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Unit Aims, Objectives and Prerequisites
C.3.5 - Packing of goods in containers: 2. Working Practices

1. Unit Aims

This Unit is designed:

1. To explain how a container is inspected and prepared in readiness for being packed with cargo.
2. To describe the general principles and working practices followed when packing and securing goods in containers.
3. To explain how particular types of regular and special packages and cargoes are packed into containers.
4. To outline the precautions necessary when packing dangerous goods into containers.
5. To describe the tallying, recording and other documentary procedures followed during and after packing a container.
6. To outline the precautionary, procedural and documentary steps followed when unpacking a freight container.

2. Unit Objectives

After completing this Unit, the learner will be able to:

1. List and outline the steps involved in inspecting and preparing a container for packing.
2. State and explain the good working practices to be followed for the mechanical and manual packing of containers.
3. Outline, and explain the reasons for, the procedures and practices followed when packing cartons, boxes and crates, pallets, bags and sacks, bales, drums and barrels, rolls and coils into containers.
4. Outline, and explain the reasons for, the procedures and practices followed when packing long, over-sized and heavy lifts, refrigerated cargoes, and dry-bulk and liquid-bulk cargoes.
5. Outline the main procedures to be followed when packing dangerous cargoes in containers.
6. Describe and explain the significance of the documentary and other operations relating to the completion of container packing and the sealing of the container.
7. Outline the major procedures and precautions followed when unpacking a container at the CFS.
8. Define, recognize the best definition of, or distinguish between true and false statements concerning, the technical terms used in the Unit, as listed in Sections 3 and 4 below.

3. Unit Prerequisites

It is assumed that trainees will, before starting this Unit, have completed successfully the following Units or will have demonstrated (for example by successfully completing the Tests for those Units) their understanding of the topics covered by them:

• Container terminal operations (C.1.1)
• Container freight station operations (C.1.6)
• Container construction (C.3.1
• Packing of goods in containers: 1. Principles and planning (C.3.4)