Application
This unit applies to personnel employed as fishing tour guides, charter boat operators, deck hands, sports fishermen and retail tackle shop employees.
This may also include those working for private outdoor adventure companies, volunteer organisations, not for profit organisations, government agencies, or group instructors in outdoor education programs.
Prerequisites
Nil
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes of a unit of competency. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the required skills and knowledge section and the range statement. Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the Evidence Guide. |
1. Prepare to fish in a marine in-shore environment. | 1.1. Identify target recreational species and their habitats. 1.2. Identify potential hazards associated with marine-in shore fishing, and procedures to minimise risks. 1.3. Access relevant sources to interpret weather and environmental information that may impact on the activity. 1.4. Determine the most appropriate fishing technique for the target species. 1.5. Select appropriate fishing rig, equipment, terminal tackle, bait or lure and berley for target species and check working order. 1.6. Select safety equipment and gear to minimise risk of injury. 1.7. Assemble and balance fishing rig to suit target species, habitat and the fishing environment. |
2. Catch marine in-shore fish. | 2.1. Locate appropriate marine in-shore fishing location and determine safety measures according to relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures. 2.2. Deploy fishing rig using appropriate technique to present lure or bait to the target species. 2.3. Disperse berley if applicable. 2.4. Monitor fishing rigs performance and change settings as required to optimise outcomes. 2.5. Retrieve rig and land fish in appropriate manner according to relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures. |
3. Handle marine in-shore fish. | 3.1. Handle and release fish in a humane manner according to relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures. 3.2. Release fish using appropriate tagging and return techniques. 3.3. Despatch retained fish in a humane manner according to relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures. |
4. Finalise fishing operations. | 4.1. Analyse performance of the fishing rig, bait or lure and berley. 4.2. Identify improvements or modifications for future fishing sessions. 4.3. Clean, maintain and safely stow fishing rig and equipment according to organisational policies and procedures. |
Required Skills
Required skills |
problem-solving skills to: respond appropriately to changing conditions decide on marine in-shore fishing equipment and materials to use determine techniques to use when fishing in various conditions planning and organising skills to: source marine in-shore fishing equipment, materials, bait and berley ensure all gear and equipment is in good working order determine target fish, fishing rig and techniques to use to catch fish literacy skills to analyse, interpret and apply weather and environmental information, relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures to ensure safe conduct of marine in-shore fishing activities self management skills to: review and reflect on own performance set goals to improve marine in-shore fishing techniques first aid and emergency response skills appropriate to the location to enable initial response to emergencies and personal health care. |
Required knowledge |
legislation and organisational policies and procedures to enable safe and legal conduct of all activities performed in marine in-shore environments fish species preferred habitats and food or feeding styles fishing locations and best times to target fish species including tidal pattern, evening, dawn, season, migratory pattern, lunar cycle, breeding cycle marine in-shore fishing equipment, its characteristics and technology, and advantages and disadvantages of the range of equipment safety equipment and gear to minimise risk of injury baits and lures suitable for target species, fishing rig and deployment method bait or lure deployment methods and techniques which present the bait or lure to the target species in the most advantageous manner fishing rigging techniques suitable for marine in-shore and fishing rig setting adjustments to optimise performance selection, preparation and deployment of berley to maximise attraction of target species fishing rod designs and features suitable for marine in-shore applications and the target species hand reels suitable for marine in-shore fishing and the target species safe and appropriate rig and catch retrieval techniques which minimise stress to the fish and damage to the rig landing and de-hooking techniques appropriate to the species of fish techniques in handling fish and returning undersized and unwanted fish to the water without damage techniques to humanely dispatch fish quickly and decisively dangerous fish species and their defining features and methods of handling them weather and environmental information to ascertain possible conditions and their affect on the activity. |
Evidence Required
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 and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | Evidence of the following is essential: applies safety measures to conduct marine in-shore fishing activities and selects safety equipment and gear to minimise the risk of injury applies a range of fishing techniques and processes to catch and handle fish in marine in-shore environments using various baits and lures evaluates and reflects on own performance to identify strengths and weaknesses and areas that need improvement. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Assessment must ensure participation in multiple marine in-shore fishing activities in locations that reflect local conditions to demonstrate competency and consistency of performance. Assessment must also ensure access to: appropriate marine in-shore fishing environments marine in-shore fishing equipment. |
Method of assessment | A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit: observation of safe participation and demonstration of all practical tasks during marine in-shore fishing oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of marine in-shore fishing techniques and equipment observation of safe and humane catching and handling of fish third-party reports from a supervisor detailing performance. Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended. |
Range Statement
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. | |
Recreational species may include: | Australian Salmon Blackfish Bonito Bream Flathead Flounder Garfish Kingfish Luderick Mackeral Mangrove jack Morwong Mullet Mulloway Snapper Tailor Tarwhine Trevally Whiting. |
Hazards may include: | temperature extremes slippery or unstable terrain dangerous animals and insects stinging trees and nettles dense vegetation group management hazards slippery or unstable shore poor posture, poor technique poor carrying techniques loose or insecure craft when being transported. other craft the fishing location tides. |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion lost party or party member equipment failure stings or bites. |
Relevant sources may include: | Bureau of Meteorology media land managers or agencies coastal patrol or coastguard volunteer marine rescue local knowledge. |
Weather and environmental information may include: | satellite images daily and weekly forecasts maximum and minimum temperatures weather warnings event warnings river levels synoptic charts high and low tide predictions. |
Fishing techniques may include: | inshore reef fishing trolling lure spinning float bottom drifting live or bait dead. |
Fishing rig, equipment and terminal tackle, may include: | rods reels and line rigs. |
Bait may include: | prawns cungevoi bread abalone pilchards whitebait live fish pippies worms. |
Lures may include: | soft plastic metal minnow spinners. |
Berley may include: | tuna oil chicken pellets bread fish frames maggots commercial berley mix. |
Marine in-shore fishing locations may include: | rock platforms headlands beaches marine estuaries marine lakes. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety permits or permission for access environmental regulations: marine regulations fishing regulations and restrictions protected species recreational fishery and netting licenses fish and bag size limits. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | occupational health and safety safety and emergency procedures use, maintenance and storage of fishing equipment procedures for handling dangerous fish humane handling of fish policies procedures for returning undersized and unwanted fish to water manufacturer's design specifications and recommendations for equipment use |
Handle and release fish may include: | using fish handling tools, crates and rubber landing nets removing hook or cutting the line de hooking with fish still in the water using gentle release practices fizzing a fish releasing weights. |
Sectors
Outdoor Recreation
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills.
Licensing Information
Regulatory requirements may apply to this unit, depending on the waters in which the unit is to be assessed. Confirm requirements with the appropriate state authority.