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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Monitor harvest
   • Position equipment and operate according to workplace and health and safety requirements
   • Monitor harvesting activities, ensuring consistency with harvest specifications and minimal stress or damage to stock according to aquatic animal welfare guidelines
   • Confirm harvested stock complies with harvest specifications
2. Plan for basic harvest and post-harvest activities
   • Interpret harvest specifications and confirm with supervisor
   • Confirm availability of suitable stock for harvest
   • Determine resource requirements to achieve harvest specifications
   • Identify risk factors that could affect the quality of stock during harvest, and plan to minimise risk
   • Plan and communicate workplace harvesting procedures and safety precautions with team members
3. Organise harvest resources
   • Access required resources, including equipment or technology and personal protective equipment (PPE), and check for serviceability
   • Ensure holding structures are prepared prior to harvesting activities
   • Position equipment or technology and operate according to workplace and health and safety requirements
   • Monitor harvesting activities, ensuring consistency with harvest specifications and minimal stress or damage to stock according to aquatic animal welfare guidelines
   • Confirm harvested stock complies with harvest specifications
4. Monitor on-farm post-harvest activities
   • Monitor on-farm post-harvest activities to ensure consistency with harvest specifications
   • Monitor packing, ensuring minimal stock stress or damage
   • Ensure shipment is collected and appropriate workplace documentation is completed
   • Maintain storage facilities for product according to workplace procedures
5. Monitor follow-up activities and review operations
   • Check cleaning of work area and disposal of waste materials are completed according to workplace procedures
   • Check condition, maintenance requirements and storage of tools and equipment or technology
   • Record relevant harvest and post-harvest observations or information, and check any abnormal records

Performance Evidence

An individual demonstrating competency must satisfy all of the elements and performance criteria in this unit.

There must be evidence that the individual has monitored harvest and post-harvest activities on at least one occasion, including:

communicating with team members on harvest activities and safety precautions

identifying suitable stock, resource requirements and risk factors when planning harvest activities

operating and maintaining required equipment, including the fitting of personal protective equipment (PPE)

monitoring harvest and post-harvest activities against specifications and to ensure minimal stock damage or stress

maintaining accurate records on harvest and post-harvest activities

monitoring the cleaning of work area following harvest and post-harvest activities.

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Knowledge Evidence

An individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge required to perform the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit. This includes knowledge of:

key aquatic stock behaviour and environmental risks associated with harvest and post-harvest activities

key biological and water quality requirements for stock being handled, processed and transported

harvest and post-harvest equipment options and limitations

harvest and post-harvest principles and practices

safety considerations and hazards associated with harvest and post-harvest activities

quality assurance practices in stock harvesting, grading and post-harvest

relevant legislation relating to harvesting aquatic stock

industry guidelines relating to aquatic animal welfare

equipment or technology requirements.

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