TLIL5063Review contracts, insurance, risk and liability in an international freight forwarding context

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What an assessment for TLIL5063 must cover

72 assessable components: 5 elements (17 performance criteria), 18 performance evidence and 37 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Examine an international freight forwarding sales contract

  • 1.1Sales contract/evidence of the sales contract is reviewed and relevant Incoterm and other relevant factors are confirmed and used as the basis for appointing costs throughout forwarding activities
  • 1.2Sales contract is used to determine project deadlines as well as respective responsibilities, rights and liabilities between buyer and seller in a given transaction

2 Examine an international freight forwarding service contract

  • 2.1Service contract and supporting documents are reviewed and confirmed
  • 2.2Service contract and supporting documents are interpreted and required action is taken

3 Manage risk in international freight forwarding

  • 3.1Risks associated with a planned international freight forwarding activity are assessed using appropriate risk analysis techniques
  • 3.2Suitable strategies for controlling identified risks are established in consultation with customer
  • 3.3Risk factors are identified and monitored throughout a freight forwarding project
  • 3.4Alternative routing and other risk control measures are implemented, as required, when critical contingencies arise before or during freight transport
  • 3.5Checks are made so all conventions for international freight transport can be fulfilled

4 Assist in organising insurance requirements for international freight forwarding

  • 4.1Insurance requirements for international freight transport are evaluated in accordance with workplace procedures and taking into account critical project risk factors
  • 4.2Assistance is provided in organising an appropriate policy that will provide the required cover for the project, as required
  • 4.3Assistance is provided to the customer to make an insurance claim for loss or damage in accordance with policy requirements and workplace procedures
  • 4.4All documentation to support an insurance claim is lodged with insurer in accordance with policy requirements

5 Manage legal liability in an international freight forwarding project

  • 5.1Risks of legal liabilities towards customers and third parties as a direct result of an internal forwarder mistake or negligence are evaluated using appropriate risk analysis techniques
  • 5.2Appropriate liability insurance is confirmed or organised that provides the required cover for risks involved
  • 5.3A claim is made on insurance where loss or damage is directly attributable to a forwarder mistake or negligence, in accordance with policy requirements and workplace procedures
  • 5.4All documentation to support an insurance claim is lodged with insurer in accordance with policy requirements

Performance evidence

  • applying relevant codes of practice and legislative requirements
  • assisting in organising transport insurance requirements
  • communicating effectively with others when reviewing international freight forwarding contracts, insurance, risk and legal liability
  • completing documentation related to contracts, insurance, risk and legal liability
  • confirming or organising liability insurance requirements
  • examining an international freight forwarding sales contract
  • examining an international freight forwarding service contract
  • implementing contingency plans
  • interpreting and following operational instructions and prioritising work
  • making a claim on a transport or liability insurance policy
  • managing risk in an international freight forwarding project
  • modifying activities depending on operational contingencies, risk situations and environments
  • monitoring work activities in terms of planned schedule
  • operating and adapting to differences in equipment in accordance with operating procedures
  • operating information and communications technology to required protocol
  • reading and interpreting instructions, procedures and other information relevant to sales contracts, insurance, risk and legal liability
  • reporting and/or rectifying identified problems in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures
  • working with required attention to detail

Knowledge evidence

  • applicable regulations and legislation including:
  • Australian and international regulations, conventions and codes of practice for international freight forwarding
  • 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
  • contract principles including:
  • contract formation including offer, acceptance, consideration, capacity and intent
  • breach when failure to perform is evident
  • remedies options
  • conventions, legal principles and liabilities in international freight transport including:
  • international sea freight
  • international air freight
  • international road and rail transport freight
  • international in-land waterways
  • definitions, purpose and use of Incoterms and Combiterms
  • duties of freight forwarder when goods are damaged in transit
  • general elements and principles of insurance policy in international freight transport
  • law of contracts as it applies to international freight transport
  • principles of quality assurance and customer service standards, policies and workplace procedures as they apply in the international freight forwarding industry
  • principles of risk management as they apply to international freight forwarding
  • principles that govern the discipline of law
  • procedures and policies for organising and managing insurance requirements for various types of international freight forwarding projects
  • procedures and protocols for providing international freight forwarding services including those applicable to importing, exporting and transiting goods
  • processes for ensuring compliance with legal requirements
  • processes for making insurance claims
  • relevant security, safety and environmental procedures, regulations and conventions including those applicable to importing, exporting and transiting goods
  • sources of information and documentation needed when providing freight forwarding services
  • standard trading conditions in international freight transport
  • types of liability insurance – their purpose and processes for their organisation, including liability of different parties involved in international freight transport
  • types of transport insurance coverage – their purpose and processes and documentation for their organisation
  • typical problems that can occur when organising transport or liability insurance, and related appropriate action that can be taken to prevent or resolve these problems
  • use of ‘general average’ including sea carriage, insurance policy and practice
  • ways of managing contingencies in international freight transport including consideration of alternative transport options and anticipation of the unexpected
  • ways of managing legal liability in international freight transport
  • ways of managing risk in international freight transport

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