SFIFSH305 — Locate fishing grounds and stocks of fish
Generate a complete, audit-ready assessment tool for this unit in minutes: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers, and a coverage matrix mapped to every component below. Reviewed and approved by your qualified person, exported under your branding.
Every new account includes a free credit — no card, no subscription.
What an assessment for SFIFSH305 must cover
32 assessable components: 2 elements (12 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 10 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 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 Position operation to optimise fishing opportunity
- 1.1Determine accurate position of vessel using electronic or visual fixing methods according to workplace procedures
- 1.2Use personal protective safety equipment and position vessel at selected location at appropriate time for fishing operations
- 1.3Maintain vessel position within the range and level of exposure to prevailing and anticipated weather conditions appropriate to the vessel
- 1.4Position vessel based on assessment of relevant environmental factors
- 1.5Use vessel performance records and other sources of relevant information to aid decision making
- 1.6Alter area of operation to optimise fishing opportunity in response to available information
- 1.7Ensure vessel position complies with all relevant state, territory and federal regulations
2 Detect and identify fish concentrations and fishing environments
- 2.1Operate electronic aids to optimise available information on fish concentrations
- 2.2Interpret available indications to extract relevant information on fish concentrations
- 2.3Determine size, density, position and movement of fish concentrations accurately within the limitations of available information
- 2.4Determine relevant environmental factors accurately within the limitations of available information
- 2.5Ensure selected fishing environment is appropriate to target species and fishing gear
Performance evidence
- An individual demonstrating competency must satisfy all of the elements and performance criteria in this unit. There must be evidence that the individual has positioned a vessel to locate fishing grounds and stocks of fish for at least one fishing operation, including:
- obtaining, correcting and plotting position lines and positions on navigational and fishing charts
- using protective safety equipment
- positioning the vessel safely based on environmental factors and regulatory requirements
- using appropriate methods to detect fish concentrations and fishing grounds of target species of fish
- matching the configuration of fishing gear to the target environment and species.
Knowledge evidence
- An individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge required to perform the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit. This includes knowledge of:
- operation of position fixing equipment and methods
- calculation of the times required for movement in positioning a vessel for fishing operations
- sources of information used to position a vessel and locate fishing grounds and the means of accessing them, including fisheries information for best potential fishing outcome
- state, territory and national legislation and regulations relevant to fishing operations
- relevance of environmental and other factors affecting fishing operations
- interpretation of information from electronic systems
- operation and adjustment of fish-finding equipment
- visual indications of fish concentrations
- fishing gear types and their effect on differing fishing environments.
Foundation skills
- Reading: Keeps and reviews records
- Numeracy: Accesses and interprets information, graphs and tables showing abundance Calculates time, speed and distance
- Interact with others: Selects and uses appropriate vocabulary, conventions and protocols, including technical language to communicate with crew members
- Get the work done: Operates and maintains electronic aids and communication technology Manages risks around the safe selection of fishing area, grounds and stocks
Unit content sourced from training.gov.au — © Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Auditori is not affiliated with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
See what you get before you start
Real, unedited Auditori output (RIIHAN201E shown), branded for a sample RTO:
Questions about assessing SFIFSH305
What does an assessment tool for SFIFSH305 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for SFIFSH305 needs to address all 32 unit components: 2 elements with 12 performance criteria, 6 performance evidence requirements, 10 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for SFIFSH305?
Auditori pulls the current release of SFIFSH305 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.
Is the first assessment tool really free?
Yes. Every new account includes one free credit — enough to generate the complete assessment tool for SFIFSH305 — with no card and no subscription required. After that it's pay-as-you-go per unit.
Can I check my existing SFIFSH305 assessment instead of generating a new one?
Yes — upload your existing assessment or learner guide and Auditori maps it against every element, performance criterion, PE and KE of SFIFSH305, showing exactly what's covered and what's missing. Mapping costs a quarter of a credit.
Related units
- SFIFSH201 — Assemble and repair damaged netting
- SFIFSH202 — Cook on board a vessel
- SFIFSH203 — Use trawls to land catch
- SFIFSH204 — Use pots and traps to land catch
- SFIFSH205 — Apply deckhand skills aboard a fishing vessel
- SFIFSH206 — Use hand operated lines to land catch
- SFIFSH207 — Use beach seines, mesh nets or gill nets to land catch
- SFIFSH301 — Operate vessel deck machinery and lifting appliance
- SFIFSH302 — Perform breath-hold diving operations
- SFIFSH303 — Construct nets and customise design
- SFIFSH304 — Adjust and position fishing gear
- SFIFSH306 — Manage and control fishing operations
Your SFIFSH305 assessment tool, in minutes.
First unit free. No card, no RTO registration, no subscription.
Generate SFIFSH305 free