SFIFSH207Use beach seines, mesh nets or gill nets to land catch

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What an assessment for SFIFSH207 must cover

33 assessable components: 4 elements (16 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 7 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 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 Maintain beach seines, mesh or gill nets ready for deployment

  • 1.1Check beach seines, mesh nets or gill nets against supervisor instructions
  • 1.2Identify and report beach seine, mesh net or gill net components that are worn or damaged and lack security or symmetry to supervisor
  • 1.3Recondition or repair worn or damaged beach seine, mesh net or gill net components according to supervisor instructions
  • 1.4Dispose of defective beach seine, mesh net or gill net components according to workplace requirements

2 Deploy beach seines, mesh or gill nets

  • 2.1Connect beach seine, mesh net or gill net components in the configuration according to fishing method and supervisor instructions
  • 2.2Deploy the beach seines, mesh nets or gill nets according to supervisor instructions and safety procedures
  • 2.3Deploy beach seines, mesh nets or gill nets ensuring they are not twisted and are in a pattern required by the fishing operation
  • 2.4Deploy devices and systems to minimise environmental impact and interaction with by-catch

3 Retrieve beach seines, mesh or gill nets

  • 3.1Attach beach seines, mesh nets or gill nets to winches or haulers and retrieve to maximise catch according to supervisor instructions
  • 3.2Land and remove catch from beach seines, mesh nets or gill nets to maximise seafood quality
  • 3.3Disconnect and stow beach seines, mesh nets or gill nets, ensuring ease of deployment and a safe working area
  • 3.4Clean equipment and storage area according to health and safety and biosecurity requirements

4 Land, contain and sort catch

  • 4.1Prepare containment devices to receive the catch according to supervisor instructions
  • 4.2Load catch safety into containment devices
  • 4.3Handle and sort seafood according to food safety and hygiene requirements
  • 4.4Sort catch to maximise by-catch survival and seafood quality

Performance evidence

  • 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

  • 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

Foundation skills

  • Numeracy: Measures length or diameter of catch
  • Reading: Reads sizes of connecting gear
  • Navigate the world of work: Understands main tasks, responsibilities and boundaries of own role, including use of personal protective clothing and equipment, quality requirements and operating procedures
  • Interact with others: Selects and uses appropriate terminology when communicating with crew, skipper and others. Cooperates with other fishers to carry out activities and respond to workplace health and safety hazards and operational maintenance requirements
  • Get the work done: Makes routine decisions to correct simple and familiar problems

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Questions about assessing SFIFSH207

What does an assessment tool for SFIFSH207 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for SFIFSH207 needs to address all 33 unit components: 4 elements with 16 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 7 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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