Revision, Reclassification, and Rollover of Seafood unit standards

FIELD AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

Revision, Reclassification, and Rollover of Seafood unit standards

Subfield	Domain	Id
Seafood	Seafood Generic	19517, 19518, 19519,19520, 20831, 20832
	Seafood Processing	12316, 17573, 17996, 18403, 21566, 21977
	Seafood Vessel Operations	16559-16564, 21067-21069

The Seafood Industry Training Organisation (SITO) has revised, reclassified, and aligned the review dates of the unit standards listed above.

The reason for this is to maintain the currency of rolled over unit standards until they can be reviewed, and to bring forward the planned review date of unit standard 17573 to match.

Date new versions published January 2008

Planned review date December 2009

Reason for the revision and reclassification

These standards have been reclassified into the Seafood Risk Management domain. The domain was specifically established to allow closer monitoring of standards perceived to carry a high risk factor and have high legislative compliance requirements. This will allow education organisations to concentrate on accreditation requirements aligned to their profiled training and unit standard assessment objectives, and appropriate to their resource capability.

The revision and reclassification has been endorsed by both the Seafood Processing and Seafood Vessel Operations sectors.

Main changes resulting from the revision

· All standards have been reclassified into the Seafood Risk Management domain;

· Titles for unit standards 16559, 16560, 20831, 21069, and 21566 have been amended;

· Definitions have been amended for consistency across the whole application and with more recently registered SITO unit standards;

· Legislation and regulations have been amended for currency and accuracy;

· Performance criteria have been updated in accordance with changes made to definitions.

Impact on existing provider accreditations

Current Accreditation for			Accreditation extended to
Nature of accreditation	Classification	Level	Nature of accreditation	Id	Level
Domain	Seafood Generic	6	Standards	19517, 19518	3
				20831	4
				19519, 20832	5
				19520	6
Domain	Seafood Processing	4+	Standards	17573, 17996, 18403, 21566, 21977	4
Domain	Seafood Processing	6	Standard	12316	6
Domain	Seafood Vessel Operations	3+	Standards	16559	2
		3+	Standards	16560	3
		4+	Standards	16561, 16562	4
		6	Standards	21067, 21069	5
		6	Standards	16563, 16564	6

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

AMAP 0123 has been updated to reflect the change of classification of the standards.

Impact on existing qualifications

Qualifications that contain the revised standards or classifications are tabled below.

Affected

The qualification lists a revised classification (domain or subfield) in an elective set

The qualification lists a standard that has changes to level or credits

Not materially affected

The qualification lists a standard that has a new title

The qualification lists a standard that has a new classification

The following SITO qualifications are not materially affected by the changes. They will be updated when they are next reviewed.

Qualification title	Standard in the qualification
National Certificate in Seafood Vessel Operations (Factory Trawler Technician) [Ref: 0842]	16559, 16561
National Diploma in Seafood Vessel Operations (Factory Trawler Technician) [Ref: 0843]	16561
National Certificate in Seafood Vessel Operations (Marine Engineering) (Level 4) [Ref: 1148]	16559, 21067
National Diploma in Seafood Vessel Operations (Marine Engineering) (Level 7) [Ref: 1149]	21067, 21068, 21069
National Certificate in Seafood Vessel Operations (Fishing Technology) [Ref: 1152]	16559
National Certificate in Seafood Vessel Operations (Small Vessel Seafood Harvesting) [Ref: 1154]	16559, 16560, 16561, 19517

Summary of main changes

All changes are in bold.

Subfield Seafood

Domain Seafood Generic

Domain Seafood Risk Management

Id	Title	Level	Credit
19517	Complete the unloading documentation on behalf of a Licensed Fish Receiver	3	5
19518	Produce transfer and sale documents for a Licensed Fish Receiver	3	8
19519	Produce a Licensed Fish Receiver Return	5	20
19520	Manage the Licensed Fish Receiver systems	6	30
20831	Explain and operate the New Zealand Food Safety Authority's electronic certification system Explain and operate the New Zealand Food Safety Authority's Electronic Certification system of Official Assurance	4	10
20832	Explain certification requirements for a premises operating under the Animal Products Act 1999	5	5

Domain Seafood Processing

Domain Seafood Risk Management

Id	Title	Level	Credit
12316	Coordinate the development and verification of a HACCP plan for a seafood processing operation	6	30
17573	Complete the documentation requirements for the Ministry of Fisheries Trade Information Scheme	4	5
17996	Develop and review a hazard identification and analysis for a seafood product	4	15
18403	Explain food safety legislation and its application in the seafood industry	4	10
21566	Explain and carry out operator verification for a seafood operation Carry out Operator Verification for a seafood operation as part of a Risk Management Programme	4	15
21977	Explain the operation and verification of a Risk Management Programme for a seafood operation	4	5

Domain Seafood Vessel Operations

Domain Seafood Risk Management

Id	Title	Level	Credit
16559	Describe basic responsibilities of a seafood industry worker under fisheries legislation Describe responsibilities of a seafood industry worker under fisheries legislation	2	5
16560	Participate in legislative compliance for seafood harvesting on a commercial fishing vessel Describe legislative compliance for seafood harvesting on a commercial fishing vessel	3	5
16561	Explain and apply legislative compliance for seafood processing on a commercial fishing vessel	4	10
16562	Explain compliance responsibilities for a seafood operation under fisheries legislation	4	20
16563	Manage the systems for legal compliance for seafood harvesting on a commercial fishing vessel	6	20
16564	Manage the systems for legal compliance for seafood processing on a commercial fishing vessel	6	20
21067	Demonstrate knowledge of occupational safety and health aboard a commercial seafood vessel	5	10
21068	Manage contractors' occupational safety and health aboard a deep-sea commercial seafood vessel	7	10
21069	Demonstrate knowledge of systems for the management of maritime safety aboard seafood vessels Demonstrate knowledge of Safe Ship Management aboard seafood vessels	5	10