
4 |
Standard |
4388 |
3 |
Standard |
28396 |
3 |
Standard |
4389 |
3 |
Standard |
28397 |
3 |
Standard |
4390 |
3 |
Standard |
28398 |
3 |
Standard |
4393 |
3 |
Standard |
28401 |
3 |
Standard |
4398 |
4 |
Standard |
28404 |
4 |
Standard |
4400 |
4 |
Standard |
28405 |
4 |
Standard |
4401 |
3 |
Standard |
28406 |
3 |
Standard |
4402 |
3 |
Standard |
28407 |
3 |
Standard |
4403 |
3 |
Standard |
28408 |
3 |
Impact on Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR)
The reviewed unit standards have been transferred to CMR 0099.
Impact on registered qualifications
Key to type of impact | |
Affected |
The qualification lists a reviewed classification (domain or subfield) in an elective set The qualification lists a standard that has changes to level or credits The qualification lists a C or D category standard |
Not materially affected |
The qualification lists a standard that has a new title The qualification lists a standard that has a new classification |
The following Skills Active Aotearoa qualifications are impacted by the outcome of this review. These qualifications are part of the sector review of Sport and Recreation qualifications that began in 2012. The standards that generated the status Affected are listed in bold.
Ref |
Qualification Title |
Classification or ID |
1008 |
National Diploma in Diving (Occupational) (Level 5) |
4404, 4405 |
1321
|
National Certificate in Diving (Foundation Skills) (Level 3)
|
4384, 4385, 4387, 4388, 4393, 4398, 23349 |
1322
|
National Certificate in Diving (Leadership) (Level 4)
|
4383, 4396, 8273, 8296 |
1323
|
National Certificate in Diving (Instruction) (Level 6)
|
8270, 8274, 8275, 8277, 8279, 8283, 8288, 8292 |
Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits
All changes are in bold.
Key to review category | |
A |
Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number |
B |
Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number |
C |
Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID |
D |
Standard will expire and not be replaced |
Community and Social Services> Diving > Diving - General
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
4404 28409 |
Manage a small dive boat Assist on a vessel engaged in SCUBA and snorkel diving |
4 4 |
1 15 |
C |
4405 28410 |
Fill dive cylinders Use a high pressure compressor to fill SCUBA cylinders |
4 4 |
1 3 |
C |
4406 28411 |
Conduct visual inspections of scuba cylinders Complete SCUBA cylinder visual inspections |
4 4 |
1 3 |
C |
4407 28412 |
Complete hydrostatic tests of scuba cylinders Conduct SCUBA cylinder hydrostatic tests |
5 4 |
1 3 |
C |
8271
28414 |
Complete a dive using Enriched Air Nitrox (EANx) Complete a dive in open water using Enriched Air Nitrox (EANx) |
3
3 |
1
3 |
C |
8272
28415 |
Fill scuba cylinders with Enriched Air Nitrox (EANx) Fill high pressure cylinders designed for use in SCUBA with Enriched Air Nitrox (EANx) |
4
4 |
1
3 |
C |
22896 |
Demonstrate knowledge of scuba regulators, hoses, buoyancy compensation devices, and gauges |
3 |
2 |
D |
23349
28438 |
Administer supplemental oxygen at the surface to divers experiencing physiological problems Demonstrate knowledge of diving first aid and oxygen administration and use supplemental oxygen |
3
3 |
2
2 |
C |
Community and Social Services > Diving > Diving - Instruction
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
8270 28413 |
Instruct clients on specialist dive courses Instruct and assess client specialty dives in open water |
6 6 |
5 5 |
C |
8274 28417 |
Instruct recreational divers in open water Instruct and assess entry level diver SCUBA skills and adherence to a dive plan in open water |
6 6 |
15 15 |
C |
8275 28418 |
Instruct clients on rescue diving Instruct and assess client rescue SCUBA dives in open water |
6 6 |
5 5 |
C |
8276
28419 |
Instruct trainee supervisors to supervise and control dive operations Instruct and assess trainee supervisor’s guiding of clients on SCUBA dives in open water |
6
6 |
5
5 |
C |
8277
28420 |
Instruct recreational divers in underwater navigation Instruct and assess client underwater navigation dives in open water |
6
6 |
2
3 |
C |
8278 28421 |
Instruct clients in computer-aided diving Instruct and assess client computer aided SCUBA dives in open water |
6 6 |
3 3 |
C |
8279 28422 |
Instruct clients in night dives Instruct and assess client night SCUBA dives in open water |
6 6 |
3 3 |
C |
8280
28423 |
Instruct clients on underwater photography diving Instruct and assess client underwater digital photography SCUBA dives in open water |
6
6 |
5
5 |
C |
8281 28424 |
Instruct clients on underwater video diving Instruct and assess client underwater videography SCUBA dives in open water |
6 6 |
5 5 |
C |
8282 28425 |
Instruct clients on drift diving Instruct and assess client drift SCUBA dives in open water |
6 6 |
3 3 |
C |
8283 28426 |
Instruct clients on search and recovery diving Instruct and assess client search and recovery dives |
6 6 |
3 3 |
C |
8284 |
Instruct clients on cavern diving
|
6 |
4 |
D |
8285
28427 |
Instruct clients on diving at altitudes greater than 300 metres Instruct and assess clients SCUBA dives at an altitude greater than 300 metres above sea level |
6
6 |
4
3 |
C |
8286 28428 |
Instruct clients on wreck diving Instruct and assess client wreck SCUBA dives in open water |
6 6 |
4 3 |
C |
8287 |
Instruct clients on diver propulsion vehicle (DPV) diving |
6 |
3 |
D |
8288 28429 |
Instruct clients on deep diving Instruct and assess client SCUBA dives in open water to depths between 18 and 40 metres |
6 6 |
4 3 |
C |
8289 |
Instruct clients on ice diving |
6 |
4 |
D |
8290
28430 |
Instruct clients on marine species identification diving Instruct and assess clients to identify aquatic organism while SCUBA diving in open water |
6
6 |
3
3 |
C |
8291 28431 |
Instruct clients on hunting and collecting diving Instruct and assess clients to complete hunt and collect dives in open water |
6 6 |
3 3 |
C |
8292 28432 |
Instruct clients about diving off boats Instruct and assess clients to boat SCUBA dive in open water |
6 6 |
3 3 |
C |
8293 28433 |
Instruct clients in diving off the shore Instruct and assess client shore SCUBA dives in open water |
6 6 |
3 3 |
C |
8294
28434 |
Instruct clients on emergency oxygen administration for divers Instruct and assess clients’ administration of supplemental oxygen for divers |
6
6 |
2
3 |
C |
8295
28435 |
Instruct clients to complete a dive using Enriched Air Nitrox (EANx) Instruct and assess client SCUBA dives using Enriched Air Nitrox (EANx) in open water |
6
6 |
4
4 |
C |
8296 28436 |
Instruct clients in snorkel diving Instruct and assess client snorkel dives in open water |
5 5 |
5 6 |
C |
8297 28437 |
Instruct clients in dry suit diving Instruct and assess client dry suit SCUBA dives in open water |
6 6 |
3 3 |
C |
Community and Social Services > Diving > Diving - Recreational
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
4383 28391 |
Snorkel dive with safety Snorkel dive in open water |
2 2 |
2 2 |
C |
4384
28392 |
Scuba dive and perform rescues in open water to a maximum depth of 18 metres SCUBA dive in open water to a maximum depth of 18 metres |
3
3 |
7
7 |
C |
4385 28393 |
Navigate prescribed routes underwater Navigate underwater while SCUBA diving in open water |
3 3 |
4 4 |
C |
4386 28394 |
Complete computer-aided dives Complete computer aided SCUBA dives in open water |
3 3 |
3 3 |
C |
4387 28395 |
Perform diver rescues Complete diver rescues |
4 4 |
7 7 |
C |
4388 28396 |
Complete a night dive Complete SCUBA dives at night in open water |
3 3 |
4 4 |
C |
4389 28397 |
Take still photographs underwater Shoot underwater digital photographs while SCUBA diving in open water |
3 3 |
4 4 |
C |
4390 28398 |
Complete an underwater video Shoot underwater video while SCUBA diving in open water |
3 3 |
4 4 |
C |
4391 28399 |
Complete a dry suit dive Complete dry suit SCUBA dives in open water |
3 3 |
3 3 |
C |
4392 28400 |
Complete drift dives on SCUBA Complete drift SCUAB dives in open water |
3 3 |
3 3 |
C |
4393
28401 |
Complete underwater search and recovery dives Complete underwater search and recovery SCUBA dives in open water |
3
3 |
4
4 |
C |
4394 |
Complete cavern dives |
3 |
5 |
D |
4395 28402 |
Dive at an altitude greater than 300 metres Complete SCUBA dives at an altitude greater than 300 metres |
3 3 |
3 3 |
C |
4396 28403 |
Complete a wreck dive Complete wreck SCUBA dives in open water |
4 4 |
5 5 |
C |
4397 |
Complete dives using a diver propulsion vehicle |
3 |
3 |
D |
4398
28404 |
Complete deep dives to between 18 and 40 metres, and perform tasks Complete SCUBA dives in open water to depths between 18 and 40 metres |
4
4 |
5
5 |
C |
4399 |
Complete dives under ice |
4 |
4 |
D |
4400 28405 |
Identify marine species common to dive site Complete SCUBA dives in open water to locate and observe common aquatic organisms |
3 4 |
4 5 |
C |
4401 28406 |
Hunt and collect preselected objects underwater Complete hunt and collect dives in open water |
3 3 |
3 3 |
C |
4402 28407 |
Complete a dive off a boat Complete SCUBA dives off a boat in open water |
3 3 |
3 3 |
C |
4403 28408 |
Complete a shore dive Complete SCUBA dives off shore in open water |
3 3 |
4 4 |
C |
8273 28416 |
Supervise and control dive operations Supervise and control SCUBA dive operations for certified divers |
5 5 |
15 15 |
C |