NZQA unit standard
PortsNew17 version 1
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Title
Use port cargo yard management systems
Level
5
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of and use port cargo management systems
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
Definition
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.
RFID radio frequency identification.
TOS terminal operating system
Port cargo management system used at a port to manage cargo flow, may be a
terminal operating system for a container port or breakbulk inventory management
software or other port specific system.
3
Range – Primary systems are expected to be computer based and may range from
proprietary software to customised excel spreadsheet depending on the port and
cargo. Simulated port scenario case studies assessment may be used as an
alternative to on job assessment.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2015
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Demonstrate knowledge of port cargo management systems
Evidence requirements
1.1
Port cargo management system is described using a process flow diagram in
accordance with company policies and procedures.
1.2
Port cargo management system components are identified and explained in
terms of their function and implications on decision making for port cargo flow.
Range
1.3
includes but is not limited to RFID systems.
The management of port cargo system issues is explained in terms of problem
solving and contingency planning in accordance with company policies and
procedures.
Range
includes but is not limited to back up systems in the event of
software or hardware failure (may be manual).
Outcome 2
Use port cargo yard management systems
Evidence requirements
2.1
Space optimisation requirements are considered and managed within the yard
management system in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Range
includes but is not limited to – data interpretation, development of
space plan, allocation of space.
2.2
Port plant resource availability and constraints are interpreted and managed
within the yard management system in accordance with company policies and
procedures.
2.3
Port person resource availability and constraints are interpreted and managed
within the yard management system in accordance with company policies and
procedures.
2.4
Cargo flow is interpreted and receival and delivery (R&D) rules set within the
management system in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2015
NZQA unit standard
PortsNew17 version 1
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
N/A
Review
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