✨ Mining Certificates of Competence
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 153 — 18 DECEMBER 2014
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An applicant for a certificate of competence listed in paragraph (3) must satisfy a panel of examiners, approved by the Board, by way of oral examination or other examination or both, that he or she has satisfactory knowledge of good mining practice in the subject areas covered by the requirements set for the relevant certificate of competence.
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The Board may require an applicant for a certificate of competence listed in paragraph (4) to satisfy a panel of examiners, approved by the Board, by way of oral examination or other examination or both, that he or she has satisfactory knowledge of good mining practice in the subject areas covered by the requirements set for the relevant certificate of competence.
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Paragraph (1) applies to the following certificates of competence:
a. site senior executive;
b. first-class mine manager;
c. first-class coal mine manager;
d. A-grade opencast coal mine manager;
e. A-grade quarry manager;
f. A-grade tunnel manager;
g. coal mine deputy;
h. electrical superintendent;
i. mechanical superintendent;
j. ventilation officer;
k. winding engine driver;
l. coal mine underviewer. -
Paragraph (2) applies to the following certificates of competence:
a. B-grade opencast coal mine manager;
b. B-grade quarry manager;
c. B-grade tunnel manager. -
Nothing in paragraph (1) or (2) applies to an applicant for a certificate of competence of a type set out in paragraph (6) if he or she holds a certificate of fitness of a corresponding type under the former regulations.
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The certificates of competence are:
a. a certificate of competence as a first-class mine manager;
b. a certificate of competence as a first-class coal mine manager;
c. a certificate of competence as an A-grade opencast coal mine manager;
d. a certificate of competence as a B-grade opencast coal mine manager;
e. a certificate of competence as an A-grade quarry manager;
f. a certificate of competence as a B-grade quarry manager;
g. a certificate of competence as an A-grade tunnel manager;
h. a certificate of competence as a B-grade tunnel manager;
i. a certificate of competence as a coal mine deputy;
j. a certificate of competence as a coal mine underviewer;
k. a certificate of competence as a winding engine driver.
Changes to unit standards
Replacement Unit Standards
In the case of a unit standard expiring and being replaced with a new unit standard, as verified with New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA), for the purposes of meeting certificate of competence requirements either the unit standard listed in this notice or the replacement unit standard can be used to meet the requirements of this notice.
Exemption from Unit Standards
In the case of the unit standard listed in this notice being a replacement for a unit standard that has expired, for the purposes of meeting certificate of competence requirements, a person who has completed an expired unit standard can be considered to have met the requirements.
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