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Demonstrate knowledge of working environments for overseas vessels
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of:
international maritime transport relevant to biosecurity activities; and
organisations relevant to international maritime trade and biosecurity
activities.
This unit standard is designed for Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)
Quarantine Officers, and aims to ensure that Quarantine Officers are
sufficiently conversant with their working environments to be able to carry out
their biosecurity duties efficiently and effectively without compromising safety
and working relationships with client organisations and personnel.
Subfield
Biosecurity
Domain
Border Quarantine
Status
Registered
Status date
19 April 2002
Date version published
26 January 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced the maritime vessels content
of unit standard 16824.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0173
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Definition
For the purpose of this unit standard overseas vessels include but are not limited to
any ship, boat, or other craft arriving from outside the territorial sea of New Zealand,
used or able to be used for the transportation of people or goods by sea.
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Legislation applying to this unit standard includes the Biosecurity Act 1993, and the
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
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The reference texts for this unit standard are Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Standards, and Process Procedures. They are available from the Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 2526, Wellington, and from the MAF website:
http://www.maf.govt.nz/.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of international maritime transport relevant to biosecurity
activities.
Performance criteria
1.1
Maritime vessels are identified by type.
Range
1.2
Maritime terms associated with vessels and cargo handling, are identified in
terms of their location and/or function.
Range
1.3
includes but is not limited to – bulk, car carrier, container, cruise
vessels, fishing vessels, general, naval, pilot boat, roll-on roll-off,
tankers, tug, yachts.
vessels – may include but is not limited to – aft, anchor, ballast,
berm, bilge, bosun’s (pilot) ladder, bow, bridge, bulkhead, cabin,
chain locker, coaming, companionway, deck, foc’sle, forward,
galley, gangway, gunwale, hatch, hold, life boat, lockers, mess,
pilot hatch, port, porthole, sea chest, spreader, stanchion,
starboard, stern, transom, wind scuttle;
cargo handling – may include but not limited to – container,
derrick, dunnage, fork hoist, gantry crane, grabs, hopper, pallet,
sling, strop.
Vessel personnel are identified in terms of their official title and function.
Range
includes but is not limited to – Bosun, Captain, Cook, Engineer,
Master, Officers (First (Chief), Second) Purser, Steward.
Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of organisations relevant to international maritime trade and
biosecurity activities.
Performance criteria
2.1
Sea ports that are designated ports of first arrival are identified in accordance
with the Biosecurity Act 1993.
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2.2
The function of maritime organisations is explained.
Range
2.3
Documentation and information relating to the vessel status within New Zealand
territorial waters are explained in accordance with the reference text.
Range
2.4
includes but is not limited to – break bulk, demurrage, bunkering,
estimated time of arrival (ETA), estimated time of departure (ETD),
forward (FWD), hub port, in bond, passengers (PAX), pratique, to
be advised (TBA), under bond.
MAF Quarantine Service (MAFQS) interaction with maritime trade and service
organisations is explained in terms of responsibilities, authorities, working
relationships and/or agreements, and facilities.
Range
2.6
vessel movements and/or berthing information, purpose of visit,
timing and sequence of discharge and/or loading, passenger and
crew clearance.
Terminology and abbreviations associated with vessel movement and cargo
status are identified in accordance with the reference text.
Range
2.5
International Maritime Organisation, Maritime New Zealand.
customs brokers (agents), importers, New Zealand Customs
Service, port companies, quarantine refuse disposal facilities, port
health, provedores, security services, shipping agents, shipping
companies, stevedores, watersiders.
Worksite health and safety protocols and requirements under the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992 are explained in terms of responsibilities.
Range
protocols and requirements relating to – MAFQS Occupational
Safety and Health Policy, and those of associated organisations;
entering enclosed or confined spaces during ship’s operations for
biosecurity purposes.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 the Qualifications Authority 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 Competenz at info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes
to the content of this unit standard.
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