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Elements and Performance Criteria
- Evaluate the most appropriate transport method, route and protection/security options according to cargo and delivery requirements
- Review shipping and airfreight services available for transporting cargo
- Evaluate packing, marking and stowage requirements for a variety of cargo
- Calculate international freight and other shipment costs
- Examine and apply types of rates, volumetoweight ratio factors, volume rules including rounding off and allowable projections, principles and methods of rating cargo for international carriage by sea
- Take into account, variations in calculating shipping charges caused by surcharges and other variants
- Calculate and compare costs of shipping a variety of goods by several types of ocean service
- Examine and apply types of rates, volumetoweight ratio factors, volume rules including rounding off, principles and methods of rating cargo for international carriage by air
- Explain variations in calculating airfreight charges caused by the applicability of TACT rates, fuel surcharges, other variants, and exchange rates
- Calculate and compare costs of shipping a variety of goods by different air cargo services
- Investigate and communicate postal and courier freight rates and size/weight factors and limitations
- Investigate and communicate rates and costs associated with chartering vessels and aircraft
- Investigate and communicate rating principles and methods used in domestic, sea, road, rail and air transport
- Investigate all standard and extraordinary ancillary shipment costs on a doortodoor basis applicable in each mode
- Investigate and communicate the total cost concept and other factors that may determine whether cargo is carried by air or sea, or a combination of both (multimodal transport)
- Identify cargo insurance and claim requirements for goods