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Title / Demonstrate knowledge of snowsport lift operations
Level / 3 / Credits / 4
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify snowsport lift components and systems; and describe safe snowsport lift operating procedures, ticketing policies and procedures, and the management of queuing systems.
Classification / Snowsport > Snowsport Area Operations
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Range
aerial ropeway or surface ropeway.
2All activities must comply with the policies, procedures, and requirements of the enterprises involved and any relevant environmental, legislative and/or regulatory requirements which include but are not limited to the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (HSE), Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001, and their subsequent amendments and associated regulations. Industry standards for aerial and surface ropeways are specified in the Approved Code of Practice for Passenger Ropeways in New Zealand published by Occupational Safety and Health Service, 1999; and must be carried out as required under the Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes and Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999, and its subsequent amendments.
3Company or snowsport area policy and procedures are instructions to staff that may be documented and available for reference at each snowsport area in the form of an operations manual.
4There are minimum assessor requirements for assessment against this unit standard. The details of these requirements are available on the Skills Active website.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify snowsport lift components and systems.
Evidence requirements
1.1The componentry is identified, with reference to the function of each component.
Rangecable or haulage rope, carriers, sheaves or sheave assemblies, towers, derail safety circuitry, stations, drives, tensioning system, brakes, anti-rollback devices.
1.2Indication lights on a snowsport lift control panel are interpreted.
Rangestop, service stop, emergency stop, return, drive station, power supply, derail, brakes (open, closed, reset, ready, run);
may include – safety gate.
1.3Types of communication for snowsport lift operations are identified and the protocol for their use described.
Rangemay include but is not limited to – bell signalling system, lift phone, telephone, radio, hand signals.
Outcome 2
Describe safe snowsport lift operating procedures.
Evidence requirements
2.1Load and unload, heights and measurement points are identified according to industry standards.
2.2Safe operating parameters are described as specified by company or snowsport area policy and/or industry standards.
Rangemay include but is not limited to – level, sufficient length to discourage excessive carrier swing, loading procedures, approved optimal loading, position clearly marked, length of area, speed according to weather and snow conditions.
2.3Motor room access and safety are described in line with company or snowsport area policy.
2.4Sign requirements are described in terms of company or snowsport area policy and industry standards.
Outcome 3
Describe ticketing policies and procedures.
Evidence requirements
3.1Types of tickets are described, with reference to conditions imposed at the time of sale by the company or snowsport area.
Rangehalf-day, all day, season, adult, beginner, youth, student, multi-day.
3.2Company or snowsport area policy on ticket theft and fraud is described, and actions to be taken by company or snowsport area personnel detecting misuse identified.
Outcome 4
Describe the management of queuing systems.
Evidence requirements
4.1Queue systems and objectives are specified in accordance with company or snowsport area policy.
4.2Communication skills are described for facilitating queuing systems and passenger cooperation.
4.3The queuing policy is outlined for people with special needs.
Rangedisabled, small children, elderly, beginners, ski school, patrol, maintenance staff, Very Important Person (VIP) visitors, staff.
4.4Systems are described for maintaining queue flow and safety of people.
Replacement information / This unit standard and unit standards 4576 and 4579 were replaced by unit standard 30128.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 AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 18 June 1995 / 31 December 2019
Revision / 2 / 24 July 1996 / 31 December 2019
Revision / 3 / 19 February 1998 / 31 December 2019
Review / 4 / 28 March 2001 / 31 December 2019
Review / 5 / 29 June 2005 / 31 December 2019
Review / 6 / 20 April 2017 / 31 December 2019
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0099
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 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 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018