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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Check documentation
2. Documentation regulatory and workplace requirements are confirmed
3. Documentation is checked to ensure compliance with regulatory and workplace requirements
4. Documentation is checked regularly and personnel responsible for documentation are advised of deadlines
5. Appropriate systems are used to ensure maintenance of records complies with regulatory and workplace requirements
6. Analyse and evaluate records
7. Records are analysed to identify unexpected deviations from plans or possible future problems with plant and/or equipment
8. Advice is provided to appropriate personnel when problems are identified
9. Security of records and documentation is maintained at all times and access is granted to authorised personnel in accordance with workplace procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions can be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

applying relevant legislation and workplace procedures communicating effectively with others when checking and evaluating transport documentation identifying cargo, container and goods, coding, Australian Dangerous Goods (ADG) and International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) markings, and emergency information panels identifying, selecting and using relevant equipment, processes and procedures when checking and evaluating documentation for local and/or international transport of cargo and containers modifying activities depending on operational contingencies, risk situations and environments monitoring work activities in terms of planned schedule reading and interpreting relevant instructions, procedures and labels receiving, acknowledging and sending messages with available communications equipment reporting and/or rectifying identified problems, faults or malfunctions, in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures working collaboratively with others when checking and evaluating transport documentation.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

Australian and international standards, codes and regulations relevant to local and international cargo/container transport documentation requirements, including the ADG and IMDG Codes cargo marking and numbering systems operational work systems, equipment, management and site operating systems for checking and evaluating cargo/container transport documentation problems that may occur when checking and evaluating documentation, and appropriate action that can be taken to resolve these problems relevant bond, quarantine or other legislative requirements site layout, loading/unloading plans and sequence sheets types of cargo, containers and transport modes and their documentation requirements workplace procedures and policies for checking and evaluating documentation for local and/or international transport of cargo and containers.

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