Elements and Performance Criteria
- Maintain traps and pots ready for deployment
- Check traps and pots against vessel maintenance plan and supervisor instructions
- Identify and report defective, worn or loose pot and trap components to supervisor
- Recondition or repair defective components according to supervisor instructions
- Dispose of defective trap and pot components according to workplace requirements
- Deploy traps and pots
- Prepare and gather trap and pot components ready for deployment
- Connect trap and pot components in the configuration according to fishing method and supervisor instructions
- Use machinery to safely deploy the gear from the vessel according to supervisor instructions
- Move traps and pots according to vessel operating procedures, lifting guidelines and deck teamwork procedures
- Deploy traps and pots, checking lines are not fouled, and ensure correct trap or pot orientation
- Deploy devices and systems, ensuring efficient operation and environmental impact and interaction with by-catch are minimised
- Retrieve traps and pots
- Retrieve floats and dan poles according to supervisor instructions
- Attach ropes to hauling devices and load into baskets for stowing according to supervisor instructions
- Extract catch from traps and pots according to supervisor instructions and in a manner to maximise seafood quality
- Disconnect and stow traps and pots, ensuring ease of deployment, crew safety and safe working area
- Land, contain and sort the catch