Assessor Resource
SFICOMP201B
Undertake a local operation
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
Typically an operation is undertaken on a specific direction from senior personnel or as a routine event based on a fisheries management agency's work plan.
Planning and preparation include ensuring that equipment is available and in working condition, that relevant information is obtained beforehand relating to weather forecasts, tides and seasonal factors, and that appropriate safety precautions are taken.
Persons undertaking local operational work would be expected to use their knowledge of the local area. This might include knowledge of significant geographic and cultural features, flora and fauna species, habitats and historical information about the local community, and fisher and tourist behaviour in the region.
The operation will usually involve some type of observation or monitoring role, skills that are covered by SFICOMP202B Conduct field observations. On return from the operation, a debriefing will be held, equipment and vessels or vehicles will be cleaned and stored and an operations record or report submitted.
This unit of competency involves planning, preparing, undertaking and reporting on a local operation following an agency's policies and procedures.
Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements may apply to this unit. Therefore it will be necessary to check with the relevant state or territory regulators for current licensing, legislative or regulatory requirements before undertaking this unit.
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