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Work with trawl nets and trawl gear under supervision
Level
3
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe trawl nets and
associated trawl gear; repair trawl net under supervision; and describe and
demonstrate the attachment of floats and groundlines to a trawl net.
Subfield
Seafood
Domain
Seafood Vessel Operations
Status
Registered
Status date
23 April 2007
Date version published
23 April 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0123
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
Definition
Trawl gear refers to the gear used from the trawl warps to the codend, and all gear and
equipment in between.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe trawl nets and associated trawl gear.
Performance criteria
1.1
Parts of the net and associated trawl gear are identified using nautical
terminology.
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1.2
Common maintenance tasks required for trawl nets and associated trawl gear
are described in accordance with company requirements.
1.3
Methods of tying up the codend and tying on the beckets are described in
accordance with company requirements.
1.4
The distinguishing features of bottom and mid-water trawl nets are described.
Element 2
Repair trawl net under supervision.
Performance criteria
2.1
The twine size is selected appropriate to section of net to be repaired.
2.2
The needle is loaded according to the supervisor’s instructions.
2.3
The repair is carried out within the timeframe set by the supervisor.
2.4
The repair is carried out according to the supervisor’s instructions and company
requirements.
Range
includes but is not limited to – uniform mesh size, net shape, lay or
run of the net, tension, knots.
Element 3
Describe and demonstrate the attachment of floats and groundlines to a trawl net.
Performance criteria
3.1
The procedures to attach a groundline to a net are described in accordance with
the supervisor’s instructions.
Range
3.2
The procedures to attach floats to a net are described in accordance with the
supervisor’s instructions.
Range
3.3
two procedures.
two procedures.
The floats and groundlines are attached to the trawl net in accordance with the
supervisor’s instructions.
Range
evidence is required for two floats and two groundlines.
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Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation sitostandards@primaryito.ac.nz
if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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