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Title / Apply knowledge of skis, snowboards, and bindings
Level / 3 / Credits / 5
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: provide information to customers about skis, snowboards and bindings; describe the general characteristics of skis and snowboards; describe the mechanism and function of bindings for skis and snowboards; and describe enterprise policy and procedures which relate to the retailing or renting of snowsport equipment.
Classification / Snowsport > Snowsport Equipment
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 All activities must comply with the policies, procedures, and requirements of the enterprises involved and any relevant legislative and/or regulatory requirements which may include but are not limited to: the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, Fair Trading Act 1986, Sale of Goods (United Nations Convention) Act 1994, Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001, and the Health and Safety in Employment (HSE) Act 1992.
2 DIN (Deutsch Industrial Norm) is defined as an international standard for binding manufacture.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Provide information to customers about skis, snowboards and bindings.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Customer interview, using communication and customer service skills, produces information about the customer’s intended snowsport activities and personal requirements.
Range communication and customer service skills may include – concise, courteous and culturally sensitive language, open-ended interviewing, reflecting, listening, verbal and non-verbal communication;
activity and requirements may include – frequency of participation, current ability, style, experience, performance goals, body weight, age, preference for off-piste or groomed snow.
1.2 Customer is advised of the suitability of the snowsport equipment, for their stated activity and options available to meet their personal requirements.
Range options may include – price, quality, models, technical capabilities of snowsport equipment.
1.3 Manufacturer’s recommendations are described, as to whom the snowsport equipment is designed for.
Range recommendations may include – for men, women, children, racing, all mountain advanced, all mountain recreational, intermediate, beginner.
1.4 Snowsport equipment selection matches the customer interview and manufacturers’ recommendations.
1.5 Information provided to the customer complies with the enterprise retail policies and requirements.
Outcome 2
Describe the general characteristics of skis and snowboards.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Description identifies the materials used in the manufacture of skis and snowboards.
Range materials may include – metal, composite materials, wood, fibreglass, base material.
2.2 Current construction method and shape of a specific ski or snowboard is described in service to its function.
Range length, flex, torsional stability.
Outcome 3
Describe the mechanism and function of bindings for skis and snowboards.
Evidence requirements
3.1 DIN specifications are described in relation to ski bindings.
3.2 Description outlines the mechanism and function of alpine bindings.
Range DIN range, integrated brake, lifters, anti-friction devices, binding release devices, interface compatibility with skis.
3.3 Description outlines the mechanism and function of telemark bindings.
Range releasable and non-releasable, lifters.
3.4 Description outlines the mechanism and function of hard, soft and step-in snowboard bindings.
Range stance width and angle, toe-ward to heel-ward adjustment, safety straps, buckle and ratchet systems, highback adjustment, boot to binding, board interface compatibility.
Outcome 4
Describe enterprise policy and procedures, which relate to the retailing or renting of snowsport equipment.
Evidence requirements
4.1 The enterprise’s policy and procedures are described and related to the rights of individuals and the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993.
Range individuals must include – customers, retailers, suppliers;
rights must include – refunds, replacements, repairs, lay-by.
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 / 16 December 1997 / 31 December 2019
Review / 2 / 28 March 2001 / 31 December 2019
Review / 3 / 29 June 2005 / 31 December 2019
Revision / 4 / 16 February 2006 / 31 December 2019
Review / 5 / 20 April 2017 / 31 December 2019
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0099
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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.
Skills Active Aotearoa LimitedSSB Code 101576 / Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2017