This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to advise customers on security and safety requirements within international freight transport, and to manage the security and safety arrangements for international freight.

This includes assessing international freight transport security and safety risks, specifying international transport security and safety requirements, implementing transport security and safety plans and policies, and monitoring and reviewing security and safety system performance. International freight forwarding covers importing, exporting and transiting freight.

All activities are carried out in accordance with relevant organisational policy and procedures, as well as national and global codes of practice and regulations applicable to international freight forwarding.

This unit was developed for persons involved in advising on and managing security and safety in international freight transport as part of advanced international freight forwarding functions.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Assess international freight transport security and safety risks

1.1

Records of international freight transport security and safety breaches, thefts, accidents and damage are reviewed to identify past security and safety incidents

1.2

Assessment of potential risks to security and safety of freight, personnel, facilities, information and equipment are made, considering internal and external factors

1.3

Relative risks from a range of sources are assessed and compared with existing security and safety measures

1.4

Discrepancies between identified risk and current security and safety processes are noted

2

Specify international transport security and safety requirements

2.1

Decisions and adjustments to security and safety equipment, facilities and services are made based on risk assessment in relation to benefits to freight forwarding customer and freight forwarding organisation

2.2

Transport security and safety plans including performance indicators are prepared in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements, and are circulated for feedback prior to implementation

2.3

Security and safety arrangements for international freight forwarding activities are documented, and implementation strategies are established in accordance with freight forwarding organisation’s transport security and safety plans, and transport security and safety regulations

2.4

Questions and feedback from stakeholders are responded to promptly and, where appropriate, incorporated in plans

3

Implement transport security and safety plans and policies

3.1

Priorities for implementation are identified, and management and workplace personnel are informed

3.2

Competency needs for the work are identified, and staff are allocated and/or trained and assessed to meet those needs

3.3

Equipment and facilities are allocated and/or obtained

3.4

Workplace personnel and equipment are organised to meet requirements ensuring workloads are balanced and other workplace activities are met

3.5

Operating procedures and methods are explained to freight forwarding and security and safety personnel, and follow-up communication methods are used to ensure freight transport and storage security and safety requirements are applied in accordance with transport security and safety security plans and policies

3.6

Advice is provided to customers on security and safety matters during international freight forwarding projects in accordance with freight forwarding organisation’s transport security and safety plans and policies

3.7

International freight transport security and safety plans, policies and procedures are implemented when carrying out freight forwarding duties and functions

4

Monitor and review system performance

4.1

Reports on security and safety incidents in international freight transport and related action are collated and categorised

4.2

Reports are compared to identify trends in security, and safety incidents and breaches

4.3

International freight transport security and safety policies and procedures are amended and trialled to improve performance

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:

assessing international freight transport security and safety risks

completing documentation and records related to planning and managing international freight transport security and safety

implementing contingency plans including when there is a breach of the security and safety procedures

implementing transport security and safety plans and policies

modifying activities depending on operational contingencies, risk situations and environments

monitoring and reviewing security and safety system performance

reporting and/or rectifying identified problems promptly, in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures

specifying international transport security and safety requirements.

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:

applicable legislation and regulations:

Australian and international regulations, conventions and codes of practice for the safe and secure international transport 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

business policies for security provision, including outsourcing components of operations and engaging additional resources

definition of safety in the context of an international freight transport supply chain

importance of security and safety in the international transport supply chain

insurance assessments

international and Australian transport security initiatives and regulations related to importing, exporting and transiting goods, including aviation and maritime security

licence and permit requirements relevant to international freight transport security and safety procedures

problems that may occur when planning and managing international freight transport security and safety, and action that can be taken to prevent or to resolve these problems

procedures for planning and managing international freight transport security and safety

regulations, conventions, codes of practice and legislative requirements relevant to planning and managing international freight transport security and safety procedures within a freight forwarder’s workplace and in other organisations in the international freight transport supply chain

relevant information and documentation

relevant international and Australian standards and certification requirements

security and safety risks

security services provision

sources of information on security and safety in international freight transport.

As a minimum, assessors must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

As a minimum, assessment must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so. Where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated workplace operational situations that replicate workplace conditions.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment include:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations

applicable documentation including workplace procedures, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals

relevant materials, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment currently used in industry.