AHCMAR304 — Identify and collect marine life
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What an assessment for AHCMAR304 must cover
43 assessable components: 3 elements (18 performance criteria), 9 performance evidence and 14 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Prepare to identify and collect marine life
- 1.1Select resources required for identifying collected marine life
- 1.2Identify and select equipment and materials required for collection, transport, preservation and storage of marine life
- 1.3Identify sources of expertise and advice
- 1.4Determine location/s and timing for collection and identification
- 1.5Identify and comply with licences and permits required for collecting marine wildlife
- 1.6Follow workplace procedure for identification, collection and storage of marine specimens
- 1.7Identify health, safety and environmental hazards, assess the risks and implement controls according to workplace procedures
2 Identify, gather and preserve marine specimens
- 2.1Identify marine plants and animals using industry approved identification resources
- 2.2Record characteristics and identity of marine life according to workplace procedures
- 2.3Collect specimens for preservation, minimising environmental impact according to workplace procedures and ethical animal welfare practices
- 2.4Implement biosecurity procedures
- 2.5Transport small, neritic marine specimens according to workplace and ethical procedures
- 2.6Preserve small, neritic marine specimens according to workplace preservation procedures
- 2.7Confirm identification with supervisor or other expert
3 Complete identification, store specimens and update records
- 3.1Update marine species records
- 3.2Store marine specimens for the short and/ or medium term, according to workplace procedures
- 3.3Clean and maintain equipment used for collection, transport, preservation and storage
- 3.4Dispose of waste materials according to workplace and environmental procedures
Performance evidence
- collected, prepared, preserved and stored 10 marine life specimens, with representative samples from at least two of the following groups: marine algae, marine invertebrates
- fish identified and selected resources, equipment and materials required for identification, collection and storage of marine life
- identified sources of expertise and advice and followed workplace procedure for identification, collection and storage of marine specimens
- identified marine plants and animals using expertise, advice and workplace-provided resources
- used techniques for collecting and transporting marine life to minimise impact on the marine environment and specimens
- complied with animal ethical standards and biosecurity procedures
- handled preservation equipment and materials according to safety procedures
- applied preservation and storage techniques for small marine specimens according to workplace procedures
- cleaned, maintained and stored equipment and disposed of waste materials according to workplace procedures
Knowledge evidence
- marine zonation and terminology, including: supratidal, intertidal and subtidal; photic and aphotic; littoral, benthic, neritic and pelagic
- major marine substrate types, including: mud, sand, rock, coral, rubble
- identification resources for marine algae, invertebrates and fish, including computer software
- operational parameters of intertidal areas that affect monitoring work, including: tidal cycles and other inundation effects; seasonal variation; intertidal wildlife behaviour and life cycle; dangerous marine animals in the intertidal zone
- equipment and materials required for collection and short-term to medium-term storage of small marine specimens
- simple techniques and processes for collection and short-term to medium-term storage of small marine specimens, including drying, freezing and ethanol
- minimal impact collection techniques for marine specimens
- ethical and animal welfare practices for collection of marine specimens
- biosecurity measures for collection and transport of marine specimens and collection/transport equipment
- permits and permissions required for collection for short-term to medium-term storage of small marine algae, invertebrates and fish
- sources of expertise and advice for identification of marine life
- workplace procedure for identification, collection and storage of marine specimens, and workplace biosecurity procedure
- workplace procedure and environmental procedures for disposal of waste materials
- workplace health and safety processes and procedures while collecting marine life
Foundation skills
- Reading: Interpret instructions, licences and permits, and consolidate information to ensure understanding and compliance for marine activities
- Writing: Record and update data accurately according to protocols for data collection
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Questions about assessing AHCMAR304
What does an assessment tool for AHCMAR304 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AHCMAR304 needs to address all 43 unit components: 3 elements with 18 performance criteria, 9 performance evidence requirements, 14 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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