applicable regulations and legislation: Australian and international regulations, conventions and codes of practice for international forwarding of freight Australian and international standards and certification requirements relevant Australian and international environmental protection legislation relevant Australian and international transport security and safety legislation relevant regulations for importing and exporting cargo relevant regulations for international trading and financial transactions Australian and international regulations and conventions applicable to planning and organising international freight forwarding involving road and rail transport (including importing, exporting and transiting goods) definitions, purpose and use of Incoterms and Combiterms forms of road and rail freight transport freight handling and terminal equipment at major worldwide road and rail freight terminals freight types, consignments and consolidations major road and rail routes, services, conferences, road and rail freight terminals as they apply to road and rail freight transport packaging cargo for transit by road and rail parameters of freight transport services principles of international trade and commerce quality assurance and customer service standards, policies and procedures as they apply in the international freight forwarding industry relevant environmental regulations road and rail containers and containerisation, including types, purposes, dimensions and specifications; loading principles and processes; load planning for containers sources of information and documentation needed when planning and organising international freight forwarding by road and rail transport, including permits and authorisations standard procedures, for planning and organising international freight forwarding involving road and rail transport types of pre-transport issues in freight forwarding , including adequacy of insurance and packaging, security, stowage and handling in transit types of road vehicles, trains and rolling stock – their applications, capacity and routes typical problems that can occur and related appropriate actions that can be taken to prevent or solve these problems. |