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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. |
Cultured or held stock may include: | adults, broodstock (ready to breed), seedstock or stockers, eggs and sperm, fertilised eggs, larvae, post-larvae, seed, spat, hatchlings, yearlings, juveniles, fry, fingerlings, yearlings, smolt, sporophytes, seedlings and tissue cultures finfish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic reptiles, amphibians, polychaete and oligochaete worms, plankton, micro-algae, seaweed, aquatic plants, live rock, sponges and other aquatic invertebrates for human consumption (seafood), stockers for other farms, stockers for conservation or recreational fishing, display or companion animals (ornamentals), and other products, including pearls, skins, shells, eggs, chemicals and pigments wild caught, hatchery or nursery reared. |
Relevant government regulations, licensing and other compliance requirements may include: | biodiversity and genetically modified organisms biosecurity, translocation and quarantine business or workplace operations, policies and practices correct marketing names and labelling environmental hazard identification, risk assessment and control food safety/Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), hygiene and temperature control along chain of custody, and Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) Export Control (Fish) orders health and welfare of aquatic animals maritime 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 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. |
Food safety and hygiene regulations and procedures may include: | Australian Shellfish Sanitation program equipment design, use, cleaning and maintenance exporting requirements, including AQIS Export Control (Fish) orders HACCP, food safety program, and other risk minimisation and quality assurance systems location, construction and servicing of seafood premises people, product and place hygiene and sanitation requirements Primary Products Standard and the Australian Seafood Standard (voluntary) product labelling, tracing and recall receipt, storage and transportation of food, including seafood and aquatic products requirements set out in Australian and New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) Food Standards Code and state and territory food regulations temperature and contamination control along chain of custody. |
ESD principles may include: | applying animal welfare ethics and procedures control of effluents, chemical residues, contaminants, wastes and pollution improving energy efficiency increasing use of renewable, recyclable and recoverable resources minimising noise, dust, light or odour emissions preventing live cultured or held organisms from escaping into environment reducing emissions of greenhouse gases reducing energy use reducing use of non-renewable resources undertaking environmental hazard identification, risk assessment and control. |
PPE may include: | buoyancy vest or personal floatation device (PFD) hard hat or protective head covering hearing protection (e.g. ear plugs and ear muffs) 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) uniforms, overalls or protective clothing (e.g. mesh and waterproof aprons) waterproof clothing (e.g. wet weather gear and waders). |
Stock behaviour may include: | aggressive or cannibalistic colour changes feeding piping, darting, flashing or whirling movement predator avoidance reproduction or courtship schooling or individuals swimming (finfish), crawling (crustaceans or gastropods) or gaping (bivalves). |
Routine water quality and environmental parameters may include: | alkalinity ammonia dissolved oxygen hardness major organisms in surrounding environment nitrate nitrite pH salinity and conductivity temperature tides, water flow and wave action turbidity (secchi disc and transparency) weather, rain and wind. |
Non-routine water quality parameters may include: | bacterial (e.g. E. coli and faecal coliforms) biological oxygen demand (BOD) carbon dioxide, methane and hydrogen sulphide gas changes in native land-based and/or aquatic life around the farm, including macro-invertebrates and macrophytes chlorophyll and algal species identification and counts clay content of soil, types of sediments contaminants/chemicals, including pesticides, herbicides and heavy metals density and types of fouling organisms density and types of natural feeds dissolved or suspended solids or wastes ozone phosphorus (total and orthophosphate) presence of severe weather conditions (e.g. king tides, extreme temperatures and fluctuations) redox potential soil or sediment pH toxic micro-algae. |
Non-routine environmental parameters may include: | changes in native land-based and/or aquatic life around the farm, including macro-invertebrates and macrophytes predators, pests, pathogens, fouling organisms and natural foods presence of severe weather conditions (e.g. king tide) on-farm and external chemicals sediment and debris levels toxic micro-algae wastes and contaminants. |
Equipment may include: | advanced chemical tests electronic machines and specialised machinery, such as spectrophotometer and chlorinometer flow injection auto analysers micropipettes probes, grabs, nets, dredges, traps, cages, plankton nets and water sample bottles refractometer soil analysis kits still and video cameras, remote controlled cameras or vehicles. |
Repairs and calibrations may include: | adjustment of probes or other settings for calibration replacement of electronic parts, covers and probes. |
Samples may include: | culture or holding equipment pests, predators or fouling organisms sediments or soils stock vegetation (land and aquatic) water weather station/meteorological data. |
External analysis may include: | contaminants, such as heavy metals, pesticides, herbicides and other chemicals feeds pathology proximate analysis of culture or other organisms trace elements and mineral content of waters/soils. |