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

Plot and project survey points 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
9762  Plot and project survey points 
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 4  NQF Level 04  8 
REGISTRATION STATUS REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2018-07-01  2023-06-30  SAQA 06120/18 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2024-06-30   2027-06-30  

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 does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard. 

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD 
This unit standard will be useful to people who are responsible for plotting and projecting survey points on stope sheets or other medium using projection principles.

People credited with this unit standard are able to:
  • demonstrate knowledge of surveying terminology;
  • prepare to plot and project a survey point; and
  • plot and project a survey point. 
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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:
  • Competency in numeracy and literacy skills equivalent to NQF Level 3
  • Unit standard "Construct a Cartesian coordinate grid and plot points". 
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    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
    This unit standard is intended for situations where plans of inclined tabular deposits are drawn along the plane of the deposit requiring survey points to be plotted in their actual spatial position and then projected along the deposit plane.

    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 
    Plot and project survey points 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    1. Demonstrate knowledge of surveying terminology. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    2. Prepare to plot and project a survey point. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    3. Plot and project a survey point. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Demonstrate knowledge of surveying terminology. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    1. The explanation of the methods and procedures of plotting and projecting survey points is consistent with documented best practice and specified requirements. Use of terminology relating to plotting and projecting survey points is accurate. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    The explanation must include reference to:
  • Methods of projection
  • Direction of projection
  • Strike
  • Dip and change in dip
  • Planes
  • Faulting
     
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    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    2. Legal requirements relevant to the specific task are accurately described. Consequences of non-compliance are explained in terms of safety, cost and legal implications. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    3. The description and explanation of the coordinate systems in use is clear, accurate and consistent with accepted survey terminology. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    4. The explanation of the calculations to determine coordinates and elevations is accurate and consistent with the principles of coordinate geometry. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    Prepare to plot and project a survey point. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    1. Survey point data is verified and accurately transferred to the plan. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    2. Calculation of projection parameters is accurate and in accordance with accepted survey practice. The consequences of non-compliance are explained. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    3. Calculations to determine dX, dY and dZ are accurate and consistent with survey point projection best practice. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    4. The consequences of inaccurate calculations for plotting and projecting survey points are explained. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4 
    Plot and project a survey point. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    1. Plotting and projection of survey point is accurate in accordance with task specific and legal requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    2. Plotted and projected point is checked as accurate in accordance with task specific and legal requirements and accepted survey practice. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    3. Final position of the survey point is shown on the plan in accordance with specified and legal requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    4. Checking procedures are followed in accordance with specified requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
    5. The effect of incorrectly positioning the survey point is explained with reference to safety, cost and legal implications. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 6 
    6. Reporting requirements are met with respect to format, distribution list and legal requirements. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 7 
    7. Survey plan is stored in accordance with legal and task specific requirements. 


    UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS 
    1. Anyone assessing a learner against this unit standard must be registered as an assessor with the relevant ETQA.

    2. Any institution offering learning that will enable achievement of this unit standard must be accredited as a provider through the relevant ETQA by SAQA.

    3. Moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant ETQA according to the moderation guidelines and the agreed ETQA procedures. 

    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 knowledge
  • Report writing
  • Legal and site-specific requirements 
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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 identify sub-standard and hazardous conditions, assess and take appropriate action. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING 
    Work effectively with others as members of a team, group, organisation or community.
    Note: The ability and willingness of the candidate to accept and interpret work instructions correctly. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING 
    Organise and manage themselves and their activities responsibly and effectively.
    Note: The ability of the candidate to indicate what methods, tools and personal protective equipment is required and communicate to fellow workers his / her intentions and assistance required. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information.
    Note: The ability of the candidate to reconcile the information from visual and physical examinations and constantly evaluate the changing situation. 

    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 the relevant personnel with regard to the reporting of hazards and sub-standard conditions will indicate his / her proficiency in effective communication. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE 
    Use science and technology effectively and critically showing responsibility towards the environment and health of others.
    Note: The correct use of scientific nomenclature and technological knowledge will indicate that the candidate is proficient in the use of science and technology. 

    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 ability of the candidate to identify and refer anomalous behaviour to a specialist confirms understanding that a specific observation, inference, action or decision can have a devastating effect. 

    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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    REREGISTRATION HISTORY 
    As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this unit standard was Reregistered in 2012; 2015. 

    UNIT STANDARD NOTES 
    Terminology

    Specific 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 and Safety Act (Act 29 of 1996), and Minerals Act and Regulations (Act 50 of 1991)
  • Regulations
  • Mandatory Codes of Practice
  • South African Bureau of Standards and other standards
  • Chief Inspector of Mines` directives

    Site specific
  • Hazard identification and Risk Assessment (HISA)
  • Occupational Health and Safety Risk Assessment Management Programme
  • Voluntary Codes of Practice
  • Managerial Instructions
  • Mine Standard Procedures
  • List of recorded OH&S Risks
  • Working Guides
  • Equipment and Materials Specifications

    Other terms:
  • Instruments and equipment:
    Means but is not limited to, theodolites, total stations, levels, staff, line level, tapes, drill, bob string, plugs and spads.
  • Workplace:
    Means the immediate surroundings where the work is executed.
  • Hazardous and sub-standard conditions:
    Means but is not limited to, bad hangingwall and sidewall, poor ground conditions, unsupported areas, gases, misfires, heat and steepness.
  • Work related hazards and associated risks:
    Means, but is not limited to, geological discontinuities, excessive heights, working at elevated or shaft sinking conditions, steepness, excessive heat and gases, slippery footwall, loose rocks.
  • Plot:
    This means, but is not limited to, the transfer of recorded data to plan and section.
  • Projection:
    This means, but is not limited to, the projection by elevation on the inclined plane, the projection by a method called forced projection or construction of a section.
  • Stope sheets:
    This means, but is not limited to, any plan constructed on the plane of the deposit.
  • Final position:
    This means, but is not limited to, the inking in of survey point, the point numbering and elevating.
  • Plan:
    This means, but is not limited to, material plans drawn to a known scale. 
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    QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
      ID QUALIFICATION TITLE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL STATUS END DATE PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
    Core  50082   Further Education and Training Certificate: Minerals Surveying  Level 4  NQF Level 04  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2012-06-30  MQA 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
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    All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source.