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level:
5
credit:
25
planned review date:
April 2006
sub-field:
Biosecurity
replacement information:
This unit standard replaces the inspection of cargo and
conveyances formerly covered in unit standard 16825.
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: carry out
pre-arrival biosecurity actions for imported cargo and
conveyances; inspect pre-selected cargo and conveyances;
assess for non-complying cargo and conveyances; stipulate
and verify action to be taken; and complete records and
documentation requirements.
This unit standard is designed for people who are Quarantine
Officers of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF).
entry information:
Prerequisites: Unit 19225, Select and carry out biosecurity
actions for imported plants and animals and their products;
and Unit 19223, Demonstrate knowledge of working
environments for imported cargo and conveyances or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Forest Industries Training.
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special notes:
1
Definitions
Containment facility means a place approved in
accordance with section 39 of the Biosecurity Act 1993
for holding organisms that should not, whether for the
time being or ever, become established in New
Zealand.
Conveyances are defined as anything that is designed
for the containment and/or carriage of other items, and
that could serve as a medium for the transmission of, or
infection by a pest or disease. For the purpose of this
unit standard, the term conveyances excludes ships
and aircraft.
Transitional facility means any place approved in
accordance with the Biosecurity Act 1993 for the
purpose of inspection, storage, treatment, quarantine,
holding, containment, or destruction of uncleared
goods, including a part of a port of entry, declared to be
a transitional facility.
Cargo and conveyances means goods originating from
overseas that may carry pests and/or diseases of
biosecurity risk into New Zealand. This unit standard
primarily excludes accompanied or unaccompanied
consignments of items of imported plants and plant
products and/or animals and animal products but
includes plants and plant products and/or animals and
animal products which may be present as risk
contaminants on imported cargo or conveyances.
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”.
Uncleared means no biosecurity clearance has been
given.
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Any other biosecurity terms that are used in this unit
standard and are defined in the Biosecurity Act 1993;
Import Health Standards; International Plant Protection
Convention (IPPC) 1992; or the FAO Glossary of
Phytosanitary Terms 1990; 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 here.
2
The MAF Biosecurity Authority Standards referred to in
the text are the 152 and 155 series issued by MAFBA,
PO Box 2526, Wellington.
3
The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
1992; and the FAO Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms
1990 are available through the Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry Quarantine Service (MQS) offices, or its
website: www.maf.govt.nz, and from Forest Industries
Training, PO Box 6216, Rotorua.
4
Import Health Standards are issued by, and are
available through, the MAF Biosecurity Authority, PO
Box 2526, Wellington, or its website: www.maf.govt.nz
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5
Process Procedures are the standard operating
procedures approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry Biosecurity Authority (MAFBA) for the direction
of MAF Quarantine Service (MQS) staff in the delivery
of biosecurity services.
Process Procedures relevant to this unit standard
include:
 PP 32 Clearance of Containers Imported from
Overseas
 PP 33 Clearance of Personal Effects and Household
Items
 PP 43 (A) Clearance of Dunnage and
Woodpackaging
 PP 43 (C) Clearance of Imported Sawn Timber
 PP 43 (D) Clearance of Imported Poles and Piles
 PP 48 Clearance of Used Vehicles, Equipment, Car
Parts and Tyres
 PP 65 Clearance of Air Containers
 PP 73 Clearance of Bulk Grain / Fertiliser
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Carry out pre-arrival biosecurity actions for imported cargo and conveyances.
performance criteria
1.1
Documented information relating to the importation of cargo and conveyances is
assembled and matched for compliance with import entry requirements in
accordance with the Process Procedures.
Range:
documentation includes but is not limited to: aircraft and shipping
movement information, manifests, airway bills, bills of lading, risk
goods profiles, Import Health Standards, International
Phytosanitary Certificates, unit licences, certificates of origin,
manufacturer’s declarations, permits to export, permits to import,
fumigation certificates, treatment certificates.
1.2
Complying cargo and conveyances are released for importation in accordance
with Process Procedures.
1.3
Uncleared cargo and conveyances and those with incomplete documentation
are directed to and/or held at an approved transitional facility or directed to an
approved containment facility in accordance with the requirements of MAF
Biosecurity Authority Standards and Process Procedures for the types of cargo
and/or mode of conveyance and/or type of conveyance.
1.4
Selection, sampling, and inspection requirements are identified and applied in
accordance with the requirements of Process Procedures for the types of cargo
and/or mode of conveyance and/or type of conveyance.
1.5
Animal and plant biosecurity risks and common locations of risk evidence
associated with conveyances are identified in accordance with the relevant
Process Procedures.
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1.6
Regulatory inspection control documentation is issued to importers or goods
custodians in accordance with Process Procedures.
Range:
1.7
(BACC)
Arrangements are made for selected cargo and conveyances to be made
available for inspection at agreed times and places in accordance with Process
Procedures.
Range:
1.8
Biosecurity
Authorisation
Clearance
Certificate
instructions, goods stop lists, conveyance stop lists.
permanent, provisional, one-off arrangements.
Documentation and equipment relevant to the type of cargo and conveyance,
with its location, and its packaging method, are assembled in accordance with
Process Procedures.
Range:
documentation – inspection check lists, goods inventories, packing
slips, warrants of authority, pre-shipment treatment certificates,
certified invoices.
element 2
Inspect pre-selected cargo and conveyances.
performance criteria
2.1
Inspection officers are identified to importers or cargo custodians before
beginning inspection in accordance with Process Procedures, and warrants
presented.
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2.2
Cargo and conveyances are identified and checked against control documents
in accordance with Process Procedures.
Range:
BACCs, International Phytosanitary Certificates (IPCs), goods
inventories, inspection checklists, container numbers, goods
marks, goods brands.
2.3
Sampling and inspection parameters are applied in accordance with Process
Procedures for type of cargo and/or conveyance type and/or conveyance mode.
2.4
Complying goods are released for importation in accordance with Process
Procedures.
Range:
2.5
verbal biosecurity clearance confirmed by written BACCs,
inspection check list sign-off.
Inspection activities comply with MQS and site safety requirements.
element 3
Assess for non-complying cargo and conveyances.
Range:
identified risk goods, undeclared goods.
performance criteria
3.1
Non-complying cargo and conveyances are dealt with according to risk and in
accordance with Process Procedures.
Range:
risk assessment, mitigation actions, quarantine
safeguards, specimen collection and dispatch.
security
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3.2
Approved sterilisation treatment and/or disposal options are selected on the
basis of the risk assessment, the urgency of treatment or disposal, and/or
specimen identification.
3.3
Selected action is sufficient to eradicate the identified risk.
Range:
treatment and/or quarantine, destruction, disposal, reshipment.
element 4
Stipulate and verify action to be taken.
performance criteria
4.1
BACC instruction concerning treatment or disposal is issued in consultation with
the owner or agent, and details recorded in accordance with Process
Procedures.
4.2
Approved treatment or destruction are undertaken at an approved treatment
facility or location within an identified time constraint in accordance with Process
Procedures.
4.3
Transit of cargo and/or conveyances to an approved treatment and/or
destruction facility is undertaken in accordance with Process Procedures.
4.4
Complying cargo and conveyances are released for importation in accordance
with Process Procedures.
Range:
4.5
Measures are taken that prevent recurrence of the non-compliance.
Range:
4.6
verbal biosecurity clearance confirmed by written BACCs,
inspection check list sign-off.
importer and supplier education, revision of client sampling.
Fees are collected in accordance with Process Procedures.
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element 5
Complete records and documentation requirements.
performance criteria
5.1
Records contain data required by Process Procedures.
Range:
5.2
statistical data, inspection reports, regulatory charge invoicing,
service fees charge invoicing.
Records and documentation are in a form required by the Process Procedures
and are submitted by due date.
Range:
electronic, hardcopy.
Comments to:
Competenz
Unit Standard Revision
PO Box 9005
Auckland 1149
by April 2006.
Please Note:
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority
before they can offer programmes of education and training
assessed against unit standards.
Accredited providers assessing against unit standards must
engage with the moderation system that applies to those unit
standards. [Please refer to relevant Plan ref: 0173]
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