Application
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to coordinate sustainable operational practices and implement strategies that minimise waste, conserve energy resources and manage water use.
The unit applies to individuals who have responsibility for overseeing environmental requirements in their area of operation or for their work group or team in an aquaculture facility.
All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, according to state/territory health and safety, biosecurity and environmental regulations, legislation and standards that apply to the workplace.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements | Performance Criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Coordinate water quality and environmental monitoring programs | 1.1 Confirm strategies for meeting legislative and environmental obligations and allocations of resources with senior personnel 1.2 Select water quality variables and environmental criteria to be monitored 1.3 Prepare and brief staff on monitoring schedules 1.4 Develop monitoring systems to ensure that quality of water supply system meets requirements of cultured or held stock |
2. Develop effluent and waste treatment and disposal programs | 2.1 Determine environmental risks and develop effluent and waste treatment and disposal programs to minimise emissions and discharges according to legislative requirements 2.2 Investigate opportunities to minimise energy and waste and utilise recycling 2.3 Evaluate options for on-site or off-site disposal of wastes against environmental management plan 2.4 Minimise adverse environmental impacts due to effluent and waste treatments and disposal |
3. Manage resource use for facility | 3.1 Develop water quality management strategies to minimise water and energy use 3.2 Develop stock production strategies to efficiently use water supply 3.3 Manage farm effluent to optimise its re-use opportunities |
4. Finalise and review environmental protection activities | 4.1 Record relevant environmental protection data, observations or information, and check any out-of-range or unusual records 4.2 Prepare compliance and other required reports of the effectiveness of environmental protection and provide to senior personnel, including recommendations for improvements 4.3 Give feedback to staff on their work performance 4.4 Investigate opportunities to improve sustainable aquaculture operations and submit to senior personnel |
Foundation Skills
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential for performance in this unit of competency but are not explicit in the performance criteria.
Skill | Description |
Reading | Interprets monitoring schedule, environmental protection guidelines and management policies Researches and evaluates key information from a range of sources relating to work activities |
Writing | Develops and documents monitoring schedules Prepares environmental protection data and compliance reports using accurate terminology and required formats Records information and data in workplace forms legibly and accurately |
Numeracy | Estimates time and resources Analyses water use data Analyses energy use |
Oral communication | Explains water quality and environmental monitoring requirements using language appropriate for audience |
Navigate the world of work | Keeps up-to-date on changes to legislation or regulations relevant to own role and area of responsibility, and considers implications of these when planning and undertaking work |
Interact with others | Collaborates with others and contributes knowledge and skills to achieve sustainable aquacultural practices |
Get the work done | Uses workplace digital systems and tools to access, organise and analyse information relevant to own role and area of responsibility |
Sectors
Aquaculture (AQU)