✨ Mining Certificates of Competence
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 153 — 18 DECEMBER 2014
an A-grade tunnel manager, or a first-class mine manager, or a first-class coal mine manager.
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A supervisor of an opencast coal mining operation must hold a certificate of competence as a B-grade opencast coal mine manager or an A-grade opencast coal mine manager or a first-class mine manager, or a first class coal mine manager.
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A supervisor of an opencast metalliferous mining operation must hold a certificate of competence as a B-grade quarry manager, or an A-grade quarry manager, or a first-class mine manager, or a first-class coal mine manager.
Certificate of competence as a mine surveyor
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The applicant for a certificate of competence as a mine surveyor must have:
a. the qualifications set out in paragraph (2) or (3) and
b. the qualifications and experience set out in paragraph (4). -
The applicant must:
a. have passed the unit standards set out in Group F of Appendix 1; and
b. hold a first aid certificate. -
The applicant must hold:
a. a certificate of competence as a mine surveyor under the former regulations, and;
b. must hold a first aid certificate. -
The applicant must:
a. hold a New Zealand Diploma of Surveying, or a degree in surveying, conferred by a New Zealand university or other New Zealand tertiary institution, or hold a qualification in surveying from another institution, deemed equivalent by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority to a four-year Bachelor’s degree in surveying or a New Zealand Diploma of Surveying; and
b. have had at least three years’ practical work experience in surveying including 12 months’ work experience underground in the surveying of mines.
Certificate of competence as a ventilation officer
The applicant for a certificate of competence as a ventilation officer must:
a. have passed the unit standards set out in Group G of Appendix 1; and
b. have passed either unit standard 21280 or unit standard 23550; and
c. satisfy the Board that he or she has been employed in the workings of an underground mining operation for a period or periods totalling not less than two years; and
d. hold a first aid certificate.
Certificate of competence as a winding engine driver
The applicant for a certificate of competence as a winding engine driver must:
a. have passed the unit standards set out in Group 11 of Appendix 1; and
b. hold a first aid certificate; and
c. demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board that he or she has:
i. the ability to operate a winder and respond to standard industry signals: and
ii. knowledge of, and the appropriate skill to respond to, emergency procedures.
Certificate of competence as a mechanical superintendent
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The applicant for a certificate of competence as a mechanical superintendent must have:
a. the qualifications set out in paragraph (2); and
b. the qualifications and experience set out in one of paragraphs (3) and (4). -
The applicant must:
a. have passed the unit standards set out in Group H of Appendix 1; and
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