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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 are followed including: | 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 correct marketing names and labelling 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, including fishing by traditional methods 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 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 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 the appropriate use, maintenance and storage of PPE. |
ESD principles may include: | applying animal welfare ethics and procedures control of effluents, chemical residues, contaminants, wastes and pollution maintaining biodiversity by sustainable fisheries or broodstock/seedstock collection reducing energy use improving energy efficiency reducing emissions of greenhouse gases reducing use of non-renewable resources increasing use of renewable, recyclable and recoverable resources undertaking environmental hazard identification, risk assessment and control. |
PPE may include | buoyancy vest or personal floatation device (PFD) gloves, mitts or gauntlets, and protective hand and arm covering 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 outdoor clothing for tropical conditions safety harness sun protection (e.g. sun hat, sunscreen and sunglasses) waterproof clothing (e.g. wet weather gear). |
Equipment may include: | calibrating equipment callipers computers, including laptops and software data logging equipment and buoys digital and polaroid cameras electronic measuring devices pens and pencils preservatives tagging equipment sample storage materials and containers scales soft measuring boards waterproof record sheets and labels. |
Measurements and observations may include: | environmental conditions: bottom and surface water temperatures bottom conditions debris oily substances pH water quality interrogation of data loggers location (latitude and longitude) and distance from significant port or landmark number and species of by-catch, including per shot and per day number and species of fish, including dead and undersized number and species of seabirds and marine mammals quantity of catch: number percentage of bin weight retrieval of tags: colour damage double tag location reproductive status sex size seabird activity: distance from vessel diving hook ups level of interest or disinterest numbers species sex of fish and gonad state size of catch: eye-fork eye-tail fork length snout to anus standard length time and date weather and sea conditions: phase of moon tides and currents wave and swell height and direction wind speed and direction weight: cleaned fresh with and without head. |
Samples may include: | 'dumb' and 'smart' tags environmental conditions, including water and microscopic organisms gonads muscle samples for genetic analysis samples of species: whole animals for identification hard or soft samples otoliths stomach contents. |
Estimations may include: | catch conversion factors for a variety of processing techniques, such as skin on/off, head on/off, fillets and square/diagonal cut extrapolation of data to estimate catch from sample time to trawl time, and from sample number and weight to total catch percentage of bin time whole catch. |
Procedures may include: | agency recording and reporting procedures Australian and international standards calibration and maintenance schedules equipment manuals OHS procedures standard operating procedures (SOPs) storage of samples, including preservation and freezing. |
Sampling conditions may include: | appropriate transportation methods labelling information monitoring of storage conditions, including temperature control percentage of bin random and stratified (time dependent, top/bottom) samples spill to bin use of appropriate containers use of preservatives wrapping and preparations for freezing to prevent burn. |
Atypical measurements and observations may include: | catch of sea birds and marine mammals changed fishing practice, such as into wind, across wind and depth fish kills and algal blooms measurements outside expected ranges due to calibration errors or faulty equipment unexpected species or by-catch unusual biological features of catch (e.g. size, weight and age) unusual environmental conditions. |