NZQA registered unit standard
27233 version 1
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Title
Use a Departure Control System (DCS) to confirm international travel
eligibility
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify entry
and transit requirements using Timatic; identify passengers
who require further entry or transit verification; process entry
and transit information into a DCS for travel to the USA; and
process entry and transit information into a DCS for travel to
Australia.
Classification
Aviation > Airport Customer Service
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 27230, Complete check-in transaction for single
passenger without baggage; and Unit 27232, Demonstrate
knowledge of on-carriage and in-carriage and add or amend
details as part of a check-in transaction; or demonstrate
equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
All tasks are to be carried out in accordance with enterprise procedures, the
enterprise being the organisation carrying out the work. Enterprise procedures
referred to in this unit standard are the applicable procedures found in the following:
enterprise exposition;
manufacturer publications;
Government and local body legislation.
2
Definitions
DCS refers to Departure Control System.
ESTA refers to Electronic System for Travel Authorisation.
APP refers to Advance Passenger Processing.
TIETAC refers to an entry used to check an existing Electronic Travel Authority or
label visa.
KIETAQ refers to an electronic database to check for passport types that are
approved for an Electronic Travel Authority.
Timatic refers to an automated manual that contains information on passports, visa
requirements, health requirements, and country information.
AQQ refers to a system response code that confirms security approval of a
passenger to travel through USA and UK.
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3
Airlines incur fines and passengers are deported back to countries of origin if
documentation is faulty or insufficient.
4
Documentation must be valid and current. Most countries require that passports are
valid for at least six months beyond the intended stay.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify entry and transit requirements using Timatic.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Timatic is accessed in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range
1.2
may include but is not limited to – passport nationality, final
destination, transit points.
Entry and transit information is identified in accordance with enterprise
procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – passport validity, visa
requirements, return or onward ticket requirements, transit time.
Outcome 2
Identify passengers who require further entry or transit verification.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Passport nationality is checked against final destination for direct flight in
accordance with enterprise procedures.
2.2
Passport nationality is checked for transit and final destination in accordance
with enterprise procedures.
Outcome 3
Process entry and transit information into a DCS for travel to the USA.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Country of residence details are confirmed and entered.
3.2
ESTA status is confirmed in accordance with enterprise procedures.
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3.3
Travel destination address is confirmed and entered.
must include but is not limited to – citizenship, transit time, street,
city, state and zip code.
Range
3.4
Alien residency is identified and details entered in accordance with enterprise
procedures.
must include – USA permanent residency details.
Range
3.5
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Acceptance process is completed and travel warnings processed.
may include but is not limited to – AQQ, ESTA.
Range
Outcome 4
Process entry and transit information into a DCS for travel to Australia.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Passport nationality is confirmed in accordance with enterprise procedures.
4.2
Visa status is confirmed in accordance with enterprise procedures.
may include but is not limited to – TIETAC check, KIETAQ check,
transit time, Norfolk Island requirements.
Range
4.3
Acceptance process is completed and travel authorisation warnings processed.
may include but is not limited to – APP.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
15 April 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0125
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The
CMR 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 ServiceIQ qualifications@serviceiq.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
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