NZQA registered unit standard
21805 version 2
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Title
Cost and recommend an international transport service and route for
given consignments
Level
3
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
 identify the characteristics and stowage requirements of
consignments;
 analyse routes and transport services to meet consignment
and customer requirements;
 recommend route and transport service or combination of
transport services to meet consignment and customer
requirements.
Classification
Logistics > Freight Forwarding
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definitions:
INCOTERMS are standard trade definitions used in international sales contracts.
Refer INCOTERMS 2010, International Chamber of Commerce publication 715
available on http://www.iccwbo.org/incoterms/.
Organisational requirements include any legal requirements, standards, codes of
practice, organisational and/or site policies and procedures, industry best practice
and manufacturers’ instructions. These must be available to candidates, providers,
and assessors.
Transport services may include road, rail, sea, air or any combination of these.
2
A minimum of three consignments, each involving a different cargo type is required.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify the characteristics and stowage requirements of consignments.
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(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
21805 version 2
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Identify the consignments according to type of goods, characteristics, and
stowage requirements.
Range
1.2
type of goods may include but are not limited to – unitised, loose,
bulk, dangerous, liquid, heat sensitive, perishable, out of gauge’;
characteristics may include but are not limited to – weight,
dimensions, packaging and handling requirements;
stowage may include but is not limited to – dry, temperature
controlled, general, segregated.
Identify the consignments according to origin, destination, and required delivery
date.
Outcome 2
Analyse routes and transport services to meet consignment and customer requirements.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Analyse costs and limitations of alternative routes and transport services in
relation to consignment and customer requirements.
Range
limitations may include but are not limited to – service frequency,
journey time, weight restrictions;
evidence of two routes is required.
Outcome 3
Recommend route and transport service or combination of transport services to meet
consignment and customer requirements.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Recommend a route which is consistent with the characteristics of the
consignment and stowage requirements.
3.2
Recommend a route which is consistent with the evaluation of route and
transport service alternatives and includes costs, estimations of time, and
limitations.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 13231, unit
standard 13234, and unit standard 13235.
Planned review date
December 2016
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
21805 version 2
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
26 July 2005
N/A
Review
2
17 June 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0092
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016