Customs Act 1901 CEO Instrument of Approval No. 58 of 2000 (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

CEO INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL NO. 58 OF 2000

CUSTOMS ACT 1901

I, LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD, Chief Executive Officer of Customs, pursuant to sections 4A and 219RAD of the Customs Act 1901, approve the attached statement as a description of the training in the operation of the Barringer Ionscan Trace Detector.

CEO Instrument of Approval No. 54 of 2000 is hereby revoked.

The statement takes effect on and from gazettal.

Dated: 29 November 2000

L B WOODWARD

Chief Executive Officer

Statement related to specified training for

the Barringer Ionscan Trace Detector

The Australian Customs Service has developed a training course for Customs officers to ensure the competent use of the Barringer Ionscan Trace Detector.

The course consists of eight elements.  A Customs officer must successfully complete training in each of the competencies related to each element before the CEO may authorise the officer to use the  Barringer Ionscan Trace Detector (Iconscan).

The elements and the competencies related to each element are as follows:

ELEMENT

COMPETENCIES

Narcotic Identification

·    Participants are aware of the narcotics that the Ionscan is programmed to detect.

·    Participants can describe the safe handling principles for dealing with narcotics.

Ionscan Occupational Health & Safety Issues

·    Participants can demonstrate correct occupational health and safety  principles  in the set-up and use of the Ionscan.

·    Participants can demonstrate how to check and change Dierite in the Ionscan.

Basic Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) Principles

·    Participants are aware of the IMS principles used in the Ionscan.

Ionscan Set-up and Start-up Procedure

·    Participants can demonstrate the correct procedures for setting up an Ionscan in a Customs environment.

·    Participants can access and navigate Ionscan Manager software to enable use of the Ionscan unit.

·    Participants can demonstrate how to conduct and save the Ionscan verification procedure.

·    Participants can demonstrate how to conduct the Ionscan  autocalibration procedure.

Sample Analysis and Techniques

·    Participants can describe the contamination check list and demonstrate how to eliminate contamination where necessary.

·    Participants can correctly use various Ionscan sampling methods.

·    Participants can demonstrate how to correctly analyse an Ionscan sample, including procedures to be followed in the event of an “alarm”.

Ionscan Front Panel LCDO

·    Participants can navigate the non-password-protected features of the Ionscan.

Plasmagram Interpretation

·    Participants can demonstrate how to navigate the various plasmagrams under the “View” menu.

·    Participants can interpret the information on the Ionscan plasmagram.

Reporting and Evidence Procedures

·    Participants can complete the various documents, forms associated with Customs Ionscan usage.

·    Participants can demonstrate the correct method for recording Ionscan analysis information for evidential purposes.