EAL
Level 2
QN: 600/1283/3
Curriculum Active
EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by EAL. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 231 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 2
Awarding Body
EAL
Syllabus Units
19 Units
Guided Hours
231 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
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EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Emergency first aid in response to maritime accidents or medical emergencies
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify common accidents and medical emergencies in stevedoring and maritime settings.
- Explain the sequence of immediate actions when discovering an accident or emergency.
- Demonstrate first aid techniques for bleeding control, CPR, and shock management.
- Adapt first aid responses to environmental hazards and available resources.
- Apply safe manual handling techniques to move and position casualties, considering spinal injuries and confined spaces.
2
EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Maritime safety and security
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Distinguish between safety and security risks with examples from a port environment.
- Explain the role of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code in stevedoring operations.
- Apply correct procedures for reporting a suspicious object or activity to the appropriate authority.
- Demonstrate the sequence of actions to take during a fire emergency on board a vessel.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of personal protective equipment (PPE) in reducing stevedoring injuries.
- Analyse the potential consequences of failing to secure cargo against unauthorised access.
3
EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Understand how to give customers a positive impression of yourself and your organisation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the importance of meeting customer requirements in stevedoring operations
- Describe key legislation and professional frameworks governing customer interactions in the port industry
- Outline organisational guidelines for delivering positive customer service
- Demonstrate appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication when treating customers professionally
- Evaluate the impact of a positive personal and organisational impression on customer loyalty and business reputation
4
EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Understand how to undertake routine servicing, maintenance and repair of port plant and equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the maintenance requirements of port plant, equipment and vehicles, Understand the safe and responsible co-ordination of maintenance and repair activities, Understand record keeping requirements relating to routine maintenance, Understand the roles and levels of responsibility associated with individuals involved in the planning and undertaking of maintenance activities
5
EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Understand how to work safely in a Port
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legislative framework for health and safety in ports, Understand how to control health and safety risks, Understand context specific procedures and practice, Understand roles and responsibilities
6
EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Understanding cargo and cargo storage
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand different types of cargo, Understand checking and marking cargo, Understand the storage of cargo, Understand record keeping relating to the movement of cargo
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EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Understanding cargo handling operations associated with Ro/Ro vessels
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the cargo handling equipment used in Ro/Ro ferries, Understand health and safety issues relating to working on Ro/Ro vessels, Understand how to support cargo handling operations on Ro/Ro vessels, Understand the movement of vehicles associated with Ro/Ro vessels
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EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Understanding cargo lifting and handling equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the operation of lift trucks, Understand loading using shore based lifting equipment, Understand loading operations using cranes, Understand the equipment used in the handling of cargo, Understand the importance of safe vehicle operations, Understand legal and organisational requirements for lifting and handling operations
9
EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Understanding how to develop productive working relationships with colleagues in own and third party organisations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to maintain working relationships with colleagues, Understand how to communicate with colleagues, Understand how to improve performance with colleagues, Understand the sector in which they work with colleagues, Understand the professional context for working with colleagues
10
EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Understanding how to handle dry bulk cargo
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the plant used for dry cargo, Understand the health and safety issues when trimming and cleaning out dry bulk cargo, Understand the requirements for trimming and cleaning out dry cargo, Understand the handling of dry bulk cargo using automated equipment
11
EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Understanding how to maintain environmental good practice in ports
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify common environmental pollutants arising from stevedoring activities.
- Describe the main environmental management practices required in port operations.
- Explain own responsibilities in implementing environmental good practice during cargo handling.
- Demonstrate correct procedures for waste segregation and disposal in a port environment.
- Assess the potential environmental impact of non-compliance with regulations.
- Outline emergency response actions for hazardous material spills.
12
EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Understanding how to manage your workplace performance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relationship between the management of personal resources and performance in own work role, Understand how to identify the requirements of a role, Know how to set work objectives to meet the requirements of a role, Know how to evaluate personal resources against role requirements and agreed work objectives, Understand how to develop personal resources to meet work role requirements and improve performance
13
EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Understanding how to Support Vessel Operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand vessel berthing operations, Know how to position access equipment on vessels, Know how to work safely, Understand communication processes
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EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Understanding incidents, emergencies and fire prevention in Ports or on board Port vessels
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the nature of incidents and emergencies in the ports industry, Know what to do in the event of an incident or emergency, Understand the principles of fire and extinguishing fire, Know how to respond in the event of an incident or emergency, Understand communication requirements in the event of an incident or emergency
15
EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Understanding manual handling techniques in the transfer and securing of cargo
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand manual lifting and handling, Understand how to secure cargo
16
EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Understanding slinging and signalling
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand loads that are transferred using slinging, Understand slinging and signalling
17
EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Understanding the loading, unloading and movement of cargo transport units _containers_
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand cargo transport units, Understand how to move cargo transport units, Understanding the loading and unloading of cargo transport units, Understanding shore-based tractor units
18
EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Understanding the transfer of bulk liquids
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the equipment used for the transfer of bulk liquids, Understand the types of cargo transferred during bulk liquid operations, Understand how to operate equipment for the transfer of bulk liquids
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EAL Level 2 Certificate in Stevedoring Essentials
Understanding the use of information technology to support port operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the contribution that information technology can make to cargo handling operations, Understand safety and security considerations in the use of information technology, Understand terms used in connection with the use of information technology in ports, Understand how to operate radio equipment, Understand procedures for the use of information technology
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 600/1283/3
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- EAL
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jun 2011