Supervision of Container Yard Operations (Offered in Arabic Only)

Course details

Course Outlines:

• Introduction: control, communication and supervision of container yard activities
• Container yard personnel and responsibilities
• Initiation and planning of container yard operations
• Pre-shift checks and operations start-up
• Container yard-CFS movements
• Movements to and from examination areas
• In-stack movements — planning, supervision and control
• Keeping containers in safe custody
• Maintaining the container yard inventory
• Responsibilities of the container yard supervisor.

Course Objectives:

This Unit is designed:

• To explain the systems by which container yard operations are supervised and controlled.
• To describe how container yard activities are planned, and how supervisory and control staff prepare for, take over and begin work.
• To describe the procedures followed in controlling and supervising movements between the container yard, CFS and examination areas.
• To describe the supervision and control of in-stack and securing activities.
• To explain the importance of the container yard inventory and how it is maintained.
• To review the role of the supervisor in container yard operations.
• To improve the quality of supervision of container yard operations and to provide the knowledge and skills needed to review critically current supervisory procedures and mechanisms.