Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

SFIAQUA409B Mapping and Delivery Guide
Implement, monitor and review stock production

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency SFIAQUA409B - Implement, monitor and review stock production
Description This unit of competency involves implementing and monitoring stock production activities. It covers the review of records and the trial of new processes to improve performance.No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application The unit has application to cultured or held stock in holding, display, hatchery, nursery or grow out facilities.The unit applies to personnel who have technical responsibilities for stock production and for improving production outcomes.Feeding, health management, handling, harvesting and post-harvest activities are covered by other aquaculture specialist units.Skills in supervising staff are covered by AHCWRK403A Supervise work routines and staff performance.All enterprise or workplace procedures and activities are carried out according to relevant government regulations, licensing and other compliance requirements, including occupational health and safety (OHS) guidelines, food safety and hygiene regulations and procedures, and ecologically sustainable development (ESD) principles. Equipment operation, maintenance, repairs and calibrations are undertaken in a safe manner that conforms to manufacturer instructions. Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is selected, checked, used and maintained.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Implement and monitor stock production plan
  • Production plan, policies and procedures are conveyed to staff for implementation.
  • Feed supplies are assessed against production plan and feeding schedule.
  • Distribution schedules are monitored and stocking rates varied, as required.
  • Stock growth or production is monitored using an appropriate performance recording system and harvesting is undertaken to meet marketing goals.
  • Stock health is monitored and any pest, parasite or disease outbreaks quickly controlled with samples being sent to relevant authorities, where required.
  • Effects of feeds and health treatments on stock are monitored and actions taken to avoid or minimise stock health problems and negative effects on product quality.
  • Options for mechanisation or automation of process or activity are assessed, including the use of specialised contract services.
  • Progress of production plan is reviewed regularly with staff.
       
Element: Continually review and improve production performance
  • Physical and operations records are maintained for analysis and evaluation of production performance and for management of the business.
  • Evaluation of production performance at each stage or component of enterprise is undertaken to determine sustainability and profitability and for use in reviewing and revising production plans.
  • Information on innovations related to existing or potential enterprises and facility activities are obtained and assessed to determine their relevance and possible application.
  • Relevant innovations are tested to determine their suitability and adaptability to individual circumstances, their benefit/cost assessed, and outcomes reported to the management teams.
  • Management team is kept informed of production schedule and performance.
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to:

develop operational guidelines and monitoring systems for stock production activities, including water supply and disposal

identify, review and test innovative practices and procedures

interpret water quality and environmental monitoring results

implement the holding, display, hatchery, nursery or grow out operational procedures

monitor stock growth and health and associated activities, including feed supplies, health treatments and stocking densities

maintain, review and act on records of production through stages of production

use contingency plans and emergency procedures for the aquaculture, seafood holding or ornamental

enterprise.

Assessment must confirm knowledge of:

water quality and environmental testing required for given situations

water quality and environment parameters

environmental impact statement guidelines.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment is to be conducted at the workplace or in a simulated work environment.

Resources may include:

functioning aquaculture, seafood holding or ornamental facility, including staff

laboratory.

Method of assessment

The following assessment methods are suggested:

record books

research assignment

third-party reference

workplace project.

Guidance information for assessment

This unit may be assessed holistically with units relating to production, for example SFIAQU401C Develop and implement a stock health program, SFIAQUA408C Supervise harvest and post-harvest activities, and other units in a qualification.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

communicating with staff and management

assessing options for mechanisation or automation of process or activity, including the use of specialised contract services

identifying profitable innovations

implementing OHS procedures

implementing stock production plans

monitor health and welfare of stock

operating, maintaining and repairing monitoring equipment

providing feedback to team leaders and staff on stock husbandry and production operations

purchasing equipment

organising and monitoring multiple production activities

recognising abnormal stock behaviour and environmental factors that can impact on operations.

Literacy skills used for:

extracting data/information from journals, websites, magazines, books and trade journals

interpreting aquatic engineering, culture technology and species biology papers

reading and interpreting monitoring schedules

recording and analysing monitoring information

reading water quality guidelines.

Numeracy skills used for:

applying formulae to calculate water flow

using computer operations, including using spreadsheets and entering data

measuring weights and volumes

reading machines or test kits.

Required knowledge

culture stock physiology, biology and ecology

disease surveillance and treatment protocols

environmental protection guidelines

equipment used in production

production methods for given species

stock husbandry and management

water quality parameters and environmental requirements for given species:

basic and advanced water quality tests

monitoring equipment calibration and operating methods

monitoring equipment maintenance and basic repairs

monitoring equipment options and limitations.

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.

Cultured or held stock may include:

adults, broodstock (ready to breed), seedstock or stockers, eggs and sperm, fertilised eggs, larvae, post-larvae, seed, spat, hatchlings, yearlings, juveniles, fry, fingerlings, yearlings, smolt, sporophytes, seedlings and tissue cultures

finfish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic reptiles, amphibians, polychaete and oligochaete worms, plankton, micro-algae, seaweed, aquatic plants, live rock, sponges and other aquatic invertebrates

for human consumption (seafood), stockers for other farms, stockers for conservation or recreational fishing, display or companion animals (ornamentals), and other products, including pearls, skins, shells, eggs, chemicals and pigments

wild caught, hatchery or nursery reared.

Relevant government regulations, licensing and other compliance requirements may include:

business or workplace operations, policies and practices:

commercial law, including fair trading and trade practices

consumer law

corporate law, including registration, licensing and financial reporting

disability policies and practices

equal opportunity, anti-discrimination and sexual harassment

industrial relations and awards, individual employment contracts and share of catch agreements

jurisdictional variations

superannuation

taxation

trade practices

warnings and dismissals

worker's compensation

ESD principles, environmental hazard identification, risk assessment and control

fisheries or aquaculture regulations, permits, licences, quotas, catch restrictions and other compliance requirements, including:

Australian Exclusive Economic Zone

international treaties and agreements

food safety, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), hygiene and temperature control along chain of custody

imports quarantine and inspection, and importing approved arrangements for Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS), Australian Customs Service (ACS) and Biosecurity Australia (BA)

Indigenous native title, land claims and cultural activities, including fishing by traditional methods

maritime and occupational diving operations:

foreign and Australian legislation applying to quarantine and customs

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)

International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW 1978)

Marine Emergency Response Search and Rescue (MERSAR)

National Standards for Commercial Vessels

pollution prevention - International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78)

Uniform Shipping Laws (USL) Code

use of vessels, right of way and other marine orders, bunkering and refuelling

land, buildings and vehicles:

buildings and structures design and appearance, constructions and additions

poaching, trespass and theft

road laws for use of motor vehicles, bikes, trucks and other transport equipment

soil and water management

use of chemicals and biological agents

use of firearms and powerheads

use of utilities, including water, natural gas, electricity and sewage

water or land lease, tenure or ownership and use

OHS hazard identification, risk assessment and control

product quality assurance:

correct naming and labelling (e.g. country of origin, Australian Fish Names Standard and eco-labelling)

correct quantities, sizes and other customer requirements

third-party certification (e.g. Australian Grown and ISO 14001:2004 Environmental management systems).

OHS guidelines may include:

appropriate workplace provision of first aid kits and fire extinguishers

clean, uncluttered, hygienic workplace

codes of practice, regulations and/or guidance notes which may apply in a jurisdiction or industry sector

enterprise-specific OHS safety procedures, policies or standards

hazard and risk assessment of workplace, maintenance activities and control measures

induction or training of staff, contractors and visitors 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, including manual handling, and the handling and storage of hazardous substances

safe systems and procedures for outdoor work, including protection from solar radiation, fall protection, 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.

Food safety and hygiene regulations and procedures may include:

Australian Shellfish Sanitation program

display, packaging and sale of food, including seafood and aquatic products

equipment design, use, cleaning and maintenance

exporting requirements, including AQIS Export Control (Fish) orders

handling and disposal of condemned or recalled seafood products

HACCP, food safety program, and other risk minimisation and quality assurance systems

location, construction and servicing of seafood premises

people, product and place hygiene and sanitation requirements

Primary Products Standard and the Australian Seafood Standard (voluntary)

processing, further processing and preparation of food including seafood and aquatic products

product labelling, tracing and recall

receipt, storage and transportation of food, including seafood and aquatic products

requirements set out in Australian and New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) Food Standards Code and state and territory food regulations

temperature and contamination control along chain of custody.

ESD principles may include:

controlling use and recycling of water, and managing water quality and quantity

increasing use of renewable, recyclable and recoverable resources

managing environmental hazard identification, risk assessment and control

managing imported products quarantine and inspection, facility biosecurity, translocation of livestock and genetic material, and health certification

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

minimising noise, dust, light or odour emissions

planning environmental and resource efficiency improvements

preventing genetically modified 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 use of non-renewable resources

reducing disturbances to soils, erosion and surface water flows from machinery use and other activities

reducing energy use and introducing alternative energy sources.

PPE may include:

buoyancy vest or personal floatation device (PFD)

gloves, mitts or gauntlets, and protective hand and arm covering

hard hat or protective head covering

hearing protection (e.g. ear plugs and ear muffs)

insulated protective clothing for freezers or chillers and refrigeration units

non-slip and waterproof boots (gumboots) or other safety footwear

personal locator beacon or Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB)

protective eyewear, glasses and face mask

protective hair, beard and boot covers

protective outdoor clothing for tropical conditions

respirator or face mask

safety harness

sun protection (e.g. sun hat, sunscreen and sunglasses)

uniforms, overalls or protective clothing (e.g. mesh and waterproof aprons)

waterproof clothing (e.g. wet weather gear and waders).

Production plan may include:

broodstock or seedstock source

culture structures

feeding:

formulated

natural or cultured live-feeds and micro-algae

handling, harvesting and on-farm transport

layout:

farm

hatchery

nursery

monitoring:

environmental

stock

water

on-farm post-harvest

stock health.

Physical and operations records may include:

breeding, feeding and production records

environmental conditions

financial information for taxation purposes

inputs and services to production

mortality and health management

purchased labour, contracting and share-farming costs

rations, sales and purchases

stock transfers.

Information can be obtained from:

books and publications

extension services and farm consultants

farm input suppliers

field days, workshops and conferences

fisheries and aquaculture research institutes' (e.g. RTO's, universities and government departments) websites

news media and farm newspapers/journals

other farmers.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Production plan, policies and procedures are conveyed to staff for implementation. 
Feed supplies are assessed against production plan and feeding schedule. 
Distribution schedules are monitored and stocking rates varied, as required. 
Stock growth or production is monitored using an appropriate performance recording system and harvesting is undertaken to meet marketing goals. 
Stock health is monitored and any pest, parasite or disease outbreaks quickly controlled with samples being sent to relevant authorities, where required. 
Effects of feeds and health treatments on stock are monitored and actions taken to avoid or minimise stock health problems and negative effects on product quality. 
Options for mechanisation or automation of process or activity are assessed, including the use of specialised contract services. 
Progress of production plan is reviewed regularly with staff. 
Physical and operations records are maintained for analysis and evaluation of production performance and for management of the business. 
Evaluation of production performance at each stage or component of enterprise is undertaken to determine sustainability and profitability and for use in reviewing and revising production plans. 
Information on innovations related to existing or potential enterprises and facility activities are obtained and assessed to determine their relevance and possible application. 
Relevant innovations are tested to determine their suitability and adaptability to individual circumstances, their benefit/cost assessed, and outcomes reported to the management teams. 
Management team is kept informed of production schedule and performance. 

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