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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

assessing weather conditions for safe diving operations

attaching slings ropes and other connection equipment

communicating with the divers tender prior to entering the water during the underwater work and on leaving the water

entering and leaving the water

handling and landing targeted seafood and other aquatic species

identifying and harvesting targeted seafood and other aquatic species

maintaining tools propulsion devices and auxiliary equipment

searching and surveying underwater

signalling during lifting and handling activities

using auxiliary equipment underwater

using tools underwater

Literacy skills used for

following dive tables

reading diving information and instruments

Numeracy skills used for

performing calculations for diving operations

Required knowledge

diving signals

lifting equipment used in the wild catch sector including its suitability and limitations

lifting signals

local weather and sea conditions

methods for entering and leaving the water

quality procedures for handling and landing seafood and other aquatic products

safe working loads and mechanical advantages

targeted seafood species

tools used in the wild catch sector

underwater search and survey techniques

use of auxiliary equipment

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to

assess weather conditions before undertaking a dive

assist in lifting and handling activities

enter and leave the water according to standard dive procedures

harvest and land targeted seafood and other aquatic species

search and survey under water for targeted items

use basic tools and auxiliary equipment under water

use dive signals when communicating

Assessment must confirm knowledge of

common maintenance procedures

diver communication systems

local climatic conditions

seafood harvesting procedures

seafood species common to the enterprise or industry

search and survey techniques

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment is to be conducted at the workplace or in a simulated work environment

Resources may include

diving equipment

fisheries legislation relating to harvesting

suitable diving environment

tools used in the wild catch sector

underwater auxiliary equipment

Method of assessment

The following assessment methods are suggested

observation of practical demonstration

practical exercises

written or oral shortanswer testing

Guidance information for assessment

This unit may be assessed holistically with other diving units

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Relevant government regulations, licensing and other compliance requirements may include:

business or workplace operations, policies and practices

ESD principles, environmental hazard identification, risk assessment and control

fisheries or aquaculture regulations, permits and licences

health and welfare of aquatic animals

Indigenous land rights and cultural activities

maritime and occupational diving operations, safety at sea and pollution control

OHS hazard identification, risk assessment and control.

OHS guidelines may include:

appropriate workplace provision of first aid kits

codes of practice, regulations and/or guidance notes which may apply in a jurisdiction or industry sector

enterprise-specific OHS procedures, policies or standards

hazard and risk assessment of workplace, maintenance activities and control measures

induction or training of staff and contractors in relevant OHS procedures and/or requirements to allow them to carry out their duties in a safe manner

OHS training register

safe lifting, carrying and handling techniques

safe systems and procedures for outdoor work, including protection from solar radiation, confined space entry and the protection of people in the workplace

systems and procedures for the safe maintenance of property, machinery and equipment, including hydraulics and exposed moving parts

the appropriate use, maintenance and storage of PPE.

ESD principles may include:

improving energy efficiency

increasing use of renewable, recyclable and recoverable resource

managing environmental hazard identification, risk assessment and control

managing sustainable fisheries or broodstock/seedstock collection requirements such as size limits, quotas, season restrictions, population dynamics, fishing impacts, reducing by-catch, fisheries management strategies and maintaining biodiversity

managing, controlling and treating effluents, chemical residues, contaminants, wastes and pollution

preventing genetically modified organisms and live cultured or held organisms from escaping into environment

protecting native and protected flora and fauna, marine or land parks or areas, adhering to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), the Ramsar Convention, World Heritage and other international treaties for which Australia is a signatory

reducing emissions of greenhouse gases

reducing energy use

reducing use of non-renewable resources.

PPE may include:

buoyancy vest or personal floatation device (PFD)

personal locator beacon or Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB)

sun protection (e.g. sun hat, sunscreen and sunglasses)

Dive platform may include:

holding cage or culture structure

Diving guidelines may include:

Seafood and other aquatic products may include:

aquatic reptiles and amphibians

crustaceans

fish

molluscs

ornamental species and other invertebrate

sea urchins and sea cucumbers

seaweed and sponges and other aquatic plants.

Legally may include:

harvesting that may be constrained by state/ territory or commonwealth fisheries legislation covering:

Landed may include:

Lifting may include:

Slings may include:

Tools may include:

open and ring spanners

screwdrivers

shackle spanners

shifting spanners.

Auxiliary equipment may include:

pressure cleaners

remotely operated vehicles

underwater propulsion devices:

shark-proof cages

underwater scooters.

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SFIDIVE308B - Perform underwater work in the wild catch sector

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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Evidence Required

Range Statement