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Describe documentation required for the transportation of livestock by
road
Level
1
Credits
2
Purpose
This unit standard is for those who intend to be or are drivers of commercial
road transport vehicles carrying livestock.
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe documentation
required for the transportation of livestock by road.
Subfield
Commercial Road Transport
Domain
Transportation of Livestock by Road
Status
Registered
Status date
26 May 2005
Date version published
11 December 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0092
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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References and/or relevant resources
An Animal Status Declaration form is obtainable from the Animal Health Board at
http://tbfree.ahb.org.nz/Default.aspx?tabid=169
The Code of Recommendations and Minimum Standards for the Welfare of Animals
Transported within New Zealand (Code of Animal Welfare No 15) and amendments,
available at http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/regs/animal-welfare/stds/codes
A Fitness of Stock for Transport – Veterinary Declaration (Vet Certificate) is
obtainable from the New Zealand Veterinary Association Inc, PO Box 11212,
Manners Street, Wellington 6142.
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Definitions
The AWAC Code, also referred to as the Code of Animal Welfare, is the Code of
Recommendations and Minimum Standards for the Welfare of Animals Transported
within New Zealand (Code of Animal Welfare No 15) and subsequent amendments.
Livestock refers to any two of – cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, poultry and/or
other birds.
Organisational procedures mean those company instructions that are formally
documented for employees and are available to candidates and assessors.
Vet Certificate refers to Fitness of Stock for Transport – Veterinary Declaration.
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The legal requirements relevant to this unit standard include:
Animal Products Act 1999;
Animal Welfare Act 1999.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe documentation required for the transportation of livestock by road.
Performance criteria
1.1
The description identifies and explains types of documentation required for
transport of livestock.
1.2
The description includes information required on documentation for the
weighing of vehicle carrying livestock.
1.3
The description identifies types of information required for the Vet Certificate.
1.4
The description includes the voluntary requirements of the AWAC Code for
animal welfare documentation.
1.5
The description explains driver’s responsibilities in terms of consignment
documentation.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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.
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