Field           Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Revision of Aquaculture Diving unit standard 21344

Subfield	Domain	ID
Seafood	Aquaculture Diving	21344

Muka Tangata – People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council has completed the revision of the unit standard listed above.

Date new version published                                                                 January 2024

Planned review date (no change)                                                         December 2026

Summary

Muka Tangata was contacted by a stakeholder to apply for a change in the Guidance Information in unit standard listed above.  Some performance criteria (e.g., 2.1) refer to information that is in the 2018 version of the New Zealand Aquaculture Industry Diving Good Practice Guidelines which has been removed from the 2020 version.  This means that assessment cannot be completed using the 2020 version.  Both 2018 and 2020 versions are available on the Aquaculture New Zealand website.

The request to amend reference from April 2020 version to the 2018 version of the New Zealand Aquaculture Industry Diving Good Practice Guidelines will align with other unit standards (i.e. 21345 -21347, and 21353) that learners will be required to complete.

Main changes

· Reference to the April 2020 version in Guidance Information #3 amended to the 2018 version.

· Working Safely in the Occupational Diving, Snorkelling, and Free-diving Industries – a Guide for PCBUs added as reference.