Elements and Performance Criteria
- Position operation to optimise fishing opportunity
- Determine accurate position of vessel using electronic or visual fixing methods according to workplace procedures
- Use personal protective safety equipment and position vessel at selected location at appropriate time for fishing operations
- Maintain vessel position within the range and level of exposure to prevailing and anticipated weather conditions appropriate to the vessel
- Position vessel based on assessment of relevant environmental factors
- Use vessel performance records and other sources of relevant information to aid decision making
- Alter area of operation to optimise fishing opportunity in response to available information
- Ensure vessel position complies with all relevant state, territory and federal regulations
- Detect and identify fish concentrations and fishing environments
- Operate electronic aids to optimise available information on fish concentrations
- Interpret available indications to extract relevant information on fish concentrations
- Determine size, density, position and movement of fish concentrations accurately within the limitations of available information
- Determine relevant environmental factors accurately within the limitations of available information
- Ensure selected fishing environment is appropriate to target species and fishing gear