NZQA unit standard
Title
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Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of vessel types and their cargo carrying capabilities
Level 5 Credits 5
Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate advanced knowledge of vessel types and their cargo carrying capabilities
Classification
Available grade
Stevedoring and Ports Industry > Cargo Operations
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
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. panamax terms for size limits for ships transiting the panama canal
TEU twenty-foot equivalent unit, a unit of cargo capacity used to describe the capacity of container ships to carry freight based on the twenty foot container.
ULCC ultra large crude carrier
VLCC very large crude carrier
Outcome 1
Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of vessel types and their cargo carrying capabilities
Range vessel types include but are not limited to
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SSB Code 101542

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1.4
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– ULCC, VLCC multi-purpose heavy-lift, refrigerated, cruise ships, livestock.
Evidence requirements
1.1
1.2
Vessel types are identified and described in terms of physical features.
Vessel types are identified and described in terms of cargo carrying capabilities and attributes.
Vessel types are described in terms of typical size.
Range tonnage, length, beam, draft, TEU
Vessel types are described in terms of berthing requirements in accordance with company policies and procedures.
1.5 Vessel types are described in terms of loading and unloading requirements in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Planned review date 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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions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
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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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SSB Code 101542

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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 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
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New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2015