National Diploma in Diving (Occupational) (Level 5)
Level
/ 5Credits
/ 149This qualification was republished in July 2016 to include reverse transition for expiring standards.
Purpose
The National Diploma in Diving (Occupational) (Level 5) [Ref: 1008] recognises the skills and knowledge needed to gain employment in Occupational Diving where the application of analytical, industrial, and underwater skills are required. These skills are used to safely carry out the procedures associated with underwater construction, analysis, recovery and investigations in a team environment, and to report on the results of these activities clearly and concisely.
The emphasis is on working safely within a dangerous underwater environment and ensuring that the safety of other team members is paramount in activity planning.
Graduates of this diploma will possess a broad understanding of diving fundamentals and how they can be used in a construction and/or exploration environment to the level required for employment. The qualification will provide a base from which further industry linked qualifications can be added.
The National Diploma in Diving (Occupational) (Level 5) has been developed by Skills Active Aotearoaa, representatives from industry, providers of occupational diving and the Royal New Zealand Navy.
Special Notes
Entry is open, however it is recommended that science, mathematics, and English communications have been studied to at least Level 2 NCEA.
Recognition of prior learning will be carried out by accredited providers or ITOs who will have systems in place for determining the learners’ competence meets the standards specified in the relevant unit standard.
Credit Range
All unit standards listed below are required.
Compulsory / ElectiveLevel 1 credits: / 1 / -
Level 2 credits: / 1 / -
Level 3 credits: / 2 / -
Level 4 credits: / 51 / -
Level 5 credits: / 33 / 0 - 16
Level 6 credits: / 22 / 0 - 16
Level 7 credits: / 23 / 0 - 16
Minimum totals / 133 / 16
Requirements for Award of Qualification
This qualification will be awarded to people who have met the requirements of the compulsory and elective sections.
0· Compulsory standards
· Elective – A minimum of 16 credits at Level 5 or above.
Award of NQF Qualifications
Credit gained for a standard may be used only once to meet the requirements of this qualification.
Unit standards and achievement standards that are equivalent in outcome are mutually exclusive for the purpose of award. The table of mutually exclusive standards is provided in section 7 of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) Rules and Procedures publications available at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/index.html.
Reviewed standards that continue to recognise the same overall outcome are registered as new versions and retain their identification number (ID). Any version of a standard with the same Id may be used to meet qualification requirements that list the ID and/or that specify the past or current classification of the standard.
Detailed Requirements
Compulsory
The following standards are required
Business > Management > Development and Co-ordinating people
Id / Title / Level / Credit /8496 / Develop and maintain a safe and supportive working environment / 5 / 5
Community and Social Services > Diving > Diving – General
Id / Title / Level / Credit /4404 / Manage a small dive boat / 4 / 1
4405 / Fill dive cylinders / 4 / 1
Community and Social Services > Diving > Diving – Occupational
Id / Title / Level / Credit /4408 / Dive in open water using SCUBA equipment to 30 metres / 4 / 8
4409 / Execute surface diving procedures / 4 / 2
4410 / Use communication systems while diving / 4 / 1
4411 / Demonstrate emergency procedures as stand-by diver on the surface and in the water / 4 / 1
4412 / Complete underwater search, inspection, and survey using SCUBA / 4 / 2
4414 / Complete in-water decompression for routine dives and therapeutic operations / 4 / 2
4415 / Recognise diving related ill-health conditions / 4 / 2
4444444416 / Demonstrate knowledge of current legislation relating to safe diving operations / 4 / 1
#4417 / Dive with surface supplied air equipment / 4 / 5
#4418 / Carry out surface procedures in a surface supplied diving operation / 4 / 2
#4419 / Communicate with another diver using voice communication equipment / 4 / 1
#4420 / Use hand tools and lifting equipment while diving / 4 / 4
#4421 / Use a chamber for recompression treatment for divers / 4 / 4
#4422 / Use self-contained rebreathing systems while diving / 5 / 12
#4423 / Dive in an operation using a wet bell to a maximum depth of 50 metres / 5 / 6
#4424 / Use power tools, cutting and welding equipment, and lifting equipment to complete underwater work / 4 / 8
#4425 / Complete underwater construction tasks while diving / 4 / 5
#4426 / Operate a compression chamber / 5 / 5
#4427 / Complete dive operations using a bell and/or chamber complex / 6 / 6
#4428 / Respond to emergencies in diving operations using a bell and/or chamber complex / 6 / 6
#4429 / Communicate with other team members during a bell and/or chamber diving operation / 4 / 1
#4431 / Respond to decompression problems resulting from deep bounce or saturation dives / 7 / 6
#8589 / Supervise self contained underwater diving apparatus (SCUBA) dive operations / 7 / 5
#8590 / Supervise surface supply diving operations using compressed air / 7 / 12
#8592 / Complete underwater visual inspection of dive site / 5 / 5
#8597 / Act as hyperbaric operations technician / 6 / 10
Health > Health Studies > Core Health
6400 / Manage first aid in emergency situations / 3 / 2
6401 / Provide first aid / 2 / 1
6402 / Provide resuscitation level 2 / 1 / 1
Elective
A minimum of 16 credits at Level 5 or above is required from the specified sub-fields and domains.
FIELDS / Sub-fields / domainsBUSINESS / Management / any
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES / Diving / any
EDUCATION / Adult Education and Training / adult education and training knowledge and skills
delivery of adult education and training
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY / Electrical Engineering / any
Engineering / any
Gas Industry / any
Mechanical Engineering / any
PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION / Construction / any
Construction Trades / any
SERVICE SECTOR / Cranes / crane inspection
crane maintenance and servicing
crane operation
Maritime / maritime engineering
navigation and seamanship
sea survival and sea safety
Transition Arrangements
This qualification is republished to include reverse transition to recognise learners who gained credit for the replacement unit standards.
This qualification contains standards that are expiring and have been replaced. Learners who have gained credit for the replacement standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the expiring standards.
Credit for / Exempt from28409 / 4404
28410 / 4405
The following reverse transition for the First Aid standards is also available.
Credit for / Exempt from /26551, 26552 / 6400
26552 / 6401
26551 / 6402
NZQF Registration Information
Process
/Version
/Date
/Last Date for Assessment
/Registration / 1 / April 2003 / N/A
Republished / 1 / July 2016 / N/A
Standard Setting Body
Skills Active Aotearoa Limited
PO Box 2183
WELLINGTON
Telephone: 04 385 9047
Fax: 04 385 7024
Email:
Planned Review
This qualification is currently under review as part of a mandatory review of qualifications.
Certification
The certificate will display the logos of NZQA, Skills Active Aotearoa Limited and the accredited provider.
Classification
This qualification is classified according to the DAS classification system and the NewZealand Standard Classification of Education (NZSCED) system as specified below.
DAS Classification
/NZSCED
Code
/Description
/Code
/Description
291 / Community and Social Services > Diving / 092101 / Society and Culture > Sport and Recreation > Sport and Recreation ActivitiesQuality Management Systems
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by a recognised Quality Assurance Body before they can register credits from assessment against standards. Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards. Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) are outlined in the associated CMR for each standard.
Prerequisite Diagram
SSB Code 101576 / Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016