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Unit Aims, Objectives and Prerequisites
S.2.3. Supervision of container yard operations
1. Unit Aims
This Unit is designed:
- To explain the systems by which container yard operations are supervised and
controlled.
- To describe how container yard activities are planned, and how supervisory
and control staff prepare for, take over and begin work.
- To describe the procedures followed in controlling and supervising movements
between the container yard, CFS and examination areas.
- To describe the supervision and control of in-stack and securing activities.
- To explain the importance of the container yard inventory and how it is maintained.
- To review the role of the supervisor in container yard operations.
- To improve the quality of supervision of container yard operations and to
provide the knowledge and skills needed to review critically current supervisory
procedures and mechanisms.
2. Unit Objectives
After completing this Unit, the learner will be able to:
- Indicate the three basic requirements of a control and supervision system
for container yard activities, and describe how those requirements can be met.
- Name the personnel involved in container yard operations, and outline their
main duties and responsibilities.
- Outline how container yard operations are initiated and describe the form
in which they are scheduled.
- Outline the steps taken at shift handover, when the landside supervisor and
his/her team prepare to begin work.
- Describe and explain the basis for the control and supervisory procedures
relating to container yard-CFS movements.
- Describe and explain the supervisory and control activities relating to movement
of containers to and from the terminal’s examination areas.
- List the reasons why in-stack movements of containers might be necessary,
and explain the control and supervisory procedures for those activities.
- Given a set of movement sheets prepared by terminal planners, plan and organize
the in-terminal movements of containers for a shift.
- Describe and explain the supervisory activities relating to the care, security
and safety of containers while in yard storage.
- Explain the value of a well-maintained container yard inventory, outline how
it is kept up to date in its various forms, and state how a missing container
is searched for when an inventory error has occurred.
- Identify and explain the seven major areas of general responsibility of the
container yard supervisor.
- 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 (eg by successfully
completing the Tests for those Units) their understanding of the topics covered
by them:
- Container terminal operations (C.1.1)
- The container yard operation (C.1.4)
- The container terminal receipt/delivery operation (C.1.5)
- Container terminal work schedules (C.2.4)
- Container construction (C.3.1)
- Container numbering and marking (C.3.2)
- Container inspection (C.3.3)
- Safe working on container terminals (C.4.1)
- Handling dangerous cargoes in ports (P.3.1)
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