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The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:
relevant work health and safety, animal welfare, biosecurity and quarantine, and environmental legislation and codes of practiceregulatory requirements and industry standards for the transport of livestock using sea carriers typical exporter and shipping company requirements, policies and procedureshow conflicts should be handled between regulatory requirements and requirements of exporters or shipping companiesworking culture and specifications for imported livestock of common importing countriescare, husbandry and management procedures for health and welfare of all classes of livestock - including pregnant livestock - in transitmethods and techniques for handling and restraint of all classes of livestock methods and techniques for loading and unloading of livestocksigns of health, anatomy and physiology of the livestock specieszoonoses of livestock and preventative health strategies for humans and livestockcommon diseases of the livestock species and preventative health strategiessigns of ill health and related management strategies in the livestock speciesmethods and techniques of euthanasiadisposal of animal carcasses on-board sea carrierson-board procedures and responsibilitiesuse and maintenance of personal protective equipment, veterinary, euthanasia and disinfectant materials and equipmentinvoice, receipt and document requirements at both ends of the transport operationstrategies for effective communication between all parties to the consignment, relevant organisations and agencies, and on-board carrier personnel