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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Maintain trawls ready for deployment
   • Check trawl against the vessel maintenance plan and supervisor instructions
   • Identify and report defective and replacement trawl components to supervisor
   • Recondition or repair defective components according to supervisor instructions
   • Dispose of defective trawl components according to workplace requirements
2. Deploy trawls
   • Connect trawl components in the configuration according to fishing method and supervisor instructions
   • Use machinery to deploy the trawls from the vessel according to supervisor instructions
   • Deploy trawl, ensuring it is not twisted or fouled
   • Deploy devices and systems, ensuring operating efficiency and environmental impact and interaction with by-catch are minimised
3. Retrieve trawls
   • Guide trawls onto winches according to supervisor instructions
   • Haul ropes using capstans and gilson winches according to supervisor instructions
   • Control, empty and retie cod ends according to supervisor instructions
   • Disconnect and stow trawl, ensuring ease of deployment, crew safety and safe working area
4. Land, contain and sort the catch
   • Prepare containment devices to receive the catch according to supervisor instructions
   • Load catch safely into containment devices
   • Handle and sort seafood according to food safety and hygiene requirements
   • Sort catch to maximise by-catch survival and seafood quality