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Demonstrate knowledge of net mending and mend a hole in netting
Level
2
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify the components of
a fishing net; describe net mending tools and equipment; and mend a hole in
mesh netting, which includes sideknots and endknots.
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 by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
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This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
In this unit standard, the components of the various nets include:
seine – cork or float line, lead line, purse line, bunt;
set – cork line, lead line, down lines;
trawl – wings, square, top panels, lengthener, codend, gussets, selvage, headline,
bolshline, bellys.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Identify the components of a fishing net.
Range
net includes – seine, set, trawl.
Performance criteria
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1.1
The components of the net are identified using netmakers’ terminology.
1.2
The components of the net are identified in terms of their position on the net.
Element 2
Describe net mending tools and equipment.
Range
needles, knife, sharpening tools.
Performance criteria
2.1
The use of the tools and equipment in relation to net mending are described.
2.2
The maintenance requirements of the tools and equipment are described in
terms of retaining their proper working order.
2.3
The safety measures required for the use of each of the tools and equipment
are described.
Element 3
Mend a hole in mesh netting, which includes sideknots and endknots.
Range
hole no more than six rows deep.
Performance criteria
3.1
The mending orientation and techniques used are consistent with the netting,
the hole and the efficient repair of the hole.
3.2
The repaired mesh size and shape is consistent with the surrounding netting.
3.3
The twine size and material used for the repair are consistent with the
surrounding netting.
3.4
The knots used in the repair are consistent with the surrounding netting and the
efficient repair of the hole.
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.
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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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