This unit standard is for people working in a commercial seafood operation.
People credited with this unit standard are able to steer a commercial fishing vessel.
They are also able to describe: the danger of relying on an autopilot; vessel types, and the processes used to determine the risk of, and avoid, collision at sea; the process a watchkeeper uses to determine the position of a seafood vessel; the lookout and watchkeeping practices used during a watch; circumstances in which a watchkeeper is required to call the master to the wheelhouse; and the process for monitoring the position of a vessel at anchor.
