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Supervise harvest and post-harvest activities

Supervise harvest and post-harvest activities

Unit of competency
National Code
SFIAQU408
State Code
OAS18
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
2.00
Current Release Date
30/10/2020
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
21/10/2019
Field of Education
050701 - Aquaculture
Original Release Date
21/10/2019
Nominal Hours
50
Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to supervise harvest and post-harvest activities, including preparing harvest schedule, managing handling activities and ensuring quality assurance practices. It does not include processing activities, such as cooking, gill gutting, scaling, filleting, shucking, peeling or heading.The unit applies to individuals who have responsibility for leading teams for harvest and post-harvest operations. They work closely with supervisors of harvest labour and suppliers of services such as transport.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Prepare harvest and post-harvest schedules
  • 1.1 Seek direction from senior personnel on harvest requirements
  • 1.2 Identify numbers and stock quality parameters required by customer or production plan
  • 1.3 Select culture or holding structures or systems to be harvested
  • 1.4 Determine timing and period of harvest to meet customer or production plan requirements
  • 1.5 Prepare harvest schedules and convey to team leaders
  • 1.6 Confirm personnel availability and prepare duty rosters
2. Organise harvest and post-harvest operations
  • 2.1 Confirm technology and/or equipment and facilities are available and serviceable
  • 2.2 Brief personnel responsible for transport, processing and marketing on arrangements
  • 2.3 Integrate harvest and post-harvest activities with other activities
  • 2.4 Inform staff of health and safety and reporting procedures
3. Monitor progress of harvest and post-harvest activities
  • 3.1 Ensure stock is harvested and handled with minimal stress or damage according to the harvest schedule
  • 3.2 Monitor transportation for stock to processing facilities according to food and transport legislative requirements
  • 3.3 Monitor packaging and transportation of livestock according to biosecurity, food and transport legislative requirements
  • 3.4 Maintain quality assurance practices on harvested and slaughtered stock
  • 3.5 Monitor treatment of product during transport and arrival at destination through the transport company and customer
4. Finalisarvest and post-harve hest activities
  • 4.1 Supervise clean-up of work area, including repairs and storage of equipment
  • 4.2 Record relevant harvest and post-harvest data, observations or information, and check any out-of-range or unusual records
  • 4.3 Update production statistics with harvest and post-harvest information
  • 4.4 Prepare required reports to management, including recommendations for improvements
  • 4.5 Give feedback to staff on their work performance
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D9153 SFIAQUA408C Supervise harvest and post-harvest activities Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
BEI2 SFI40119 Certificate IV in Aquaculture Qualification
BEI5 SFI30119 Certificate III in Aquaculture Qualification