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Conduct identification surveys

Conduct identification surveys

Unit of competency
National Code
CPPSSI5051
State Code
OCV03
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
13/01/2021
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
01/06/2021
Field of Education
090999 - Law, N.e.c.
Original Release Date
01/06/2021
Nominal Hours
60
Description
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to apply land and planning law to surveying property title boundaries. It includes marking out urban structures and identifying urban lots and related improvements using cadastral surveying methods and equipment. The unit also includes compiling reports and sketches for submission to an approving authority as part of a development application. This unit is suitable for skilled surveying technicians and skilled spatial information system (SIS) technicians who use a broad range of cognitive, technical and communication skills to select and apply methods and technologies to analyse information and provide solutions to sometimes complex surveying/spatial information problems.Surveying and spatial information skills are applied in a range of industry contexts, including town planning, civil construction, mining, engineering, health, agriculture and defence.All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, in accordance with relevant state/territory regulations that govern surveying work, as well as work health and safety (WHS) legislation and regulations that apply to the workplace.Cadastral surveying must be undertaken under the supervision of a registered surveyor. Users must check with the relevant regulatory state/territory authority before delivery. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Determine survey requirements.
  • 1.1 Conduct a search on legislative requirements to obtain survey information relating to boundary dimensions, design information, land title information and topographic features.
  • 1.2 Locate survey marks from survey plan and establish position of parcel of land corners.
  • 1.3 Mark the boundary with offset lines and use line marks on long or obstructed boundaries as required.
  • 1.4 Use monumented and non-monumented occupations to establish an azimuth parallel to street boundary.
  • 1.5 Adopt assumed azimuth to enable completion of field survey and calculations and make required adjustments to swing onto azimuth.
  • 1.6 Calculate azimuth derived from marks at opposite extremities of survey.
  • 1.7 Interpret relationship between alignment marks to determine relevant boundaries shown in plans.
2 Meet local and state/territory government regulatory requirements.
  • 2.1 Meet re-mark survey and siting requirements for local government area.
  • 2.2 Adhere to relevant survey regulations relating to supervision and accuracy of surveys, field procedures, and survey searching.
  • 2.3 Prepare field notes according to legislative requirements.
3 Mark-out and calculate identification survey.
  • 3.1 Establish azimuth and calculate boundaries using occupations and monuments or reference marks.
  • 3.2 Calculate position of improvements in relation to boundaries using industry-accepted methods.
  • 3.3 Apply appropriate validation methods to verify positioning of all placed marks and accuracy of data.
4 Prepare survey report.
  • 4.1 Prepare clear and concise survey report and related sketches suitable to accompany development application.
  • 4.2 Incorporate physical constraints and environmental impacts of development into report.
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
AXF90 CPPSIS5051 Apply land and planning law to surveying Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
BGJ0 CPP60121 Advanced Diploma of Surveying Qualification
BGI9 CPP50121 Diploma of Surveying Qualification