NZQA unit standard
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Title
Control the storage and movement of port cargo
Level
5
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to control the
storage and movement of port cargo.
Classification
Stevedoring and Ports Industry > Cargo Operations
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation and formal requirements relevant to this unit standard may include the
following Acts/Regulations and any supersessions:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Code of Practice for Health and Safety in Port Operations (Wellington: Occupational
Safety and Health Service, Department of Labour, 2004) available at
http://www.osh.govt.nz/order/catalogue/380.shtml.
Biosecurity Act 1993;
Customs and Excise Act 1996;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Maritime Security Act 2004
2
Definitions
R&D – receipt and delivery
Company policies and procedures refers to relevant workplace documents which are
current and accessible to candidates, trainers, and assessors, and which comply with
legal requirements.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Control the storage of port cargo
Evidence requirements
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2015
NZQA unit standard
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The storage of cargo is controlled in accordance with R&D rules and company
policies and procedures.
Range
includes refrigerated containers, over-dimension, hazardous, bulk,
break bulk.
1.2
Cargo throughput is maximised in accordance with company policies and
procedures.
1.3
Available yard space is efficiently utilised for cargo storage in accordance with
company policies and procedures.
1.4
Use of plant and resources is minimised in accordance with company policies
and procedures.
1.5
Safety requirements are followed in accordance with legislative requirements
and company policies and procedures.
1.6
Biosecurity requirements are followed in accordance with legislative
requirements and company policies and procedures.
1.7
Contingency actions are taken to problem solve cargo storage and movement
issues in accordance with cargo care requirements.
1.8
Cargo storage decisions are made within acceptable risk management
considerations in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Outcome 2
Control the movement of port cargo
Evidence requirements
2.1
The movement of cargo is controlled in accordance with port policies and
procedures.
2.2
The movement of cargo is controlled in accordance with customer
requirements.
2.3
The movement of cargo is controlled using available resources in accordance
with safe handling requirements.
2.4
Cargo movements are optimised within the controlled storage areas to
maximise efficiency for ship operations.
Range
may be for ship loading and or discharge or yard storage,
allocation to biosecurity, fumigation, hazardous segregation,
specialised, refrigerated cargo, weather sensitive/covered and
uncovered cargo.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2015
NZQA unit standard
Planned review date
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31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0145
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.
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 NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2015