Assessment Requirements for SFIFSH207 Use beach seines, mesh nets or gill nets to land catch

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for SFIFSH207 Use beach seines, mesh nets or gill nets to land catch

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 1	This version released with SFI Seafood Industry Training Package Version 1.0.

Performance Evidence

An individual demonstrating competency must satisfy all of the elements and performance criteria in this unit.

There must be evidence that the individual has undertaken beach seines, mesh nets or gill nets fishing operations on at least one occasion, including:

maintaining and preparing beach seines, mesh or gill netting gear ready for deployment

deploying and retrieving gear components

cleaning and stowing equipment safely for future deployment

loading and containing the catch as specified by supervisor

handling and sorting seafood according to food safety and quality requirements.

Knowledge Evidence

An individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge required to perform the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit. This includes knowledge of:

basic operating principle of the beach seines, mesh or gill net fishing gear

factors that make beach seines, mesh or gill net components effective or defective

order in which beach seines, mesh or gill net fishing gear components are connected and disconnected

environmental impacts and resource protection relevant to beach seines, mesh or gill net fishing operations

principles that contribute to vessel stability

food safety and hygiene requirements for handling and sorting seafood catch

biosecurity and health and safety requirements for pot and trap fishing operations.

Assessment Conditions

Assessment of skills must take place under the following conditions:

physical conditions:

skills must be demonstrated in a fishing operations workplace or an environment that accurately represents workplace conditions

resources, equipment and materials:

beach seining, mesh or gill netting gear and related equipment

catch suitable for sorting

specifications:

beach seines, mesh or gill nets fishing operations instructions

workplace procedures for beach seine, mesh or gill net fishing operations that include advice on food safety, health and safety, quality and environmental requirements

relationships:

evidence of interactions with supervisor.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Links

Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet: - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=e31d8c6b-1608-4d77-9f71-9ee749456273