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Identify ethical issues relating to the work of fisheries observers
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to identify and describe
ethical values and standards that apply to fisheries observers, and describe
areas of potential ethical conflict for fisheries observers.
Subfield
Seafood
Domain
Seafood Vessel Operations
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
1
Fisheries observer means, in the context of this unit standard, any person,
supernumerary to a vessel’s crew, who is employed to observe the activities of a
seafood vessel, its crew, and/or the marine environment, and report their
observations to their employer.
2
Codes of Conduct include any code of conduct or ethics, or other instructions issued
by the employer of the fisheries observer.
3
Ethical values and standards refer to values about what is right, fair, just and good in
terms of the conduct and behaviour of: fisheries observers in their dealings with their
employers; the vessel’s owners and operators, crew, and other personnel such as
other fisheries observers, company representatives or agents; fisheries officers; and
wharf personnel.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Identify and describe ethical values and standards and obligations that apply to fisheries
observers.
Performance criteria
1.1
Ethical values and standards required when carrying out the role of a fisheries
observer are identified and described in accordance with codes of conduct of
the employer.
Range
includes but is not limited to – maintenance of professional
integrity, impartiality, confidentiality.
1.2
Reasons why ethical values and standards are relevant to a fisheries observer
are identified.
1.3
The powers of a fisheries observer and obligations of persons on vessels
carrying fisheries observers are described in accordance with the Fisheries Act
1996, in relation to the ethical values and standards required.
Element 2
Describe areas of potential ethical conflict for fisheries observers.
Performance criteria
2.1
The description identifies and describes areas of potential ethical conflict
between personal and employer interests.
Range
2.2
examples include but are not limited to – acceptance of gifts,
personal friendships/relationships, disclosure of information,
matters of conscience and duty;
evidence is required for four examples.
The description identifies and describes areas of potential ethical conflict
between personal and vessel owner/operator’s interests.
Range
examples include but are not limited to – commercial sensitivity,
disclosure of information;
evidence is required for two examples.
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.
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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 standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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