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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: | biodiversity and genetically modified organisms biosecurity, translocation and quarantine Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) and other import requirements 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 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 and fire extinguishers clean, uncluttered, hygienic workplace 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, contractors and visitors 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, including manual handling, and the handling and storage of hazardous substances safe systems and procedures for outdoor work, including protection from solar radiation, fall protection, 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: | applying animal welfare ethics and procedures controlling effluents, chemical residues, contaminants, wastes and pollution improving energy efficiency increasing use of renewable, recyclable and recoverable resources maintaining biodiversity by sustainable fisheries or broodstock/seedstock collection minimising noise, dust, light or odour emissions reducing emissions of greenhouse gases reducing energy use reducing use of non-renewable resources reducing interactions with native and protected flora and fauna, marine or land parks or areas reducing live cultured or held organisms from escaping into environment undertaking environmental hazard identification, risk assessment and control undertaking facility quarantine, biosecurity and translocation of livestock and genetic material using and recycling of water, and maintaining water quality. |
PPE may include: | buoyancy vest or personal floatation device (PFD) gloves, mitts or gauntlets, and protective hand and arm covering hard hat or protective head covering hearing protection (e.g. ear plugs and ear muffs) insulated protective clothing for freezers or chillers and refrigeration units non-slip and waterproof boots (gumboots) or other safety footwear personal locator beacon or Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) protective eyewear, glasses and face mask protective hair, beard and boot covers protective outdoor clothing for tropical conditions respirator or face mask safety harness sun protection (e.g. sun hat, sunscreen and sunglasses) uniforms, overalls or protective clothing (e.g. mesh and waterproof aprons) waterproof clothing (e.g. wet weather gear and waders). |
Fishing gear may include: | beach seines, mesh nets and gill nets demersal fish and prawn trawls drop line and longline fishing gear hand operated line fishing gear, such as that used for handline fishing, trolling, squid jigging and rod and reel fishing pots and traps purse seines traditional fishing methods, tools and equipment. |
Beach seines, mesh nets or gill nets may include: | components: connecting gear, such as knots, clips ballast by-catch reduction gear flags, buoys and droppers floatation gear gear control and monitoring equipment hangings netting material sweeps and bridles dinghies gill nets for: estuarine species sharks. |
Demersal fish and prawn trawls may include: | components: beam trawls warps: otter boards, such as towing brackets and back strops sweeps and bridles netting material hangings floatation gear ground gear by-catch reduction gear lifting gear cod-end closures (e.g. chain knot on fish trawls, drawstring knot on prawn trawls, zipper, hangman's knot and Dutch clip): connecting gear (e.g. shackles, hammerlocks, chain, wires, ropes, Clevis pin connectors, G, C, D and sister clips) prawn trawls: banana prawn-type gear tiger prawn-type gear. |
Drop lines and longlines may include: | bottom set longlines components: bait ballast branch lines or snoods by-catch reduction gear connecting gear detection gear (e.g. flag poles, lights, RADAR reflectors and radio transponders) floats hooks main lines retrieval gear monofilament gear rope gear surface longlines: tuna other species trot lines. |
Hand operated lines may include: | components: bait and burley by-catch reduction gear hand lines hooks, jigs or lures reels rods sinkers nylon monofilament line other fishing line squid jigging machines weighted hand lines mounted on a: hand operated winch hand reel power operated winch unweighted lines: rod and reel trolling gear. |
Pots and traps may include: | bait and bait holding gear ballast bridles, toggles and lashings by-catch reduction gear components: flag poles dan buoys with lights, RADAR reflectors or radio transponders floats lines pot or trap material and frame crayfish pots fish traps octopus traps |
Purse seines may include: | purse seines for catching: bait pilchards salmon tuna components: connecting gear (e.g. shackles, hammerlocks, chain, wires, ropes, Clevis pin connectors, G, C, D and sister clips) floatation devices ground gear hangings and lashings lifting gear net skiff overshoot rope and bridles, and heaving lines purse rings or clips purse rope wire clamps. |
Traditional fishing methods, tools or equipment may include: | baited woven fishing lines with bone or metal hooks collection by hand constructed/manipulated water bodies for aquaculture free diving harpoons or spears modern equipment (e.g. powered vessels) can also be used to overcome OHS, animal welfare and other hazards stick or brush hide traps wooden rafts or canoes wooden stick or rock fish traps woven nets, pots or traps. |
Criteria may include: | absence or breakage of gear components amount of catch per unit of effort amount of catch in comparison with other vessels ease of deployment and retrieval for beach seines and gill nets: symmetry of sweeps, head ropes or foot ropes for demersal fish and prawn trawls: amount of debris in the net asymmetry between nets or each side of a net degree and character of polish on boards, sweep and ground gear the symmetry of: bridles foot ropes ground gear head ropes sweeps warps for purse seines: shape of: bridles head ropes foot ropes pursing gear for traps and pots, hand operated line fishing gear: determining and monitoring tolerance to distortion of gear components, holes in gear material, and wear of gear components quality of by-catch reduction gear and lifting gear species composition of catch. |
Factors may include: | depth estuary condition excessive by-catch length of towing ground moon phase predators and other disturbances proximity to appropriate fishing ground: bait species bottom growth rock, sand, gravel or mud steepness or flatness proximity to hook-ups proximity of other vessels tides and current season swimming speed of target species symmetry of vessel to gear when shooting, towing and hauling water character: fish feeding group and bait species temperature, structure, colour and clarity water mass or structures weather wind. |
Monitored may include: | fish herding by 'splashing' fishing device position in relation to target fishing site ground contact net hauling speed and direction other vessels time, distance and angle of gear to vessel using electronic detection equipment, such as: echo sounder gear ranging equipment and displays lights net sonar or sounder positioning systems water temperature measuring and positioning device vertical and horizontal dimensions of the gear vertical and horizontal warp or rope angle vessel towing speed and direction visual and electronic position fixing methods. |