Unit of competency
Modification History
Release |
Comments |
Release 2 |
This version released with SFI Seafood Industry Training Package Version 2.0. |
Release 1 |
This version released with SFI Seafood Industry Training Package Version 1.0. |
Application
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to plan and design stock culture or holding systems and structures. It includes the ability to determine design, resource and budget requirements.
This unit applies to individuals who have specialised knowledge and technical and/or management responsibility for stock culture or holding systems and structures for an aquaculture facility or workplace.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Pre-requisite Unit
Nil
Unit Sector
Aquaculture (AQU)
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements |
Performance Criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Determine appropriate location or orientation |
1.1 Determine type of culture or holding structure or system to ensure appropriate environment is provided for cultured or held stock 1.2 Determine numbers of structures to ensure stock is available in sufficient quantity at harvest 1.3 Design, locate and orientate water use and culture or holding structure or system to make the best use of water resources 1.4 Research and consider mechanisation or automation of process or activity, including the use of specialised contract services 1.5 Document design calculations and construction specifications for required work 1.6 Identify and protect environmentally sensitive areas and land degradation according to legislative requirements |
2. Design culture or holding structures and systems |
2.1 Design individual culture or holding structures to provide optimal conditions for stock 2.2 Consider all production inputs and culture or holding activities in design of systems 2.3 Select construction materials to suit design specifications and design calculations 2.4 Optimise relationship between capital and operational costs, including a comparison of energy sources 2.5 Check power supply design specifications with power authorities 2.6 Select accessories and performance indicators and integrate into functional systems that can be monitored and maintained 2.7 Define construction specifications to achieve required standards of uniformity and efficiency |
3. Determine capital expense budget |
3.1 Document design calculations and decisions and ensure relevant information is communicated clearly through plans, specifications and manuals 3.2 Ensure design output is checked by a competent designer against workplace objectives 3.3 Determine and document material requirements from plans and specifications 3.4 Estimate labour requirements, based on documented work schedule allowing reasonable variances in work schedules 3.5 Negotiate external labour and hire contracts, if required, and confirm with management 3.6 Attribute costing to each component based upon quoted information from suppliers or sound analysis of individual elements |
4. Determine operating expense budget |
4.1 Confirm operating expense budget with senior personnel 4.2 Apply all expenses to the completed stock culture or holding system |
Foundation Skills
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential for performance in this unit of competency but are not explicit in the performance criteria.
Skill |
Description |
Reading |
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Writing |
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Numeracy |
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Oral communication |
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Navigate the world of work |
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Interact with others |
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Unit Mapping Information
Code and title current version |
Code and title previous version |
Comments |
Equivalence status |
SFIAQU508 Plan and design stock culture or holding systems and structures Release 2 |
SFIAQU508 Plan and design stock culture or holding systems and structures Release 1 |
Minor cross-referencing correction/update to knowledge evidence referencing automation research |
Equivalent |
Links
Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet: - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=e31d8c6b-1608-4d77-9f71-9ee749456273