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level:
6
credit:
10
planned review date:
April 2006
sub-field:
Biosecurity
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: carry out
pre-arrival biosecurity actions for overseas vessels; inspect
and clear vessels; action biosecurity non-conformance; and
complete documentation 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).
entry information:
Prerequisite: Unit 19225, Select and carry out biosecurity
actions for imported plants and animals and their products,
or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Forest Industries Training.
special notes:
1
Definitions
Overseas vessels are any ship, boat, or other machine
or 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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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 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.”
Any other biosecurity terms that are used in this unit
standard and are defined in the Biosecurity Act 1993,
Import Health Standards, International Plant Protection
Convention (IPPC) 1992, or the FAO Glossary of
Phytosanitary Terms 1990, 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 here.
2
Process Procedures are the standard operating
procedures approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry Biosecurity Authority (MAFBA) for the direction
of MAF Service (MSQ) staff in the delivery of
biosecurity services.
3
Import Health Standards are issued by, and are
available through, the MAF Biosecurity Authority, PO
Box 2526, Wellington, or from the MAF website at
www.maf.govt.nz.
4
The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
1992 and the FAO Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms
1990 are available through Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry Quarantine Service (MQS) offices, and from
Forest Industries Training, PO Box 6216, Rotorua.
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This unit standard applies to biosecurity action relating
to overseas vessels themselves as potential carriers of
pests and diseases. It does not cover biosecurity
actions relating to plants, plant products, animals, and
animal products carried as cargo. The relevant unit
standard for these is Unit 19226, Select and carry out
biosecurity
actions
for
imported
cargo
and
conveyances.
6
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, the Privacy Act 1993,
Maritime Transport Act 1994.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Carry out pre-arrival biosecurity actions for overseas vessels.
performance criteria
1.1
Information relating to the anticipated arrival of overseas vessels is assembled
in accordance with Process Procedures.
Range:
includes but is not limited to - shipping company advice, Shipping
Gazette, ports authority information, gypsy moth (Lymantriid)
status reports, Maritime Safety Authority information, special
conditions relating to vessel type.
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1.2
Equipment required for vessel inspection is assembled in accordance with
Process Procedures.
Range:
1.3
includes but is not limited to - metal seals, torch, knife, safety
equipment, specimen collection equipment, communications
device.
Documentation required for vessel inspection and clearance is assembled in
accordance with Process Procedures.
Range:
includes but is not limited to - Master’s Declaration, Notice to
Masters, ballast water report, bond form, local garbage notice,
declaration forms.
element 2
Inspect and clear vessels.
performance criteria
2.1
Authorised ships’ personnel are contacted to conduct biosecurity clearance
formalities in accordance with Process Procedures.
2.2
Screening of vessel documentation for compliance is carried out in accordance
with Process Procedures.
Range:
Master’s Certificate, ballast water report, bond form, voyage
memo, passenger list, crew list, crew search list, dunnage
treatment certificate, certificate of freedom from gypsy moth.
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2.3
Inspection of vessels for compliance is carried out in accordance with Process
Procedures.
Range:
2.4
inspection - one-off, ongoing;
inspection requirements include but are not limited to - dunnage,
meat rooms, vegetable lockers, store rooms, refrigerators, decks,
cargo holds, ships stores, paint and general storage lockers,
garbage facilities, gypsy moth risk vessels, animals, passengers,
crew.
Biosecurity verification of compliance is processed in accordance with Process
Procedures.
element 3
Action biosecurity non-conformance.
performance criteria
3.1
Biosecurity non-conformances are identified in accordance with Process
Procedures.
Range:
3.2
undeclared animals, unauthorised breaking of seals, refuse
security, unauthorised landing of goods, infected dunnage, gypsy
moth (Lymantriid) evidence.
Biosecurity non-conformances are actioned in accordance with Process
Procedures.
Range:
reporting, treatment, disposal, secure custody, legal proceedings.
3.3
Biosecurity verification of compliance is processed in accordance with Process
Procedures.
3.4
Fees are collected in accordance with Process Procedures.
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element 4
Complete documentation relating to biosecurity action.
performance criteria
4.1
Documentation meets MAF requirements for content in accordance with
Process Procedures.
Range:
Biosecurity Authorisation Clearance Certificate (BACC),
prosecution document, written warning, infringement notice,
seizure database, vessel inspection reports.
4.2
Records meet MAF requirements for format.
4.3
Records are submitted within required time-frames.
Comments to:
Competenz
Unit Standard Revision
PO Box 9005
Auckland 1149
by April 2006
.
Please Note:
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority
before they can offer programmes of education and training
assessed against unit standards.
Accredited providers assessing against unit standards must
engage with the moderation system that applies to those unit
standards. [Please refer to relevant Plan ref: 0173]
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