SFIFSH203 — Use trawls to land catch

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What an assessment for SFIFSH203 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 trawls ready for deployment

1.1Check trawl against the vessel maintenance plan and supervisor instructions
1.2Identify and report defective and replacement trawl components to supervisor
1.3Recondition or repair defective components according to supervisor instructions
1.4Dispose of defective trawl components according to workplace requirements

2 Deploy trawls

2.1Connect trawl components in the configuration according to fishing method and supervisor instructions
2.2Use machinery to deploy the trawls from the vessel according to supervisor instructions
2.3Deploy trawl, ensuring it is not twisted or fouled
2.4Deploy devices and systems, ensuring operating efficiency and environmental impact and interaction with by-catch are minimised

3 Retrieve trawls

3.1Guide trawls onto winches according to supervisor instructions
3.2Haul ropes using capstans and gilson winches according to supervisor instructions
3.3Control, empty and retie cod ends according to supervisor instructions
3.4Disconnect and stow trawl, ensuring ease of deployment, crew safety and safe working area

4 Land, contain and sort the catch

4.1Prepare containment devices to receive the catch according to supervisor instructions
4.2Load catch safely 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 demersal or mid-water fish or prawn trawling gear ready for deployment
safely deploying and using winches to retrieve trawl gear components
stowing trawl safely in readiness for future deployment
loading and containing the catch as specified by supervisor
handling and sorting seafood according food safety and quality requirements

Knowledge evidence

basic operating principle of the trawl fishing gear
factors that make trawl components effective or defective
order in which trawl gear components are connected and disconnected
environmental impacts and resource protection relevant to trawl fishing operations
principles that contribute to vessel stability
food safety and hygiene requirements for handing and sorting seafood catch
biosecurity and health and safety requirements for trawl 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 crew to carry out activities and respond to 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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What does an assessment tool for SFIFSH203 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for SFIFSH203 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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