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Inspect and deal with biosecurity risks and requirements for
passengers and crew
Level
6
Credits
12
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare for biosecurity risk
assessment of passengers and crew; assess biosecurity risks of passengers
and crew; demonstrate knowledge of action for undeclared biosecurity risk
goods; 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) and
applies to all ports and airports where overseas vessels and aircraft arrive or
are directed.
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
Prerequisites: Unit 19221, Demonstrate knowledge of
working environments for international airports; or Unit
19222, Demonstrate knowledge of working
environments for overseas vessels; or demonstrate
equivalent knowledge and skills.
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.
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Special notes
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Definitions
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.’
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 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Quarantine
Service (MAFQS) staff 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
All activities must comply with relevant legislative and/or regulatory requirements,
which may include but are not limited to: the Biosecurity Act 1993, the Diplomatic
Privileges and Immunity Act 1968, the Privacy Act 1993, New Zealand Bill of Rights
Act 1990, the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, the Civil Aviation Act 1990,
and their subsequent amendments.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Prepare for biosecurity risk assessment of passengers and crew.
Performance criteria
1.1
Resources that may be used in the clearance of passengers and crew are
described in accordance with Process Procedures.
1.2
Passengers and their personal effects are visually pre-assessed for potential
biosecurity risk in accordance with Process Procedures.
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Element 2
Assess biosecurity risks of passengers and crew.
Performance criteria
2.1
Information received from external sources is investigated in accordance with
Process Procedures.
Range
public, government departments.
2.2
Risk assessment of the declaration cards of passengers and crew is carried out
in accordance with Process Procedures.
2.3
Quarantine Detector Dog Programme referrals are investigated in accordance
with MAFQS requirements.
Range
2.4
Biosecurity risk passengers are directed to the relevant processing location in
accordance with Process Procedures.
Range
2.5
x-ray screening, baggage search bench, inspection room.
Inspection of baggage for risk goods is carried out in accordance with Process
Procedures.
Range
2.6
baggage, body packing, personal effects.
standard questions, baggage search, mishandled baggage.
Action is taken on identified risk goods in accordance with Import Health
Standards.
Range
may include but not limited to – treatment, re-shipment,
destruction, hold for collection on departure, release.
Element 3
Demonstrate knowledge of action for undeclared biosecurity risk goods.
Performance criteria
3.1
Action is taken on intercepted undeclared biosecurity risk goods in accordance
with Process Procedures.
Range
standard questions, verbal warning, written warning, infringement
notice, prosecution process, notebook entry, jobsheet.
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Element 4
Complete records relating to biosecurity action.
Performance criteria
4.1
Records meet MAFQS requirements for content in accordance with Process
Procedures.
Range
4.2
may include but is not limited to – QUANPAX, manual seizure
records, charges records.
Records are submitted within required timeframes in accordance with Process
Procedures.
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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