Qualifications Scotland
Level 3
QN: 601/6528/5
Curriculum Active
Qualifications Scotland Level 3 Diploma In Supervision of Port and Maritime Operations
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Qualifications Scotland. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1325 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
Qualifications Scotland
Syllabus Units
43 Units
Guided Hours
1325 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Assess individuals using a range of methods in a port environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand expectations in relation to assessing individuals
- Know how to evaluate own assessment practice
- Be able to undertake assessment of individuals
2
Assist with planning vessel movements within the port area
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for assisting with planning vessel movements within the port area
- Understand the factors which impact on vessel movements, Assist with planning vessel movements in a port
3
Conduct an assessment of risks in a port environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for conducting an assessment of risks
- Know how to carry out an assessment of risks
- Be able to prepare to conduct an assessment of risks in the workplace
- Be able to conduct an assessment of risks
4
Contribute to the provision and control of moorings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for contributing to the provision and control of moorings
- Understand mooring operations
- Be able to contribute to the control of moorings
5
Control and monitor loading and discharge operations within a port
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for loading and discharge operations
- Understand the loading and discharge operations within a port
- Demonstrate safe control and monitoring of load and discharge operations in a port
6
Control and navigate port craft
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for controlling and navigating port craft
- Understand the navigation of port craft
- Know the factors which impact on the navigation of port craft
- Be able to prepare for the navigation of port craft
- Demonstrate the safe control and navigation of port craft
7
Control load storage operations within a port
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisational requirements for controlling storage operations
- Understand the load storage operations within a port
- Demonstrate controlling load storage operations
8
Coordinate and control bridge operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for coordinating and controlling bridge operations
- Understand bridge operations
- Understand the factors impacting on bridge operations
- Be able to prepare for bridge operations
- Demonstrate safe coordination and control of bridge operations in a port
9
Coordinate and control lock and lock gate operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisational requirements for controlling lock and lock gate operations
- Understand lock and lock gates operations
- Understand the factors impacting on lock gate operations
- Be able to prepare for lock gate operations
- Demonstrate safe control of lock and lock gates operations in a port
10
Coordinate and control the use of weighbridges
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for using weighbridges
- Understand the use of weighbridges
- Demonstrate safe coordination and control of weighbridges
11
Coordinate and control vessel berthing operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for vessel berthing operations
- Understand vessel berthing operations
- Understand the factors which impact on berthing operations
- Be able to plan for vessel berthing
- Demonstrate safe coordination and control of vessel berthing operations in a port
12
Develop procedures to control risks to health, safety and security in a port
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for developing procedures to control risks to health, safety and security
- Understand the process for developing procedures to control risks to health, safety and security
- Be able to develop procedures to control risks to health, safety and security
13
Develop working relationships with colleagues in a port environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to develop productive working relationships
- Develop working relationships within the port environment
14
Emergency First Aid in Response to Maritime Accidents or Medical Emergencies
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the types of accidents or medical emergencies that may occur
- Know what to do in case of an accident or medical emergency
- Understand how to apply elementary first aid techniques
- Know how to adjust responses according to circumstances
- Know how to move casualties
15
Enable learning through coaching in a port environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how coaching is used to enable learning
- Be able to carry out coaching with individuals or teams
16
Encourage innovation in teams within a port environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to manage innovation within the team
- Know how to develop and encourage ideas from the team
- Be able to work with the team to develop a plan
- Be able to encourage and support innovation
17
Ensure the operational readiness of the port terminal
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements to ensure the operational readiness of the port terminal
- Understand how to plan for the operational readiness of the port terminal
- Be able to plan for the operational readiness of the port terminal
- Demonstrate safe ways of working in the port
18
Implement change in a port environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to manage the implementation of change
- Know how to monitor and evaluate the implementation of change
- Be able to implement change in a port environment
- Be able to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of change plans
19
Improve customer service
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to improve communication with customers
- Be able to balance the needs of customer and the organisation
- Be able to exceed customer expectations
- Understand how to improve the customer relationship
20
Liaise and develop professional working relationships with third parties
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand relationships with third parties, Liaise and develop professional working relationships with third parties
21
Manage own professional development within an organisation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assess own career goals and personal development.
- Be able to set personal work objectives.
- Be able to produce a personal development plan.
- Be able to implement and monitor own personal development plan.
22
Manage port users in an emergency
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for managing port users in an emergency
- Understand the management of port users in an emergency
- Demonstrate safe management of port users in an emergency
23
Manage the movement of passenger luggage in a port terminal
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for moving passenger luggage
- Understand the management of passenger luggage in a port environment
- Be able to plan the movement of passenger luggage in a port environment
- Demonstrate safe operations in a port environment
24
Manage the movement of passengers within a port terminal
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for the movement of passengers
- Understand how to manage the movement of passengers
- Be able to plan the movement of passengers in a port terminal
- Demonstrate safe operations in a port environment
25
Monitor and solve customer service problems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to solve immediate customer service problems
- Be able to identify options for solving repeated customer service problems
- Be able to take action to avoid the repetition of customer service problems
- Understand how to monitor and solve customer service problems
26
Monitor procedures to control risks to health, safety and security in ports
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for controling risks to health, safety and security
- Understand the monitoring procedures to control risk to health, safety and security
- Demonstrate monitoring of procedures to control risks to health, safety and security
27
Organise and deliver customer service
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to organise customer service delivery
- Be able to plan the delivery of customer service
- Be able to deliver customer service
28
Plan and coordinate routine maintenance of port plant and equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legislation, guidance and organisational requirements when planning and coordinating maintenance of port plant and equipment
- Be able to plan and coordinate maintenance of port plant and equipment
29
Plan and implement lifting operations within a port environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for planning and implementing a lifting plan
- Demonstrate safe planning and implementation of lifting operations in a port
30
Plan change in a port environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the factors which influence change in an organisation
- Understand the theories and organisational requirements for planning change
- Be able to plan change in a port environment
- Communicate plans for change
31
Plan load storage within a port environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for load storage within a port environment
- Understand the planning of load storage
- Be able to plan load storage operations
32
Plan vessel loading and discharge within a port environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for vessel loading and discharge within a port environment
- Understand the loading and discharge operation
- Be able to prepare a plan for vessel loading and discharge operations in a port
33
Promote and maintain health, safety and security in a port
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for promoting health, safety and security
- Understand the promotion and maintenance of health, safety and security
- Be able to promote and maintain health, safety and security
34
Promote equality of opportunity and diversity in a port environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the organisational requirements for promoting equality and diversity
- Be able to demonstrate the promotion of equality and diversity
35
Provide information to facilitate vessel movements
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for vessel movements
- Understand vessel movement in a port
- Be able to provide information to facilitate vessel movements
36
Provide leadership for your team in logistics operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know how to provide leadership for own team in logistics operations
- be able to provide leadership in own team in logistics operations
37
Provide learning opportunities for individuals in a port environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the policies and procedures for providing learning opportunities
- Know how to provide learning opportunities for individuals
- Be able to plan learning opportunities
- Be able to provide learning opportunities for individuals
38
Respond to an incident within a port environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for responding to incidents in ports
- Know own limits of responsibility
- Be able to respond to an incident
39
Take action to reduce risks to health and safety in a port
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for reducing risks to health and safety in a port
- Be able to identify the hazards and evaluate the risks in the port environment
- Be able to reduce the risks to health and safety
40
Undertake initial investigations into incidents in ports
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements to undertake investigations into incidents in ports
- Demonstrate safe investigations into incidents in ports
41
Undertake port health, safety and security inspections
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for undertaking port health, safety and security inspections
- Understand the health, safety and security inspection
- Be able to prepare to undertake port health, safety and security inspections
- Be able to undertake port health and safety inspections
42
Work with others to improve customer service in ports
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for improving customer service
- Know how work with others to improve customer service
- Work with others to improve customer service operations in a port
- Monitor own performance when improving customer service
- Monitor team performance when improving customer service
43
Work with others to protect the port environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for protecting the port environment
- Be able to identify risks to the environment in the port environment
- Be able to reduce the risks to the environment
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/6528/5
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Qualifications Scotland
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jul 2015
- Operational End
- Aug 2026