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Pre-Course Reading
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Medical Vectors Surveillance Workshop
Required Reading
Medical Vector Handbook 2025 
Biosecurity Act - Notes on Powers for PHU staff
NZB Delimiting Survey Guidelines
Kobo Guidelines
How to Set Up a Surveillance Programme
Optional Reading
High Risk Pest Caught At New Zealand Border 2008-2017
International Port and Air Port Mosquito Surveillance Programme Review 2019
Border Health Manual Section 6
Border Health Manual Appendices D - Pests and Vectors
Border Health Protection and Ship Sanitation Certificate
Course Directors Introduction
SMS holds the Border Health and Ship Sanitation Certification Course annually (click to view the timetable and dates).
There is a requirement for all attendees to have completed the pre-course requirements list below. Failure to complete the pre-course requirements will make nominees ineligible to attend.
Everyone wishing to attend the course this year needs to:
Once nominations have been received the attendees will be sent an Admin Brief listing the pre-course reading.
Required Reading:
There is a requirement for all attendees to have completed the pre-course requirements list below. Failure to complete the pre-course requirements will make nominees ineligible to attend.
Everyone wishing to attend the course this year needs to:
- Complete the World Health Organization's online Learning Program on Ship Sanitation Inspection and Issuance of Ship Sanitation Certificates. This may take up to four days but can be spread out to fit in with work demands. Te Whatu Ora will arrange access to this course through the WHO. The Certificate of Completion must be sent to SMS as proof. Students who have previously completed the WHO course just need to provide a copy of their certificate.
- Visit a ship and participate in a Ship Sanitation Certification assessment (either alone or with an experienced Health Protection Officer). The ship visit should be done prior to the commencement of the Border Health and Ship Sanitation Certification Course.
- Complete the online E-learning modules 1-3. Te Whatu Ora will provide attendees with a link to these modules.
Once nominations have been received the attendees will be sent an Admin Brief listing the pre-course reading.
Required Reading:
Handbook for Inspection of Ships and Issuance of Ship Sanitation Certificates 
International Medical Guide for Ships v3
Recommended Reading:
Border Health Manual 
Border Health Manual
NPHS Ill Traveller Protocol /site/southernmonitoring/BHM Appendix E5 - Aviation Arrival (Ill Traveller Protocol).pdf /site/southernmonitoring/BHM Appendix E4 - Aviation Arrival (Ill Traveller Protocol).pdf
Medical Vector Handbook 2025
Guidelines to the Mosquito Database /site/southernmonitoring/Online Database Guidelines v9.pdf
Attendees should also have access to the following reference documents:
The International Health Regulations 2005
Health (Quarantine) 1983 Regulations (available at https://www.legislation.govt.nz/ )
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