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Title / Use rescue knots and lines in fire and rescue situations
Level / 3 / Credits / 3
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of rescue knots and lines, and use rescue knots and lines in fire and rescue situations.
Classification / Fire and Rescue Services > Fire and Rescue Services - Generic Fire Fighting
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Compliance with the fire and rescue service provider’s Health and Safety policy and procedures is mandatory.
2Definitions
Fire and rescue service provider’s requirements refer to policies and procedures on safety and operation set down by each fire and rescue service employer or host organisation.
Rescue lines refer to lines with kernmantle construction that are specifically designed for rescue purposes.
3Assessment against this unit standard may take place under real or practical simulated conditions.
4Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of rescue knots and lines.
Evidence requirements
1.1Types, characteristics and uses of rescue lines by the fire and rescue service provider are explained.
Rangecasualty lowering, vertical lift.
1.2Type and frequency of tests carried out on rescue lines are explained in accordance with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
1.3The care and maintenance of rescue lines are explained in accordance with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
1.4The characteristics of rescue knot tying are explained in accordance with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
1.5The use of rescue knots in fire and rescue situations is explained in accordance with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
Rangea minimum of five of – figure eight, figure eight on the bight, double figure eight, threaded figure of eight on the bight, alpine butterfly, prussic, double fisherman’s knot, vertical lift knot.
Outcome 2
Use rescue knots and lines in fire and rescue situations.
Evidence requirements
2.1Rescue knots are tied in fire and rescue situations in accordance with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
Rangea minimum of five of – figure eight, figure eight on the bight, double figure eight, threaded figure of eight on the bight, alpine butterfly, prussic, double fisherman’s knot, vertical lift knot.
2.2Rescue knots are used in fire and rescue situations to meet the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
Rangehauling aloft, rescue, securing.
2.3Rescue lines are recommissioned in accordance with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
2.4Documentation is completed in accordance with the fire and rescue service provider’s requirements.
Replacement information / This unit standard and unit standard 26994 replaced unit standard 10616.Planned review date / 31 December 2014
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 21 January 2011 / N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference / 0039
This AMAP 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, or an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, 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.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP 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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Fire and Rescue Services Industry Training Organisation if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Fire and Rescue Services Industry Training OrganisationSSB Code 101902 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2019