<p> 15676 version 2 Page 1 of 3 Work with trawl nets and trawl gear under supervision</p><p>Level 3</p><p>Credits 8</p><p>Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe trawl nets and associated trawl gear; repair trawl net under supervision; and describe and demonstrate the attachment of floats and groundlines to a trawl net.</p><p>Subfield Seafood</p><p>Domain Seafood Vessel Operations</p><p>Status Registered</p><p>Status date 23 April 2007</p><p>Date version published 23 April 2007</p><p>Planned review date 31 December 2011</p><p>Entry information Open.</p><p>Accreditation Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.</p><p>Standard setting body (SSB) Primary Industry Training Organisation</p><p>Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference 0123 This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.</p><p>Special notes</p><p>Definition Trawl gear refers to the gear used from the trawl warps to the codend, and all gear and equipment in between.</p><p>Elements and performance criteria</p><p>Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018 15676 version 2 Page 2 of 3</p><p>Element 1</p><p>Describe trawl nets and associated trawl gear.</p><p>Performance criteria</p><p>1.1 Parts of the net and associated trawl gear are identified using nautical terminology.</p><p>1.2 Common maintenance tasks required for trawl nets and associated trawl gear are described in accordance with company requirements.</p><p>1.3 Methods of tying up the codend and tying on the beckets are described in accordance with company requirements.</p><p>1.4 The distinguishing features of bottom and mid-water trawl nets are described.</p><p>Element 2</p><p>Repair trawl net under supervision.</p><p>Performance criteria</p><p>2.1 The twine size is selected appropriate to section of net to be repaired.</p><p>2.2 The needle is loaded according to the supervisor’s instructions.</p><p>2.3 The repair is carried out within the timeframe set by the supervisor.</p><p>2.4 The repair is carried out according to the supervisor’s instructions and company requirements.</p><p>Range includes but is not limited to – uniform mesh size, net shape, lay or run of the net, tension, knots.</p><p>Element 3</p><p>Describe and demonstrate the attachment of floats and groundlines to a trawl net.</p><p>Performance criteria</p><p>3.1 The procedures to attach a groundline to a net are described in accordance with the supervisor’s instructions.</p><p>Range two procedures. </p><p>3.2 The procedures to attach floats to a net are described in accordance with the supervisor’s instructions.</p><p>Range two procedures.</p><p>Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018 15676 version 2 Page 3 of 3</p><p>3.3 The floats and groundlines are attached to the trawl net in accordance with the supervisor’s instructions.</p><p>Range evidence is required for two floats and two groundlines.</p><p>Please note</p><p>Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.</p><p>Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.</p><p>Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.</p><p>Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.</p><p>Comments on this unit standard</p><p>Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation [email protected] if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.</p><p>Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018</p>