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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of mine plan reading and transfer recorded information onto a plan 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
115633  Demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of mine plan reading and transfer recorded information onto a plan 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Mining and Minerals 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
FIELD SUBFIELD
Field 06 - Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology Fabrication and Extraction 
ABET BAND UNIT STANDARD TYPE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
Undefined  Regular  Level 3  NQF Level 03  4 
REGISTRATION STATUS REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Registered" 		 2004-08-11  2007-08-11  SAQA 0655/04 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2008-08-11   2011-08-11  

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.  

This unit standard is replaced by: 
US ID Unit Standard Title Pre-2009 NQF Level NQF Level Credits Replacement Status
253016  Read and understand a mine plan and transfer recorded information onto mine plans  Level 3  NQF Level 03  4   

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD 
This unit standard will be useful to people who are responsible for recording observations and measurements and transferring it to a plan.

People credited with this unit standard are able to:
  • Demonstrate an understanding of representing objects and excavations to scale;
  • Demonstrate ability to read a mine plan;
  • Demonstrate the ability to orientate a plan in relation to mine workings and;
  • Demonstrate the ability to transfer observations onto a plan.

    The skills, knowledge and understanding demonstrated within this unit standard are essential for social and economic transformation and contribute to the upliftment and economic growth of the mining and minerals sector. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    The credit calculation is based on the assumption that learners are already competent in terms of the following outcomes or areas of learning when starting to learn towards this unit standard:
  • National Introductory Certificate to Mining and Minerals (Level 1) 
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    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
    Specific range statements are provided in the body of the unit standard where they apply to particular specific outcomes or assessment criteria. 

    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Demonstrate an understanding of representing objects and excavations to scale. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Explanation of the concept of scaling objects confirms understanding. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    A description and explanation of scales used to represent underground excavations on plans is provided. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
  • 1:200
  • 1:750
  • 1:1000
  • 1:1500
  • 1:5000
     
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    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    The use of the applicable scales to measure distances on the various plans confirms understanding. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Demonstrate the ability to read a mine plan. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    The explanation of essential information from the plan confirms understanding. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
  • Northern direction;
  • Co-ordinate system;
  • Working place names;
  • Scale of the plan;
  • Datum plane;
  • Contours;
  • Reef strike and dip directions.
     
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    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Explanation of regulated symbols used on mine plans confirms understanding. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
  • Shafts and Adits;
  • Off-reef excavations;
  • Mined out on-reef areas;
  • Solid ground;
  • Geological structures;
  • Contours;
  • Survey pegs related to co-ordinate system;
  • Mining heights and excavation dimensions.
     
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    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Description of the major differences in projection between stope sheets and plans confirms ability. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    Demonstrate the ability to orientate a plan in relation to mine workings. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    The location of specific underground excavations on the plan indicates ability. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
  • By working place name;
  • By Survey Peg number;
  • By X and Y co-ordinates.
     
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    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    The tracing of the route taken underground to a working place, on the plan indicates proficiency in plan orientation. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    The correlation of a specific underground position to a location on a plan confirms ability. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4 
    Demonstrate the ability to transfer observations onto a plan. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    A description of observations to be represented on the plan is given. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
  • North direction;
  • Symbols used;
  • Scale;
  • Distances between excavations;
  • Distances between support units;
  • Excavation boundary;
  • Excavation dimensions;
  • Support unit dimensions;
  • Dip;
  • Positions and dimensions of falls of ground;
  • Geological structures.
     
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    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    The representation of underground observations in an informative and annotated sketch format indicates proficiency. 


    UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS 
  • Anyone assessing a learner against this unit standard must be registered as an assessor with the relevant ETQA.
  • Any institution offering learning that will enable achievement of this unit standard must be accredited as a provider through the relevant ETQA by SAQA.
  • Moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant ETQA according to the moderation guidelines and the agreed ETQA procedures. 
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    UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE 
    Essential embedded knowledge will be assessed through assessment of the specific outcomes in terms of the stipulated assessment criteria. Candidates are unlikely to achieve all the specific outcomes, to the standards described in the assessment criteria, without knowledge of the listed embedded knowledge. This means that for the most part, the possession or lack of the knowledge can be directly inferred from the quality of the candidate's performance. Where direct assessment of knowledge is required, assessment criteria have been included in the body of the unit standard.

    The following embedded knowledge is addressed in an integrated way in the unit standard:
  • Health and safety 
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    UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES 
    N/A 


    Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING 
    Identify and solve problems and make decisions using critical and creative thinking.
  • Note: The ability of the candidate to relate underground mining conditions to information shown on the mining plans. 
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    UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING 
    Work effectively with others as members of a team, group, organisation or community.
  • Note: The ability of the candidate to explain the relationship between information shown on plan and the underground reality to the team. 
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    UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING 
    Organise and manage themselves and their activities responsibly and effectively.
  • Note: The ability of the candidate to visualise the underground situation from a plan and use the information to plan ahead. 
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    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information.
  • Note: The ability of the candidate to gather and represent information on a plan in an attempt to explain working conditions. 
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    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING 
    Communicate effectively, using visual, mathematical and / or language skills in the modes of oral and / or written presentations.
  • Note: The appropriate communication with other personnel with regard to the plans created from underground observations. 
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    UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE 
    Use science and technology effectively and critically showing responsibility towards the environment and health of others.
  • Note: The use of science and technology is promoted through the use of metric system scales. 
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    UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING 
    Demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by recognising that problem-solving contexts do not exist in isolation.
  • Note: The understanding of the effect of poor representation of observations to plans on poor decisions made to ensure the safety of the workers confirms. 
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    UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA 
    Assessors should keep the following principles in mind when designing and conducting assessments against this unit standard:
  • Focus the assessment activities on gathering evidence in terms of the main outcome expressed in the title to ensure assessment is integrated rather than fragmented. Remember we want to declare the person competent in terms of the title. Where assessment at title level is unmanageable, then focus assessment around each specific outcome, or groups of specific outcomes.
  • Make sure evidence is gathered across the entire range, wherever it applies. Assessment activities should be as close to the real performance as possible, and where simulations or role-plays are used, there should be supporting evidence to show the candidate is able to perform in the real situation.
  • Do not focus the assessment activities on each assessment criterion. Rather make sure the assessment activities focus on outcomes and are sufficient to enable evidence to be gathered around all the assessment criteria.
  • The assessment criteria provide the specifications against which assessment judgements should be made. In most cases, knowledge can be inferred from the quality of the performances, but in other cases, knowledge and understanding will have to be tested through questioning techniques. Where this is required, there will be assessment criteria to specify the standard required.
  • The task of the assessor is to gather sufficient evidence, of the prescribed type and quality, as specified in this unit standard, that the candidate can achieve the outcomes again and again and again. This means assessors will have to judge how many repeat performances are required before they believe the performance is reproducible.
  • All assessments should be conducted in line with the following well documented principles of assessment: appropriateness, fairness, manageability, integration into work or learning, validity, direct, authentic, sufficient, systematic, open and consistent. 
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    UNIT STANDARD NOTES 
    This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 253016, which is "Demonstrate an understanding of mine plan reading and transfer recorded information onto a plan", Level 3, 4 credits.

    Terminology

    Specified Requirements:

    Specified requirements include legal and site-specific requirements and are contained in one or more of the following documents:

    Legal:
  • Relevant Acts: e.g. Mine Health & Safety Act, 1996 (Act no 29/1996), and Minerals Act and Regulations, 1991 (Act no 50/1991)
  • Mandatory Codes of Practice
  • SABS and other relevant Standards
  • Chief Inspector of Mines' Directives

    Site-specific:
  • Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments (HIRA)
  • Occupational Health and Safety Risk Management Programme
  • Managerial Instructions
  • Mine Standard Procedures
  • List of Recorded OH&S Risks
  • Working Guides
  • Equipment and Materials Specifications


    Unit Standard Justification
  • Skills: Level 3: Well-developed range
  • Procedures: Level 2: Established and familiar.
  • Context: Level 3: Range of familiar.
  • Knowledge: Level 3: Some relevant theoretical
  • Information processing: Level 2: Basic processing of readily available information
  • Problem Solving: Level 2: Known solutions to familiar problems.
  • Orientation of activities: Level 3: Directed, with some autonomy.
  • Application of responsibility: Level 2: Some responsibility for quantity and quality, and possible responsibility for guiding others.
  • Orientation of scope of responsibility: Level 3: Under general supervision quality checking.

    Average Level: = 2.56
    Actual Level Assigned: = 3


    Credits

    Total hours required by the learner to achieve the required outcome:
  • Classroom Teaching: 16 hours
  • On-The-Job Training: 24 hours
  • Total: 40 hours

    Credits Achieved: = 40 / 10 = 4.0
    Credits Assigned: = 4 
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    QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
    NONE 


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