Course 3: International Cargo Movement

The role played by documents in the movement of cargo internationally; instruction documents (freight forwarder’s instruction, shipping instruction, bank instruction); transport documents (bill of lading, ocean waybill, air waybill, road consignment note, freight transit order); insurance documents (policy document, insurance certificates); customs/exchange control documents (import/export permits, customs declaration documents; certificates of origin); harbour revenue documents; import country documentary requirements (phytosanitary certificates; health and safety compliance certificates;  fumigation certificates; quality verification certificates)

Factors influencing the packing of cargo (cargo type; cargo mass & dimensions; transit conditions; carrier mass; volume and configuration restrictions; port cargo handling facilities; cargo insurance stipulations; buyer’s requirements; national/international regulations; customs duty payable; recycling of packaging materials; and cost); different forms of pack; dunnage; pack marking requirements; internationally accepted cargo handling marks; packing and marking breakbulk or LCL goods for transport by sea; packing and marking all packs to be transported by air; categories of dangerous goods; packing dangerous goods and marking requirements for dangerous goods. 

The origins of cargo insurance; principles underlying cargo insurance; categories of cargo insurance cover; exclusions from cover and claims procedures.