NZQA Expiring unit standard 8296 version 5 Page 1 of 5

Transcription

1 Page 1 of 5 Title Instruct clients in snorkel diving Level 5 Credits 5 Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to plan a snorkel dive course; instruct clients to select, maintain and use snorkel dive equipment; instruct clients to snorkel dive, and perform snorkel dive rescues; and demonstrate instruction and feedback skills. Classification Diving > Diving - Instruction Available grade Achieved Entry information Critical health and safety prerequisites Unit 4383, Snorkel dive with safety, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills. Explanatory notes 1 The buddy system is where snorkel divers dive in pairs while maintaining contact with each other at all times. 2 Industry technical and safety criteria refer to dive instruction, supervision and performance being carried out in accordance with the standards, procedures and training materials of the respective dive training agency. The agency must meet or exceed the World Recreational Scuba Training Council training standards. 3 All workplace diving practice must comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, and the Health and Safety in Employment Regulations All practice must also comply with the Accident Compensation Act 2001, AS/NZS :2003 Occupational diving operations Recreational industry diving and snorkelling operations and the Guidelines for Occupational Diving All training providers assessing against any instruction diving unit standard must ensure that the training is conducted by a qualified instructor currently registered with one of the listed agencies: National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI), Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), Scuba Schools International (SSI), Confédération Mondiale des Activitiés Subaquatiques (CMAS), International Diving Educators Association (IDEA), or an equivalent, determined by Skills Active Aotearoa Limited, that meets the requirements of the World Recreational Scuba Training Council (WRSTC), the instructor must provide training in accordance with the standards and procedures of the respective training agency.

2 Page 2 of 5 5 Meeting clients cultural needs may include but is not limited to an understanding of the values, principles and practices of a client s culture. Outcomes and evidence requirements Outcome 1 Plan a snorkel dive course. 1.1 Dive site instruction environment meets requirements for the number of clients, their needs and ability. environment visibility, water movement, environmental conditions, hazards; client needs physical, emotional, mental, cultural, client expectations. 1.2 An instructional progression is selected based on the clients needs analysis which is relevant to the clients level of skill, equipment used, and industry technical and safety criteria. 1.3 Course content is based on client needs analysis and industry technical and safety criteria. 1.4 Advice to clients on equipment and dive techniques is appropriate to the dive site environment and conditions. 1.5 Clients and instructor s equipment meets industry technical and safety criteria. Outcome 2 Instruct clients to select, use, and maintain snorkel dive equipment. mask, snorkel, fins, weight system, buoyancy control, exposure protection, dive knife or tool. 2.1 Instruction includes assessment to ensure that clients selection of snorkel dive equipment matches their build and experience. 2.2 Instruction includes assessment to ensure that clients snorkel dive equipment meets industry criteria. 2.3 Instruction includes assessment to ensure that clients are able to maintain equipment to meet manufacturer s recommendations.

3 Page 3 of 5 Outcome 3 Instruct clients to snorkel dive. 3.1 Instruction includes assessment to ensure that clients are able to explain the effects of pressure, temperature, and volume in relation to snorkel diving. barotrauma, hypothermia, hyperthermia, hyperventilation, shallow water blackout, buoyancy. 3.2 Instruction includes assessment to ensure that the clients selection of the snorkel dive site meets industry technical and safety criteria. access, environmental conditions, and hazards. 3.3 Instruction includes assessment to ensure that the clients entries to and exits from the water meet industry technical and safety criteria. open water or confined water. 3.4 Instruction includes assessment to ensure that clients buddy system is maintained at all times. 3.5 Instruction includes assessment to ensure that clients surface dives meet industry technical and safety criteria. 3.6 Instruction includes assessment to ensure that clients equalising clears their ears. 3.7 Instruction includes assessment to ensure that surface and underwater swimming with a snorkel meet industry technical and safety criteria. Outcome 4 Instruct clients to perform snorkel dive rescues. 4.1 Instruction includes assessment to ensure that clients are able to explain first aid for potential snorkel dive incidents according to industry technical and safety criteria. near drowning, hypothermia, hyperthermia, barotrauma, minor aquatic injuries, cramps, exhaustion. 4.2 Instruction includes assessment to ensure that the clients buddy is supported and towed for 10 metres in a simulated rescue exercise.

4 Page 4 of Instruction includes assessment to ensure that clients can demonstrate cramp release techniques on themselves and their buddy to relieve cramp. 4.4 Instruction includes assessment to ensure that clients self rescue techniques achieve buoyancy. Outcome 5 Demonstrate instruction and feedback skills. 5.1 Theoretical and practical components are presented as an instructional progression. 5.2 Instruction methods are adapted to the needs of each client. learning styles, physical, emotional, mental, cultural. 5.3 Feedback is given in a manner which matches the needs and learning style of the clients. may include but is not limited to verbal, visual, audio visual, kinaesthetic. 5.4 Client safety is managed taking into account the dive environment. Replacement information This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below. Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment Registration 1 23 September December 2016 Revision 2 17 July December 2016 Review 3 26 July December 2016 Review 4 20 November December 2016 Rollover 5 18 August December 2018 Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0099 This CMR can be accessed at

5 Page 5 of 5 Please note Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment. Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards. Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards. Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.