NZQA registered unit standard
13240 version 3
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of correct carriage of cargo and outturn
reporting
Level
4
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
 establish the criteria necessary to achieve the efficient and
cost effective carriage of a cargo;
 explain outturn reporting.
Classification
Logistics > Freight Forwarding
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legal and formal requirements to be complied with include:
Biosecurity Act 1993;
Customs and Excise Act 1996;
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act (HSNO) 1996;
Maritime Transport Act 1994;
Tariff Act 1988;
Trade in Endangered Species Act 1989;
Import Health Standard for Sea Containers from All Countries (Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry Biosecurity NZ) September 2003, available at
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/regs/imports/ihs.
2
For the purposes of assessment against this unit standard, any new, amended, or
replacement legislation, regulations, Rules, standards, and codes of practice
affecting the outcome of this unit standard will take precedence, pending review of
this unit standard.
3
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.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Establish the requirements necessary to achieve the efficient and cost effective carriage of
a cargo.
Range
perishable, out of gauge, break bulk, containerised, air cargo.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
13240 version 3
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Identify the cargo characteristics and handling requirements of a cargo.
cargo characteristics may include but are not limited to –
temperature control, vulnerability to weather and/or atmospheric
conditions; shipper specifications.
Range
1.2
Identify the loading, load restraint, and load support requirements of a cargo.
1.3
Calculate the space requirements and weight of a cargo.
Outcome 2
Explain outturn reporting.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Explain the benefits of outturn reporting for a freight forwarding organisation.
Range
2.2
evidence of two benefits is required
Explain the actions to be taken if an outturn report indicates cargo is
unaccounted for or has irregularities.
irregularities may include but are not limited to – damaged,
pillaged, leaking, short shipped, short landed.
Range
Planned review date
December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
30 September 1998
N/A
Review
2
26 July 2005
N/A
Review
3
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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
13240 version 3
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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