JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL-LIVELIHOOD TRACK
AGRI-FISHERY ARTS – FISH CAPTURE (NC II)
Fish Capture (NC II) Curriculum Guide
This course leads to Fish Capture National Certificate Level II (NC II).
It covers 6 common competencies that a student ought to learn, namely,
1) applying safety measures in fishing operations,
2) using fishing tools and equipment,
3) performing estimation and basic calculation,
4) applying food safety and sanitation,
5) preventing and fighting fire,
6) performing first aid treatment on board
7) protecting marine environment, and
8) complying with emergency procedures.
It also includes 13 core competencies, namely,
1) operating a vessel of up to 3.0 GT;
2) monitoring a vessel’s condition and seaworthiness;
3) performing routine maintenance tasks on a small coastal vessel;
4) operating and troubleshooting low powered marine engines;
5) applying weather information when navigating a vessel;
6) contributing to safe navigation;
7) applying basic food handling and safety practices;
8) adjusting and positioning beach seines, mesh nets, or gill nets;
9) maintaining, preparing, deploying, and retrieving mesh nets or gill nets to land catch;
10) adjusting and positioning hand-operated lines;
11) maintaining, preparing, deploying, and retrieving hand-operated lines to land catch;
12) adjusting and positioning pots and traps; and
13) maintaining, preparing, deploying, and retrieving pots and traps to land catch.
LEARNING COMPETENCIES
The learners…
1. Explain basic concepts in fish capture
2. Discuss the relevance of the course
3. Explore career opportunities in fish capture
PERSONAL ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES (PECs)
LO 1. Recognize Personal Entrepreneurial
Competencies and Skills (PECs) needed in fish capture
1.1 Compare one’s PECs with those of a practitioner/entrepreneur
1.2 Align one’s PECs with those of a practitioner/ entrepreneur
1.3 Assess one’s PECs
1.4 Assess practitioner’s PECs
LO 2. Develop and strengthen personal competencies and skills (PECs) needed in fish capture
2.1 Identify areas for improvement, development and growth
2.2 Align one’s PECs according to his/her business/career choice
2.3 Create a plan of action that ensures success of his/her business/career choice
ENVIRONMENT AND MARKET (EM)
LO 1. Recognize and understand the market in fish capture
1.1 Identify the players/ competitors within the town
1.2 Identify the different products/services available in the market
LO 2. Recognize the potential customer/market in fish capture
2.1 Profile potential customers
2.2 Identify the customer’s needs and wants through consumer analysis
2.3 Conduct consumer/market analysis
LO 3. Create new business ideas in fish capture by using various techniques
3.1 Explore ways of generating business ideas from ones’ own characteristics/attributes
3.2 Generate business ideas using product innovation from irritants, trends, and emerging needs
3.3 Generate business ideas using Serendipity Walk
LO 4. Develop a product/service in fish capture
4.1 Identify what is of “value” to the customer
4.2 Identify the customer
4.3 Explain what makes a product unique and competitive
4.4 Apply creativity and innovative techniques to develop marketable product
4.5 Employ a USP to the product/service
LO 5. Select a business idea based on the criteria and techniques set
5.1 Enumerate various criteria and steps in selecting a business idea
5.2 Apply the criteria/steps in selecting a viable business idea
5.3 Determine a business idea based on the criteria/techniques set
LO 6. Develop a brand for the product
6.1 Identify the benefits of having a good brand
6.2 Enumerate recognizable brands in the town/province
6.3 Enumerate criteria for developing a brand
6.4 Generate a clear appeal
COMMON COMPETENCIES
LESSON 1: APPLYING SAFETY MEASURES IN OPERATIONS (ASMO)
LO 1. Determine areas of concern for safety measures
1.1 Identify work tasks in line with fishing operations
1.2 Determine place for safety measures in line with fishing operations
1.3 Determine time for safety measures in line with fishing operations
1.4 Prepare appropriate tools, materials, and outfits in line with fishing operations
LO 2. Apply appropriate safety measures while working
2.1 Follow emergency procedures to ensure safe work requirement
2.2 Utilize tools and materials in accordance with specification and procedures
2.3 Wear outfit in accordance with fishing requirements
2.4 Check the shelf life and effectiveness of materials against manufacturer’s specifications
2.5 Identify hazard in the workplace in line with fishing guidelines
2.6 Report hazards in the workplace in line with fishing guidelines
LO 3. Safe keep/dispose of tools, materials and outfit
3.1 Clean used tools and outfit in line with fishing procedure
3.2 Store used tools and outfit in line with fishing procedure
3.3 Label unused materials according to manufacturer’s recommendations and fishing requirements
3.4 Store unused materials according to manufacturer’s recommendation and fishing requirements
3.5 Dispose of waste materials according to manufacturer’s, government, and fishing requirements
LESSON 2: USING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT IN FISH CAPTURE (UTE)
LO 1. Select and use tools
1.1 Identify appropriate tools according to requirements
1.2 Check fishing tools for faults in accordance with industry procedures
1.3 Report defective tools in accordance with the industry procedures
1.4 Safely use appropriate tools and equipment according to job requirement and manufacturer’s conditions
LO 2. Select and operate equipment
2.1 Identify appropriate equipment to be used as per work requirements
2.2 Carefully read instructional manual of the tools and equipment prior to operation
2.3 Conduct pre-operation checkup in line with manufacturer’s manual
2.4 Identify faults in equipment in line with industry procedures
2.5 Report faults in equipment in line with industry procedures
2.6 Use fishing equipment according to its function
2.7 Follow safety procedures
LO 3. Perform preventive maintenance
3.1 Immediately clean tools and equipment after used in line with the industry procedures
3.2 Perform routine checkup and maintenance
3.3 Store tools and equipment in designated areas in line with industry procedures
LESSON 3: PERFORMING ESTIMATION AND BASIC CALCULATION (PEBC)
LO 1. Perform estimation
1.1 Identify job requirements from written or oral communications
1.2 Estimate quantities of materials and resources required to complete the work task
1.3 Estimate the time needed to complete a work activity
1.4 Make accurate estimation for work completion
1.5 Report estimate of materials and resources to appropriate person
LO 2. Perform basic workplace calculation
2.1 Identify calculations to be made according to job requirements
2.2 Determine correct method of calculation
2.3 Ascertain systems and units of measurement to be followed
2.4 Perform calculation needed to complete work task using the four basic mathematical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division)
2.5 Use appropriate operations to comply with the instruction
2.6 Review obtained result
LESSON 4. APPLYING FOOD SAFETY AND SANITATION (AFSS)
LO 1. Wear PPE
1.1 Check personal protective equipment according to manufacturer’s specifications
1.2 Wear PPE according to the job requirement
LO 2. Observe personal hygiene and good grooming
2.1 Practice personal hygiene and good grooming in line with workplace health and safety requirements
LO 3. Implement food sanitation practices
3.1 Implement sanitary food handling practices in line with workplace sanitation regulations
3.2 Observe safety measures in line with workplace safety practices
LO 4. Render safety measures and First Aid procedures
4.1 Apply safety measures according to workplace rules and regulations
4.2 Apply First Aid procedures according to workplace standard operating procedures
LO 5. Implement housekeeping activities
5.1 Clean work area and surroundings in accordance with workplace health and safety regulations
5.2 Dispose of waste according to organization’s waste disposal system
5.3 Recognize hazards in the work area according to workplace procedures
LESSON 5: PREVENTING AND FIGHTING FIRE (PAFF)
LO 1. Manage fire prevention procedures
1.1 Identify fire hazards on board a vessel
1.2 Take action to eliminate or minimize fire hazards
1.3 Regularly check fire detection and firefighting equipment and systems to ensure that they are operational
1.4 Organize appropriate educational activities to ensure that on-board personnel are aware of the dangers of fire, how to prevent it, and what to do if a fire is detected
1.5 Orient on-board personnel on emergency procedures to be followed in the event of fire
LO 2. Operate portable firefighting equipment
2.1 Identify classes of fires in accordance with accepted firefighting practices
2.2 Select correct portable firefighting equipment to fight a specific class of fire
2.3 Use correct portable firefighting equipment to fight specific classes of fires
2.4 Extinguish Class F fires with a fire blanket in accordance with accepted firefighting practice
2.5 Apply methods of extinguishing fire on board a vessel
2.6 Apply correct techniques for the setting up of foam-making equipment to extinguish Class B fires on board vessel
2.7 Use applicable and correct techniques to recharge the various types of portable fire extinguishers
2.8 Confirm, where applicable, portable firefighting equipment as operational following recharging
LO 3. Conduct interior search and rescue and firefighting operations
3.1 Correctly apply the procedures for donning and starting up SCBA/CABA
3.2 Follow procedures for the logging of SCBA/CABA operations on a BA Control Board in accordance with vessel’s procedures and accepted firefighting practice
3.3 Conduct search-and-rescue operations in a smoke-filled environment as a member of a firefighting team in accordance with accepted firefighting practice
3.4 Extinguish interior fires using appropriate firefighting equipment
3.5 Use lifeline signals during interior firefighting operations
3.6 Enter a compartment filled with high expansion foam as per accepted firefighting practice
LESSON 6. PERFORMING FIRST AID TREATMENT ON BOARD (PFTB)
LO 1. Perform immediate life-saving First Aid pending medical assistance
1.1 Correctly apply First Aid care in real or simulated situation
1.2 Correctly use DRABC Action plan to identify any sign of life
1.3 Appropriately place an unconscious casualty in stable-side position
1.4 Appropriately apply the method of EAR, ECC, and CPR in real or simulated situation
LO 2. Recognize the symptoms of acute illness and/or injury and take appropriate action
2.1 Correctly identify the conditions requiring special first aid procedures
2.2 Take care of unconscious casualty in real or simulated situation in accordance with established First Aid procedures
2.3 Identify the possible causes of respiratory failure and breathing difficulty 2.4 Provide appropriate care to casualty with respiratory failure or breathing difficulty
2.5 Identify the symptoms and signs of casualty having angina pain/heart attack
2.6 Identify the symptoms or signs of poisoning, bites, and stings in real or simulated situation
2.7 Take appropriate action to casualty having signs of poisoning, bites, or sting in real or simulated situation
2.8 Apply appropriate action to conscious casualty with acute illness and/or injury in accordance with established First Aid procedures
LO 3. Manage wounds and bleeding
3.1 Control severe external bleeding in real or simulated situation
3.2 Identify symptoms and signs of severe internal bleeding
3.3 Apply appropriate action to casualty with severe internal bleeding in real or simulated situation
3.4 Correctly manage a real or simulated laceration, abrasion, and deep puncture wound in accordance with established First Aid procedures
3.5 Identify the signs of wound infections in real or simulated situation
3.6 Provide appropriate action in managing wound infections in real or simulated situation
LO 4. Manage burns
4.1 Apply appropriate First Aid procedures to casualty suffering from burn
4.2 Assess the severity of burn in terms of depth, position, and size in accordance with established procedures
4.3 Apply correct method of treatment for burns in real or simulated situations
LO 5. Manage bone, joint, and muscle injuries
5.1 Identify symptoms and signs of fractures (simple and complicated)
5.2 Correctly manage problems and treatment associated with dislocated joints in accordance with established procedures
5.3 Correctly perform First Aid treatment of pelvic and chest injuries and fractures of limbs, including the immobilization techniques, in accordance with established procedures
5.4 Identify the symptoms and signs of sprains and strains in accordance with established procedures
LO 6. Adapt First Aid procedures for remote situations
6.1 Apply safety precautions needed to prevent accidents, illness, and injuries and infection in remote areas
6.2 Identify the factors involving the prevention of heat and cold exposure
6.3 Discuss the factors involving the prevention of heat and cold exposure
6.4 Identify the symptoms and signs of hyperthermia and hypothermia
6.5 Apply appropriate First Aid procedures in hyperthermia and hypothermia
6.6 Apply appropriate care for casualty in remote areas such as monitoring of monitoring of airway, breathing and heart beat, control of pain, hydration, and maintenance of body temperature
6.7 Manage casualty with severe injuries including transport from remote situation
6.8 Identify the necessary First Aid resources and emergency equipment required for remote areas
LESSON 7: PROTECTING MARINE ENVIRONMENT (PME)
LO 1. Identify garbage disposal procedures
1.1 Identify relevant guidelines for the implementation of garbage disposal onboard to ensure protection of marine environment
1.2 Apply relevant guidelines for the implementation of garbage disposal on board to ensure protection of marine environment
1.3 Follow relevant company requirements on marine environmental protection as per established practice
1.4 Observe appropriate measures to prevent operational pollution to prevent pollution of the marine environment in accordance with regulations and procedures
1.5 Apply appropriate measures to prevent operational pollution to prevent pollution of the marine environment in accordance with regulations and procedures
1.6 Monitor compliance with state / territory garbage disposal procedures for the protection of the marine environment
1.7 Identify incidents of noncompliance
LO 2. Perform garbage segregation
2.1 Follow MARPOL regulations and procedures concerning protection of marine environment regarding segregation of garbage
2.2 Apply marine environment protection programs on board as per established practice
2.3 Identify any breach of regulations and procedures concerning protection of the marine environment
2.4 Take associated actions in accordance with regulatory requirement and procedure
2.5 Provide deck rating with necessary information and training to ensure compliance with regulations and procedures for the protection of the marine environment
LO 3. Record garbage segregation
3.1 Assist others to observe the garbage segregation policies
3.2 Encourage others to observe the garbage segregation policies
3.3 Observe social responsibilities in garbage disposal to ensure protection of marine environment
3.4 Perform responsibilities in garbage disposal to ensure protection of marine environment
3.5 Adequately fill up contents of report on garbage segregation and disposal as per established procedures
LESSON 8: COMPLYING WITH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES (CWEP)
LO 1. Take action on becoming aware of an emergency
1.1 Recognize emergencies correctly
1.2 Identify emergencies correctly
1.3 Response to an emergency situation
1.4 Follow vessel’s established emergency response procedures
1.5 Take correct action on discovery of an actual or potential emergency in accordance with established vessel procedures
1.6 Give prompt, accurate, and complete information on raising alarm
LO 2. Follow established emergency procedures
2.1 Know and implement vessel’s contingency plans for emergency response in real and simulated emergency situations
2.2 Use escape routes and internal and external communications and alarm systems
2.3 Simulate emergency situations in accordance with regulatory requirements and established procedures
2.4 Understand emergency communications and alarm signals and systems to implement necessary action in accordance with emergency procedures and regulatory requirements
2.5 Implement planned damage controls procedures for dealing with damage to the vessel and its hull in accordance with company procedures and regulatory requirements
LO 3. Follow procedures for the use of various life-saving appliances
3.1 Participate in life-saving drills confirms readiness to correctly carry out life- saving procedures and use life-saving appliances
3.2 Use survival equipment in the event of emergencies
3.3 Follow procedures for the use of various shipboard life-saving appliances in accordance with regulatory requirements, manufacturer’s instruction, and company procedures
CORE COMPETENCIES
LESSON 9: OPERATING A VESSEL OF UP TO 3.0 GT (OVGT)
LO 1. Prepare the small vessel for use
1.1 Plan work activities in accordance with enterprise policies and procedures
1.2 Identify factors that may compromise vessel safety
1.3 Address factors that may compromise vessel safety according to the work plan and operation of the vessel
1.4 Check all essential safety equipment and spares for operation and work in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements
1.5 Load vessel in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications and enterprise procedures
1.6 Strictly follow worker safety practices are strictly according to workplace, PPE, and OHS requirements
1.7 Accomplish documentation per government regulations and policies
LO 2. Operate and maintain a small vessel
2.1 Maintain vessel stability within safety limits in accordance to established standards
2.2 Operate vessel at all times according to government requirements and enterprise procedures
2.3 Appropriately maneuver vessel in line with workplace and regulatory requirements
2.4 Strictly follow workers’ safety practices according to workplace, PPE, and OHS requirements
LO 3. Secure a small vessel
3.1 Secure vessel after use according to enterprise procedures
3.2 Maintain vessel after use according to enterprise procedures
3.3 Strictly follow workers’ safety practices according to workplace, PPE, and OHS requirements
LO 4. Store equipment
4.1 Repair/remove unserviceable equipment and spares in the vessel according to enterprise procedures
4.2 Store perishables and fuels in accordance to environmental and fire hazards
4.3 Strictly follow workers’ safety practices according to workplace, PPE, and OHS requirements
LESSON 10: MONITORING CONDITION AND SEAWORTHINESS OF A VESSEL UP TO 3.0 GT (MCSV)
LO 1. Monitor the vessel’s seaworthiness
1.1 Plan condition and seaworthiness of the vessel in accordance with government and company procedures and safety regulations
1.2 Carry out in accordance with government and company procedures and safety regulations
1.3 Comply with checks and inspections on the vessel in accordance with the standard procedures
1.4 Correctly carry out checks of the integrity of the vessel’s hull in accordance with established standards
1.5 Take precautions to ensure that vessel’s powered equipment is operated in accordance with manufacturer’s manual
LO 2. Rectify identified problems with the condition of the vessel
2.1 Examine deterioration of the vessel’s hull or structure in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements
2.2 Report deterioration of the vessel’s hull or structure in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements
2.3 Record deterioration of the vessel’s hull or structure in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements
2.4 Initiate repairs and corrosion control in accordance with standard procedures and manufacturer’s guidelines
2.5 Coordinate repairs and corrosion control in accordance with standard procedures and manufacturer’s guidelines
2.6 Communicate clearly with owners in accordance with requirements
2.7 Accurately complete records according to work requirements
LESSON 11: PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TASKS ON A SMALL COASTAL VESSEL (PMTV)
LO 1. Perform basic deck maintenance
1.1 Carry out deck surfaces checking in accordance with planned maintenance system
1.2 Carry out maintenance of vessel’s deck surfaces in accordance with planned maintenance system
1.3 Repair minor faults and imperfections in painted surfaces in accordance with procedures
1.4 Restore weathered surfaces in accordance with OHS, established standards, and manufacturer’s guidelines
1.5 Appropriately identify tools and equipment in accordance job requirements
1.6 Use tools and equipment in accordance job requirements
1.7 Prepare marine surfaces for application in accordance to marine coating requirements
1.8 Complete records of maintenance work in accordance with workplace procedures
LO 2. Carry out cleaning activities
2.1 Select chemicals, cleaning agents, and equipment to clean vessel according to workplace and manufacturer’s requirements
2.2 Use chemicals, cleaning agents, and equipment to clean vessel according to workplace and manufacturer’s requirements
2.3 Store chemicals, cleaning agents, and equipment to clean vessel according to workplace and manufacturer’s requirements
2.4 Read and understand manufacturer’s warning and instructions according to workplace requirements
2.5 Apply manufacturer’s warning and instructions according to workplace requirements
2.6 Complete cleaning tasks in the assigned area in accordance with manufacturer’s procedures
LO 3. Select and apply appropriate paint systems for areas aboard a vessel
3.1 Select paints and painting equipment in accordance with maintenance procedures and the manufacturer’s manual
3.2 Apply marine paints in accordance with OHS requirements and manufacturer’s manual
3.3 Identify problems in the application of paints according to standard operating procedures
3.4 Report problems in the application of paints according to standard operating procedures
3.5 Dispose of debris from maintenance activities in accordance with established procedures
3.6 Properly store paint and painting equipment after use according to workplace requirements
LO 4. Check and Perform Basic Maintenance on Deck Fittings, Equipment and Systems
4.1 Correctly identify tools and equipment for basic maintenance in accordance with OH&S requirements and equipment manufacturer’s manual.
4.2 Use tools and equipment for basic maintenance in accordance with OH&S requirements and equipment manufacturer’s manual.
4.3 Obtain maintenance materials in accordance with OH&S and pollution control requirements as well as workplace requirements.
4.4 Handle maintenance materials in accordance with OH&S and pollution control requirements as well as workplace requirements.
4.5 Prepare maintenance materials in accordance with OH&S and pollution control requirements as well as workplace requirements.
4.6 Apply maintenance materials in accordance with OH&S and pollution control requirements as well as workplace requirements.
4.7 Identify defective deck fittings, equipment and systems according to established standards.
4.8 Report defective deck fittings, equipment and systems according to established standards.
4.9 Repair defective deck fittings, equipment and systems according to established standards.
4.10 Clean maintenance equipment after use according to workplace requirements.
4.11 Store maintenance equipment after use according to workplace requirements
4.12 Dispose of debris and return unused materials to storage in accordance with OHS and pollution control requirements and manufacturer’s manual
LO 5. Follow safety and hazard control procedures
5.1 Use PPE in accordance with regulations PPE and OHS requirements
5.2 Identify maintenance hazards according to established standards
5.3 Follow safety, hazard minimization, and pollution control procedures and regulations in accordance with workplace requirements
LESSON 12. OPERATING AND TROUBLESHOOTING LOW POWERED MARINE ENGINES (OTME)
LO 1. Initiate start-up and shutdown of low-powered diesel engine
1.1 Plan operations according to established safety rules and regulations
1.2 Carry out operations according to established safety rules and regulations Prepare engine according to the intended operation and comply with standard operating procedures
1.3 Shut down engine according to the established standards
1.4 Maintain engine parameters and instrument readings according to according to manufacturer’s
1.5 specifications and workplace requirements.
1.6 Promptly identify deviations from the norm, per standard operating procedures
1.7 Rectify deviations from the norm according to standard operating procedures
1.8 Report deviations from the norm according to standard operating procedures
1.9 Carry out operations safely and efficiently according to workplace and environmental requirements
1.10 Promptly and accurately report inability to start up or shut down engine as required according to workplace requirements
LO 2. Maintain output of low- powered diesel engines
2.1 Plan operations according to established safety rules and regulations
2.2 Carry out operations according to established safety rules and regulations
2.3 Use engine according to established standards
2.4 Monitor engine according to established standards
2.5 Assess engine system condition according to manufacturer’s manual
2.6 Maintain engine parameters according to standard operating procedures
2.7 Strictly follow workers’ safety practices according to workplace, PPE, and OHS requirements
LO 3. Respond to irregularities
3.1 Correctly identify deviations according to workplace requirements
3.2 Rectify deviations according to workplace requirements
3.3 Report deviations according to workplace requirements
3.4 Strictly follow workers’ safety practices according to workplace, PPE, and OHS requirements
3.5 Take appropriate action in the event of irregularities for safety and efficiency of operations
LO 4. Troubleshoot engine faults and perform minor repair
4.1 Identify fuel-related difficulties according to troubleshooting guides and manufacturers manual
4.2 Rectify fuel-related difficulties according to troubleshooting guides and manufacturers manual
4.3 Identify electrical faults according to troubleshooting guides and manufacturer’s manual
4.4 Rectify electrical faults according to troubleshooting guides and manufacturer’s manual
4.5 Service engines that are immersed according to manufacturer’s manual
4.6 Identify propulsion according to manufacturer’s manual
4.7 Repair propulsion according to manufacturer’s manual
4.8 Strictly follow workers’ safety practices according to workplace, PPE, and OHS requirements
LESSON 13: APPLYING WEATHER INFORMATION WHEN NAVIGATING A VESSEL (WINV)
LO 1. Obtain and decipher weather and oceanographic information
1.1 Observe and interpret ocean and weather conditions correctly in accordance with established nautical and meteorological practice
1.2 Make basic measurements of meteorological parameters using established procedures
1.3 Record basic measurements of meteorological parameters using established procedures
1.4 Update, store, and maintain relevant meteorological charts, publications and related documentation according to standard operating procedures
1.5 Use relevant navigational charts, nautical publications, and related documentation for voyage planning and identification of navigational hazards in accordance with established procedures
LO 2. Apply weather and oceanographic data to safe navigation
2.1 Identify weather and ocean condition hazards relevant to a proposed coastal using relevant forecasts based on navigational practice
2.2 Modify the route for a voyage as required to take into account weather and sea condition hazards in accordance with established navigational practice
LO 3. Maintain records of weather and oceanographic information and forecast
3.1 Record and file meteorological measurements, observations, reports, and forecasts in accordance with company procedures and regulatory requirements
LESSON 14: CONTRIBUTING TO SAFE NAVIGATION (CTSN)
LO 1. Contribute to monitoring and controlling a navigational watch
1.1 Use watch according to the established principles and procedures
1.2 Hand over the watch in conformance with the accepted principles and procedures
1.3 Clarify watch information or instructions using established procedures
1.4 Conform lights, shapes, and sound signals with Colregs requirements
1.5 Maintain lookout at all times based on accepted principles and procedures
1.6 Make reports and exchanges of navigational information in line with accepted principles and procedures
1.7 Monitor traffic, vessel, and weather watchkeeping according to accepted principles and procedures
1.8 Comply with frequency and degrees of performance checks on navigational equipment in line with principles and procedures, and skipper’s and owner’s requirements
1.9 Immediately seek advice or clarification from appropriate people when in doubt
LO 2. Maneuver the vessel when contributing to the efficient running of watch
2.1 Make maneuvers according to standard operating procedures
2.2 Design engine control systems according to standard operating procedures
2.3 Operate engine control systems according to standard operating procedures
2.4 Steer course according to standard operating procedures
2.5 Smoothen course alterations according to established standards
2.6 Control course alterations according to established standards
2.7 Communication clearly and concisely at all times according to standard principles and procedures
2.8 Acknowledge responses at all times according to standard principles and procedures
2.9 Change steering modes according to operating instructions, marine notices, and established principles and procedures
2.10 Ensure that vessel steering systems comply with safety, workplace, and OHS requirements
LESSON 15: APPLYING BASIC FOOD HANDLING AND SAFETY PRACTICES (BFHS)
LO 1. Identify hazards and risks to seafood and aquatic product
1.1 Identify key hazards and risks associated with the individual’s work area or area of responsibility according to standard workplace procedures
1.2 Assess key hazards and risks associated with the individual’s work area or area of responsibility according to standard workplace procedures
1.3 Report key hazards and risks associated with the individual’s work area or area of responsibility according to standard workplace procedures
1.4 Control key hazards and risks associated with the individual’s work area or area of responsibility according to standard workplace procedures
LO 2. Follow enterprise hygiene standards, procedures, and practices
2.1 Comply with personal hygiene in work area and OHS requirements
2.2 Select appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment in accordance with enterprise and OHS requirements
2.3 Check appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment in accordance with enterprise and OHS requirements
2.4 Use appropriate PPE in accordance with enterprise and OHS requirements
2.5 Maintain appropriate PPE in accordance with enterprise and OHS requirements
2.6 Strictly follow hygiene procedures in accordance with enterprise, legislative, and OHS requirements
LO 3. Handle and store seafood and aquatic product
3.1 Handle seafood and aquatic products in accordance with enterprise, legislative, and OHS requirements
3.2 Store seafood and aquatic products in accordance with enterprise, legislative, and OHS requirements
3.3 Store seafood and aquatic products at the correct temperature to maintain optimal freshness
LO 4. Follow the enterprise food safety program
4.1 Consistently undertake all work activities in conformance with the requirements of an approved enterprise food safety program
4.2 Identify areas of risk in work area according to workplace requirements
4.3 Evaluate areas of risk in work area according to workplace requirements
4.4 Report areas of risk in work area according to workplace requirements
4.5 Control areas of risk in work area according to workplace requirements
4.6 Monitor areas of risk in work area according to workplace requirements
4.7 Take corrective actions within the individual’s scope of responsibilities to minimize risk in accordance with the enterprise food safety program
4.8 Report risks promptly according to workplace requirements
4.9 Complete records according to enterprise requirements and work responsibility
LESSON 16: ADJUSTING AND POSITIONING BEACH SEINES, MESH NETS, OR GILL NETS (BMNG)
LO 1. Organize a work area for adjusting beach seines, mesh nets, or gill nets
1.1 Identify unsafe and inefficient aspects of the work area according to workplace requirements
1.2 Rectify unsafe and inefficient aspects of the work area according to workplace requirements
1.3 Provide clear instructions in accordance to established standards
1.4 Make all tools and equipment available according to standard operating procedures
1.5 Use appropriate equipment and devises for slinging beach seines, mesh nets, or gill nets in accordance to established standards
LO 2. Adjust components of beach seine, mesh net, or gill net to optimize catch
2.1 Assess performance of beach seines, mesh nets, or gill nets according to workplace requirements
2.2 Measure and compare components of beach seine, mesh net, or gill net to confirm symmetry
2.3 Assess the effectiveness of the deployment of beach seine, mesh net, or gill net component in accordance with standard operating procedures
2.4 Adjust components of beach seine, mesh net, or gill net according to established standards
2.5 Recondition or construct components of beach seine, mesh net, or gill net according to established standards
LO 3. Position beach seines, mesh nets, or gill nets to optimize catch
3.1 Develop fishing strategy according to workplace requirements
3.2 Assess the quality of catches according to standard procedures
3.3 Monitor position of beach seines, mesh nets, or gill nets in accordance with standard operating procedures
3.4 Monitor the vessel position during the deployment and retrieval of beach seines, mesh nets, or gill nets in accordance with successful fishing strategy requirements
3.5 Strictly follow workers’ safety practices according to workplace requirements
LESSON 17. MAINTAINING, PREPARING, DEPLOYING AND RETRIEVING MESH NETS OR GILL NETS TO LAND CATCH (PDRM)
LO 1. Maintain beach Seines, mesh nets, or gill nets
1.1 Check beach seines, mesh nets, or gill in accordance with standard vessel maintenance procedures
1.2 Identify damaged beach seine, mesh net, or gill net components according to established standards
1.3 Condition or replace damaged beach seine, mesh net, or gill net components according to established standards
1.4 Order replacement beach seine, mesh net, or gill net components according to enterprise procedures
1.5 Dispose of defective beach seine, mesh net, or gill net components according to environmental protection regulations and enterprise procedures
LO 2. Deploy beach seines, mesh nets, or gill nets
2.1 Connect beach seine, mesh net, or gill net components in the configuration required according to established fishing methods
2.2 Carry out deployment of beach seines, mesh nets, or gill nets from the vessel according to vessel operating and safety procedures
2.3 Ensure accurate deployment of beach seines, mesh nets, or gill nets in accordance with established fishing operation
2.4 Deploy devices and systems according to environmental standards
2.5 Clean beach seine, mesh net, or gill net storage area according to hygiene requirements and vessel operating procedures
LO 3. Retrieve the beach seine, mesh net, or gill net
3.1 Apply beach seines, mesh nets, or gill nets in accordance with vessel operating procedure
3.2 Retrieve beach seines, mesh nets, or gill nets in accordance with vessel operating procedure
3.3 Land catch and remove from beach seines, mesh nets, or gill nets according to established seafood quality standards
3.4 Disconnect beach seines, mesh nets, or gill nets according to crew and working area safety requirements
3.5 Stow beach seines, mesh nets, or gill nets according to crew and working area safety requirements.
LO 4. Land, contain, and sort catch
4.1 Prepare containment devices to receive the catch according to hygiene requirements and vessel operating procedures
4.2 Load catch into containment devices according to vessel hygiene, safety, and operating procedures
4.3 Sort catch to maximize by-catch survival and seafood quality according to vessel operating procedures and fisheries regulations
LESSON 18: ADJUSTING AND POSITIONING HAND OPERATED LINES (AHOL)
LO 1. Organize a work area to adjust hand operated lines
1.1 Identify unsafe and inefficient aspects of the work area according to workplace requirements
1.2 Rectify unsafe and inefficient aspects of the work area according to workplace requirements
1.3 Provide clear instructions to work teams in accordance with established standards
1.4 All tools and equipment are made available according to standard operating procedures
LO 2. Adjust hand-operated line components to optimize catch
2.1 Assess the performance of hand- operated lines according to workplace requirements.
2.2 Observe catches in accordance with standard operating procedures
2.3 Adjust hand-operated line components according to established standards
2.4 Recondition or construct hand- operated line components according to established standards
LO 3. Position hand-operated lines to optimize catch
3.1 Develop fishing strategy according to workplace requirements
3.2 Monitor the position of beach seines, mesh nets, or gill nets in accordance with standard operating procedures
3.3 Alter the position of beach seines, mesh nets, or gill nets according to standard operating procedures
3.4 Monitor vessel position during deployment and retrieval of hand- operated lines in accordance with successful fishing strategy requirements
3.5 Strictly follow worker safety practices according to workplace requirements
LESSON 19: MAINTAINING, PREPARING, DEPLOYING, AND RETRIEVING HAND OPERATED LINES TO LAND CATCH (RHLC)
LO 1. Maintain hand-operated lines
1.1 Check hand-operated lines in accordance with the standard vessel maintenance procedures
1.2 Identify damaged hand-operated line components according to established standards
1.3 Recondition or replace damaged hand operated line components according to established standards
1.4 Order the replacement hand-operated line components according to enterprise procedures
1.5 Dispose of defective hand-operated line components according to environmental protection regulations and enterprise procedures
LO 2. Deploy hand-operated lines
2.1 Connect hand-operated line components in the configuration required according to established fishing methods
2.2 Operate equipment used to deploy hand operated lines from the vessel according to vessel operating and safety procedures
2.3 Deploy hand-operated lines in accordance with established fishing operation
2.4 Deploy devices and systems according to environmental standards
2.5 Clean hand-operated line storage area according to hygiene requirements and vessel operating procedures
LO 3. Retrieve hand-operated lines
3.1 Operate equipment used to retrieve the catch to the vessel according to vessel operating and safety procedures
3.2 Guide lines to equipment according to workplace requirements
3.3 Manipulate lines to equipment according to workplace requirements
3.4 Handle traces and line ends in accordance with established operating procedures to maximize seafood quality
3.5 Disconnect and stow hand-operated lines according to safety requirements
LO 4. Land, contain, and, sort catch
4.1 Prepare containment devices to receive the catch according to hygiene requirements and vessel operating procedures
4.2 Load catch into containment devices according to vessel hygiene, safety, and operating procedures
4.3 Sort catch to maximize by-catch survival and seafood quality according to vessel operating procedures and fisheries regulations
LESSON 20: ADJUSTING AND POSITIONING POTS AND TRAPS (APPT)
LO 1. Organize a work area to adjust pots and traps
1.1 Identify unsafe and inefficient aspects of the work area according to workplace requirements
1.2 Rectify unsafe and inefficient aspects of the work area according to workplace requirements
1.3 Provide clear instructions to work teams in accordance to established standards
1.4 Make all tools and equipment available according to standard operating procedures.
LO 2. Adjust hand-operated line components to optimize catch
2.1 Assess the performance of pots and traps according to workplace requirements
2.2 Observe catches in accordance with standard operating procedures
2.3 Adjust pots and traps components according to established standards
2.4 Recondition or construct hand- operated line components according to established standards
LO 3. Position pots and traps to optimize catch
3.1 Develop fishing strategy according to workplace requirements
3.2 Monitor position of pots and traps accordance with standard operating procedures
3.3 Alter position of pots and traps in accordance with standard operating procedures
3.4 Monitor vessel position during the Follow workers’ safety practices according to workplace requirements.
LESSON 21: MAINTAINING, PREPARING, DEPLOYING AND RETRIEVING POTS AND TRAPS (MRPT)
LO 1. Maintain traps and pots
1.1 Check traps and pots in accordance with standard vessel maintenance procedures
1.2 Identify damaged trap and pot components according to established standards
1.3 Recondition or replace damaged trap and pot components according to established standards
1.4 Order replacement gear components according to enterprise procedures
1.5 Dispose of defective trap and pot components according to environmental protection regulations and enterprise procedures
LO 2. Deploy traps and pots
2.1 Prepare trap and pot components according to workplace requirements
2.2 Prepare trap and pot components according to workplace requirements
2.3 Ensure that trap and pot components are configured according to established fishing methods
2.4 Move traps and pots in accordance with vessel operating procedures, lifting guidelines, and deck team work procedures
2.5 Deploy traps and pots in accordance with established fishing operation
2.6 Deploy devices and systems according to manuals and environmental standards
2.7 Ensure that trap and pot storage area and devices are cleaned according to hygiene requirements and vessel operating procedures
LO 3. Retrieve traps and pots
3.1 Operate equipment used to retrieve the catch to the vessel according to vessel operating and safety procedures
3.2 Apply ropes to hauling devices in accordance with supervisor’s instructions
3.3 Load hauling devices into baskets for stowing in accordance with supervisor’s instructions
3.4 Extract catch from traps and pots in accordance with instructions from supervisor and to maximize seafood quality
3.5 Disconnect and stow traps and pots according to safety procedures
Technology-Livelihood Education and Technical-Vocational Track specializations may be taken between Grades 9 to 12.
Schools may offer specializations from the four strands as long as the minimum number of hours for each specialization is met.
Please refer to the sample Curriculum Map on the next page for the number of semesters per Agri-Fishery Arts specialization and those that have pre-requisites. Curriculum Maps may be modified according to specializations offered by a school.
Source: K to 12 – Agri-Fishery Arts – Fish Capture (NC II) Curriculum Guide
