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Explain compliance responsibilities for a seafood operation under
fisheries legislation
Level
4
Credits
20
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain and identify the
fisheries legislation that applies to a seafood operation; explain the legislative
requirements that apply to a seafood operation under the fisheries legislation;
and explain the rights, obligations and responsibilities of seafood industry
workers when interacting with compliance personnel.
This unit standard is designed for experienced persons working in the
seafood industry.
Subfield
Seafood
Domain
Seafood Risk Management
Status
Registered
Status date
16 October 2009
Date version published
16 October 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
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
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Definitions
Seafood industry worker in this unit standard refers to any person working in the
seafood industry.
Seafood operation refers to a seafood harvesting, fish receiving or seafood
processing operation.
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Fisheries legislation requirements include but are not limited to the Fisheries Act
1996, associated regulations and subsequent amendments.
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Candidates must select one seafood operation which is to be the same for each
element.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Explain and identify the fisheries legislation that applies to a seafood operation.
Performance criteria
1.1
The explanation includes the structure and function of fisheries legislation that
applies to the seafood operation.
Range
acts, regulations, notices, directives, conditions.
1.2
The explanation includes the options available and procedures used to ensure
the company and/or owner is kept up to date with current legislation.
1.3
Specific details of the fisheries legislation that apply to the seafood operation
are identified and located.
Range
three scenarios.
Element 2
Explain the legislation requirements that apply to a seafood operation under the fisheries
legislation.
Performance criteria
2.1
The explanation includes the legislation requirements of the Quota
Management System that apply to the seafood operation.
2.2
The explanation includes the legislation requirements for recordkeeping that
apply to the seafood operation.
2.3
The explanation includes the legislation requirements for reporting that apply to
the seafood operation.
2.4
The explanation includes the systems in place to ensure these legislation
requirements are met in the seafood operation.
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Element 3
Explain the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of seafood industry workers when
interacting with compliance personnel.
Range
Fishery Officers and others who have the authority to exercise Fishery Officer
powers, Ministry of Fisheries observer.
Performance criteria
3.1
The explanation includes the powers of compliance personnel in accordance
with the fisheries legislation.
3.2
The explanation includes seafood industry workers’ rights and obligations in
complying with instructions from compliance personnel.
Range
3.3
vessel-based operation – skipper, first mate, factory manager,
crew member;
land-based operation – factory manager, supervisor, process
worker;
evidence is required for one type of operation.
The explanation includes the roles and responsibilities of seafood industry
workers’ when interacting with compliance personnel.
Range
vessel-based operation – skipper, first mate, factory manager,
crew member;
land-based operation – factory manager, supervisor, process
worker;
evidence is required for one type of operation.
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.
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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