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Identify and action biosecurity requirements for international aircraft
Level
5
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of
legislation and agreements relating to aircraft biosecurity clearance; prepare
for international aircraft arrival; monitor biosecurity status of the airside
environment and arriving international aircraft; take action in response to
biosecurity non-compliance; and complete records relating to biosecurity
action.
This unit standard is designed for people who are, or wish to become,
Quarantine Officers of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF).
Subfield
Biosecurity
Domain
Border Quarantine
Status
Registered
Status date
19 April 2002
Date version published
25 September 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Recommended: Unit 19221, Demonstrate knowledge of
working environments for international airports.
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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Definitions
International aircraft are aircraft arriving at a New Zealand airport from outside the
territorial airspace of New Zealand. They may include commercial, freight, private,
corporate or military aircraft.
Risk goods are defined in the Biosecurity Act 1993 as ‘any organism, organic
material, or other thing, or substance, that, (by reason of its nature, origin, or other
relevant factors) it is reasonable to suspect constitutes, harbours, or contains an
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organism that may cause unwanted harm to natural and physical resources or
human health in New Zealand; or interfere with the diagnosis, management, or
treatment, in New Zealand of pests or unwanted organisms.’
ADI is the database holding aircraft disinsection information.
QUANPAX is a database holding information on quarantine interceptions.
Any other biosecurity terms that are used in this unit standard and are defined in the
Biosecurity Act 1993 or Import Health Standards, are to be taken as having the same
meanings as defined in those documents. Where definitions appear in more than
one document, the documents are to be given the order of precedence as listed
above.
2
Process Procedures are the standard operating procedures approved by Biosecurity
New Zealand for the direction of staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Quarantine Service (MAFQS) in the delivery of biosecurity services.
3
Import Health Standards are issued by, and are available through, Biosecurity New
Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, or from the MAF website at www.maf.govt.nz.
4
This unit standard applies to biosecurity action relating to international aircraft as
potential carriers of pests, and disease causing agents. It does not cover biosecurity
actions relating to plants, plant products, animals, and animal products carried as
cargo. The relevant unit standards for these are Unit 19225, Select and carry out
biosecurity actions for imported plants and animals and their products; and Unit
19226, Select and carry out biosecurity actions for imported cargo and conveyances.
5
All activities must comply with relevant legislative and/or regulatory requirements,
which may include but are not limited to: the Biosecurity Act 1993, the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, the Privacy Act 1993, the Civil Aviation Act 1990,
and their subsequent amendments.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of legislation and agreements relating to international aircraft
biosecurity clearance.
Performance criteria
1.1
Quarantine inspector’s powers are explained in terms of legislation and
operational agreements.
Range
may include but not limited to – airlines, flight caterers, New
Zealand Customs Service, Aviation Security Service, airport
operators, ground handling agents, animal handling agents.
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Element 2
Prepare for international aircraft arrival.
Performance criteria
2.1
Resources that may be used during international aircraft inspection are
described in accordance with Process Procedures.
Range
2.2
includes but not limited to – disinsection sprays, safety equipment.
Information required for aircraft clearance is accessed in accordance with
Process Procedures.
Range
includes but not limted to – schedule for disinsection methods,
compliance agreement, monitoring checklists, flight arrival
information, ADI, aircraft quick reference sheet.
Element 3
Monitor biosecurity status of the airside environment and arriving international aircraft.
Performance criteria
3.1
Aircraft are met in accordance with the requirements of Process Procedures for
timing, location, and notifications.
3.2
Aircraft disinsection status is verified in accordance with Process Procedures
Range
on arrival, pre-embarkation, residual, top of descent.
3.3
Disembarkation of passengers and crew to a Biosecurity Control Area, and the
unloading of the aircraft is authorised in accordance with Process Procedures.
3.4
International aircraft compliance is monitored in accordance with Process
Procedures.
Range
3.5
Airside areas and aircraft are inspected in accordance with Process
Procedures.
Range
3.6
includes but not limited to – black light source, live fly bio-assay,
monitoring checklist, compliance audit.
includes but not limited to – highloader, amnesty bins, gates,
transit lounges, high security transfer units, flight deck, passenger
cabin, gallies, cargo holds, baggage areas, crew rest area.
Action taken with identified risk goods is in accordance with Process
Procedures.
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Element 4
Take action in response to biosecurity non-compliance.
Performance criteria
4.1
Biosecurity non-compliances are identified in accordance with Process
Procedures.
4.2
Biosecurity non-compliances are processed in accordance with Process
Procedures.
Range
before arrival of aircraft, on arrival and prior to disembarkation of
passengers, following the disembarkation of passengers.
Element 5
Complete records relating to biosecurity action.
Performance criteria
5.1
Records meet MAFQS requirements in accordance with Process Procedures.
Range
5.2
may include but not limited to – non-compliance reports,
inspection reports, passenger risk profile, QUANPAX, monitoring
checklist, manual aircraft records, charges records.
Records are submitted within required time-frames.
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.
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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