Elements and Performance Criteria

RANGE STATEMENT
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Fish may include:
fin fish, crustaceans, molluscs, marine mammals, plants, aquatic reptiles and amphibians.
Regulated limits may include:
bag or boat limits
closed areas
state, territory or commonwealth legislation
length (e.g. minimum or maximum)
protected species
quota fisheries
season
time of year.
Fish catching devices may include:
buoys
dredge (e.g. mussel and scallop)
hand spear, bow and arrow, and spear gun
nets (e.g. hand, dab, hoop, drop, mesh and hauling)
pots (e.g. yabbie)
rake (e.g. crab and cockle)
rod and line
traps (e.g. shrimp and rock lobster)
teasers
traditional fishing methods, tools or equipment:
baited woven fishing lines with bone or metal hooks
collection by hand
constructed/manipulated water bodies for aquaculture
free diving
harpoons or spears
modern equipment (e.g. powered vessels) may also be used for occupational health and safety (OHS), animal welfare and other considerations
stick or brush hide traps
wooden rafts or canoes
wooden stick or rock fish traps
woven nets, hoops, pots or traps.
Regulated limits, procedures, and registration and license conditions may include:
buoys:
volume
colour relevant to species
the cleaning, scaling and gutting of fish
combination and number of devices used
gear dimensions
location used
maximum number
mesh size (e.g. minimum and maximum)
positioning of nets relative to other nets, and other features
possession of measuring devices
presence of device owner during designated times
registration of nets/catching devices
sale/trade from recreational catch
tagging of gear:
owner name and address
tag dimensions
use of berley
use of teaser lines.
Legislation can be:
commonwealth and state/territory legislation related to fisheries and fisheries management.
Fisheries is defined as a:
natural fishing resource of a specific species in a given management area.
Market documentation may include:
business
catch
disposal.

EVIDENCE GUIDE
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment evidence required to demonstrate competence in t his unit
Assessment must confirm ability to:
monitor compliance of commercial and recreational fishers and fish processors, and to recognise fish species and types of nets/fish catching devices and methods used in the region in which compliance is likely to be monitored.

Assessment must confirm knowledge of:
compliance regulations that apply to fisheries, fish processors and fish species in the region in which compliance is likely to be monitored.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment is to be conducted at the workplace or in a simulated work environment.

Resources may include:
copies of legislation and regulations
fish species likely to be monitored for compliance
measuring devices
nets and fish catching devices and other equipment related to fish catching likely to be monitored for compliance.
Method of assessment
The following assessment methods are suggested:
observation of practical demonstration
practical exercises
project work
written or oral short-answer testing.
Guidance information for assessment
This unit may be assessed holistically with other units within a qualification.