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Title / Carry out an irrigation system performance assessment
Level / 4 / Credits / 25
Purpose / This unit standard is for people working in the irrigation industry, and recognises the knowledge and skills required to plan and carry out an irrigation system performance assessment for an agricultural or horticultural property, sports turf, or public ground.
Classification / Water IndustryIrrigation
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1All regulations including Resource Management Act 1991, Building Act 2004,Health and Safety and Employment Act 1992, National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014 and any other relevant legislation is followed.
2The following technical publications are adhered to:
Irrigation New Zealand Technical Glossary
New Zealand Piped Irrigation System Performance Assessment Code of Practice, Irrigation New Zealand, ISBN 978-0-473-31451-4
New Zealand Water Measurement Code of Practice
Available from the Irrigation New Zealand website,
3Assessment for this unit standard has to be performed on two separate commercial irrigation systems.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Plan an irrigation system performance assessment.
Evidence requirements
1.1Collates information prior to the visit in accordance with the New Zealand Piped Irrigation System Performance Assessment Code of Practice.
1.2 Producesa plan for an assessment performance visitin accordance with the New Zealand Piped Irrigation System Performance Assessment Code of Practice.
Outcome 2
Conduct on-site irrigation system performance assessment.
Evidence requirements
2.1Carries out pre-start checks in accordance with the New Zealand Piped Irrigation System Performance Assessment Code of Practice.
2.2 Carries out the assessment in accordance with the New Zealand Piped Irrigation System Performance Assessment Code of Practice.
2.3Recordsthe results of the assessment in accordance withthe New Zealand Piped Irrigation System Performance Assessment Code of Practice.
Replacement information / This unit standard replaced unit standard 20959Planned review date / 31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 20 August 2015 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0179
This CMR can be accessed at
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 (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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Primary Industry Training OrganisationSSB Code 101558 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018