The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Relevant government regulations, licensing and other compliance requirements may include: | business or workplace operations, policies and practices ESD principles, environmental hazard identification, risk assessment and control fisheries or aquaculture regulations, permits and licences health and welfare of aquatic animals Indigenous land rights and cultural activities maritime and occupational diving operations, safety at sea and pollution control OHS hazard identification, risk assessment and control |
OHS guidelines may include: | appropriate workplace provision of first aid kits codes of practice, regulations and/or guidance notes which may apply in a jurisdiction or industry sector enterprise-specific OHS procedures, policies or standards hazard and risk assessment of workplace, maintenance activities and control measures induction or training of staff and contractors in relevant OHS procedures and/or requirements to allow them to carry out their duties in a safe manner OHS training register safe lifting, carrying and handling techniques safe systems and procedures for outdoor work, including protection from solar radiation, confined space entry and the protection of people in the workplace systems and procedures for the safe maintenance of property, machinery and equipment, including hydraulics and exposed moving parts the appropriate use, maintenance and storage of PPE |
ESD principles may include: | improving energy efficiency increasing use of renewable, recyclable and recoverable resource managing environmental hazard identification, risk assessment and control managing stock health and welfare, especially for handling, holding, transport and slaughter managing sustainable fisheries or broodstock/seedstock collection requirements, such as size limits, quotas, season restrictions, population dynamics, fishing impacts, reducing by-catch, fisheries management strategies and maintaining biodiversity managing, controlling and treating effluents, chemical residues, contaminants, wastes and pollution preventing genetically modified organisms and live cultured or held organisms from escaping into environment protecting native and protected flora and fauna, marine or land parks or areas, adhering to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), the Ramsar Convention, World Heritage and other international treaties for which Australia is a signatory reducing emissions of greenhouse gases reducing energy use reducing use of non-renewable resources |
Culture or holding structures may include: | cages, pontoons, enclosures and pens, including associated moorings, anchors, floats and markers dams, ponds and pools display tanks, aquaria and aquascapes greenhouses, hothouses and igloos grow out facilities, hatcheries and nurseries harvesting swimways, canals or channels live holding tanks, bins, cages and pens longlines, posts, racks and rails, rafts, fences, socks, trays, sticks, baskets, modules, barrels, bags and panels open, flow-through, closed and semi-closed systems pest, predator and disease control structures purging or depurating systems tanks, raceways and recirculating systems water supply and disposal or effluent systems, including pumps, pipes, canals, channels, settlement ponds and storage dams |