Nominal hours for units of competency from the

SFI Seafood Industry

Updated: 08 Dec 2025

Unit Code	Unit Title	Nominal Hours
PUATEA001B	Work in a team	20
HLTAHW001	Work with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities	30
BSBINN301	Promote innovation in a team environment	40
BSBSMB407	Manage a small team	40
BSBHRM405	Support the recruitment, selection and induction of staff	50
BSBSMB404	Undertake small business planning	50
BSBATSIC411	Communicate with the community	30
BSBRSK401	Identify risk and apply risk management processes	50
BSBMGT401	Show leadership in the workplace	50
BSBMGT403	Implement continuous improvement	40
BSBLED401	Develop teams and individuals	40
TLID1002	Shift a load using manually-operated equipment	20
AMPCOR202	Apply hygiene and sanitation practices	40
AMPX421	Establish sampling program	40
HLTFSE008	Conduct internal food safety audits	60
BSBSUS401	Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices	40
TLID2004	Load and unload goods/cargo	30
TLID2013	Move materials mechanically using automated equipment	40
TLIC2025	Operate four wheel drive vehicle	40
TLIC3004	Drive heavy rigid vehicle	40
SITXINV004	Control stock	25
SITXMPR002	Create a promotional display or stand	30
SITXINV001	Receive and store stock	10
SITTPPD010	Develop culturally appropriate tourism operations	60
PSPINV002	Conduct an investigation	40
PSPREG011	Give evidence
PSPWPI007	Represent and promote the organisation
PSPREG021	Coordinate investigation processes	80
PSPGEN048	Support workplace coaching and mentoring	50
PSPETH003	Promote the values and ethos of public service
PSPREG030	Manage investigations program
PSPREG012	Gather information through interviews
PSPREG010	Prepare a brief of evidence
PSPLEG001	Comply with legislation in the public sector	25
PSPGEN074	Develop and implement community engagement strategies
PSPETH002	Uphold and support the values and principles of public service
PSPINM013	Maintain and monitor service standards
PSPREG026	Review and evaluate investigations	40
PSPPCY011	Influence strategic policy
PSPREG025	Manage investigations
PSPPCY008	Develop public policy
PSPLEG003	Promote compliance with legislation in the public sector
PSPREG003	Apply regulatory powers	60
PSPREG005	Assess compliance	60
PSPETH001	Uphold the values and principles of public service
PSPGEN053	Provide leadership	50
PSPCRT007	Compile and use official notes
PSPINV001	Plan and initiate an investigation	50
PSPREG006	Produce formal record of interview	60
PSPETH004	Maintain and enhance confidence in public service
PSPPCY009	Provide policy advice
PSPINV003	Finalise an investigation	30
PSPGEN057	Develop and use political nous
SIRRMER001	Produce visual merchandise displays	35
SIRXCEG004	Create a customer-centric culture	35
SIRXSLS002	Follow point-of-sale procedures	20
SIRXCOM002	Work effectively in a team	30
AURTGA001	Drive and manoeuvre trailers	5
MSS404052	Apply statistics to operational processes	40
AHCNAR302	Collect and preserve biological samples	80
AHCMOM402	Supervise maintenance of property, machinery and equipment	80
AHCCHM304	Transport and store chemicals	50
AHCILM203	Record information about Country	40
AHCILM201	Maintain cultural places	20
AHCFAU201	Recognise fauna	40
AHCWRK502	Collect and manage data	120
AHCILM308	Identify traditional customs and land rights for an Indigenous Community	40
AHCMOM501	Manage machinery and equipment	90
AHCNAR202	Maintain wildlife habitat refuges	40
AHCCHM501	Develop and manage a chemical use strategy	80
AHCPGD206	Conduct visual inspection of park facilities	20
AHCLSK304	Carry out post-mortem examination of livestock	60
AHCLPW305	Perform diving for scientific purposes	60
AHCBIO202	Follow site quarantine procedures	20
AHCWRK403	Supervise work routines and staff performance	50
AHCCHM201	Apply chemicals under supervision	30
AHCILM202	Observe and report plants or animals	40
ACMWHS401	Maintain workplace health and safety processes	80
ACMWHS501	Manage workplace health and safety processes	80
ACMCAS403	Design, construct and maintain aquascapes	80
ACMACR404	Manage conflict situations in an animal control and regulation environment	30
ACMCAS305	Maintain aquascapes and aquatic animals	30
ACMCAS303	Provide advice on selection and care of aquatic animals	40
FBPOPR2045	Operate pumping equipment	30
FBPOPR2010	Work with temperature controlled stock	30
FBPOPR2046	Operate a production process	50
FBPOPR2040	Operate a heat treatment process	50
FBPOPR2044	Operate a retort process	50
FBPOPR2028	Operate a mixing or blending process	40
FBPOPR2019	Fill and close product in cans	50
FBPOPR2036	Operate an extrusion process	50
FBPOPR2023	Operate a packaging process	40
FBPOPR2056	Operate a freezing process	50
MARN008	Apply seamanship skills aboard a vessel up to 12 metres	55
MARC044	Transmit and receive information by marine VHF radio	20
MARH013	Plan and navigate a passage for a vessel up to 12 metres	50
MARF027	Apply basic survival skills in the event of vessel abandonment	35
MARF028	Follow procedures to minimise and fight fires on board a vessel	30
MARC037	Operate inboard and outboard motors	35
MARJ006	Follow environmental work practices	35
MARC043	Transmit and receive information by marine radio	20
MARF029	Meet work health and safety requirements	30
MARC038	Operate main propulsion unit and auxiliary systems	30
MARF030	Survive at sea using survival craft	15
MARK007	Handle a vessel up to 12 metres	80
MARI003	Comply with regulations to ensure safe operation of a vessel up to 12 metres	40
MARB027	Perform basic servicing and maintenance of main propulsion unit and auxiliary systems	40
TLILIC0008	Licence to operate a non-slewing mobile crane (greater than 3 tonnes capacity)	60
TLILIC0010	Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (up to 20 tonnes)	70
TLILIC0002	Licence to operate a vehicle loading crane (capacity 10 metre tonnes and above)	40
TLILIC0003	Licence to operate a forklift truck	40
BSBPRC504	Manage a supply chain	60
BSBLDR513	Communicate with influence	60
BSBSMB421	Manage small business finances	60
BSBSMB420	Evaluate and develop small business operations	45
BSBPRC502	Manage supplier relationships	40
MSS403086	Improve cost factors in work practices	50
FBPFSY2001	Implement the food safety program and procedures	30
AHCCHM307	Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases	70
FBPFSY4002	Supervise and verify supporting programs for food safety	70
FBPFSY3001	Monitor the implementation of quality and food safety programs	70
FBPOPR2070	Apply quality systems and procedures	30
FBPFSY3002	Participate in a HACCP team	50
FBPOPR2066	Apply sampling procedures	20
FBPOPR2065	Conduct routine maintenance	40
FBPOPR3006	Operate interrelated processes in a packaging system	60
FBPOPR3005	Operate interrelated processes in a production system	60
FBPFSY5001	Develop a HACCP-based food safety plan	60
FBPFSY4001	Supervise and maintain a food safety plan	50
AHCCHM405	Plan and implement a chemical use program	90
AHCCHM404	Develop procedures to minimise risks in the use of chemicals	60
BSBXTW301	Work in a team	40
SFIXSI102	Communicate in the seafood industry	30
SFIAQU305	Monitor harvest and post-harvest activities	30
SFIAQU504	Plan and implement environmentally sustainable aquacultural practices	50
SFIAQU209	Carry out on-farm post-harvest operations	25
SFICPL301	Maintain operational safety	40
SFICPL405	Perform post-surveillance duties	20
SFISTR201	Prepare, pack and dispatch non-live product	20
SFICPL408	Manage own professional performance	35
SFIAQU202	Handle stock	15
SFIDIV305	Undertake emergency procedures in SCUBA diving operations	40
SFISTR302	Supervise storage of temperature controlled stock	30
SFIFSH201	Assemble and repair damaged netting	30
SFIAQU405	Develop emergency procedures for an aquaculture enterprise	50
SFIPRO402	Manage a product recall	40
SFISAD403	Analyse international seafood market opportunities	40
SFIAQU505	Plan stock health management	50
SFISAD202	Retail seafood	20
SFIAQU203	Manipulate stock culture environment	20
SFIPRO103	Fillet fish and prepare portions	20
SFIPRO403	Develop and implement a seafood waste utilisation strategy	60
SFIAQU214	Control predators and pests	20
SFIVOP201	Comply with organisational and legislative requirements for vessel operations	10
SFIAQU303	Monitor stock handling activities	30
SFIAQU306	Monitor production and maintain algal or live-feed cultures	40
SFIDIV303	Perform diving operations using SCUBA	60
SFIFSH302	Perform breath-hold diving operations	20
SFIDIV304	Undertake emergency procedures in diving operations using SSBA	40
SFIAQU406	Implement low water exchange microbial floc technologies	40
SFISAD201	Prepare, cook and retail seafood products	30
SFIVOP203	Operate a small vessel	40
SFIAQU101	Carry out basic aquaculture activities	20
SFIAQU404	Operate hatchery	50
SFIXSI101	Apply basic seafood handling and safety practices	20
SFISAD301	Wholesale product	20
SFICPL205	Present evidence in a court setting	30
SFICPL401	Conduct an investigative audit	40
SFIAQU312	Monitor feed activities	40
SFIAQU508	Plan and design stock culture or holding systems and structures	50
SFIOBS301	Monitor and record fishing operations	40
SFIAQU402	Coordinate construction or installation of stock culture, holding and farm structures	40
SFIAQU502	Develop and implement an aquaculture breeding strategy	50
SFICPL502	Contribute to fisheries management	40
SFIBIO501	Plan and implement an aquaculture biosecurity plan	50
SFIXSI402	Act to prevent interaction with protected species	40
SFICPL409	Undertake patrol operations	70
SFICPL412	Operate in remote areas	40
SFICPL303	Board vessel at sea	30
SFIPRO404	Plan and develop formulations and specifications for new seafood product	40
SFICPL411	Implement fisheries compliance	25
SFICPL304	Support the judicial process	70
SFIBIO301	Identify and report signs of aquatic disease or pests	30
SFIAQU302	Construct or install stock culture, holding and farm structures	30
SFIBIO201	Inspect and clean aquatic work equipment	30
SFICPL407	Undertake prosecution procedures for magistrate's court	40
SFIFSH304	Adjust and position fishing gear	35
SFIPRO203	Shuck molluscs	15
SFICPL406	Perform mobile surveillance	20
SFIPRO104	Work with knives	20
SFISTR204	Prepare, pack and dispatch stock for live transport	30
SFIPRO401	Evaluate a batch of seafood	40
SFIAQU208	Produce algal or live-feed cultures	30
SFICPL202	Conduct field observations	40
SFIFSH206	Use hand operated lines to land catch	15
SFISAD402	Analyse domestic seafood market opportunities	40
SFICPL308	Monitor fish catches for legal compliance	20
SFIXSI401	Participate in a media interview or presentation	30
SFIFSH306	Manage and control fishing operations	20
SFICPL403	Operate and maintain surveillance equipment	20
SFIAQU409	Implement, monitor and review stock production	45
SFIAQU301	Undertake effluent treatment and waste disposal	30
SFIAQU506	Manage an aquaculture research trial	40
SFIFSH305	Locate fishing grounds and stocks of fish	60
SFIFSH303	Construct nets and customise design	40
SFIPRO101	Clean fish	15
SFIAQU307	Monitor the operations of a recirculating aquaculture system	45
SFIPRO201	Head and peel crustaceans	15
SFIAQU213	Use waders safely in aquatic environments	15
SFIOBS302	Collect reliable scientific data and samples	40
SFIWHS201	Meet workplace health and safety requirements	20
SFICPL306	Gather, collate and record information	30
SFIPRO304	Boil and pack crustaceans	15
SFIEMS401	Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices	40
SFIAQU403	Manage water quality and environmental monitoring in enclosed systems	50
SFIDIV307	Perform underwater work in the wild catch sector	45
SFIVOP204	Operate and maintain outboard motors	20
SFIAQU204	Undertake routine maintenance of water supply and disposal systems and structures	25
SFIAQU408	Supervise harvest and post-harvest activities	50
SFIAQU211	Maintain stock culture, holding and other farm structures	25
SFICPL201	Undertake a local operation	55
SFICPL305	Perform administrative duties	30
SFISAD401	Buy seafood product	20
SFICPL302	Exercise compliance powers	40
SFICPL410	Promote fisheries management awareness programs	30
SFIAQU212	Operate and maintain a recirculating aquaculture system	30
SFIOBS304	Analyse and report onboard observations	30
SFIAQU201	Collect broodstock and seedstock	25
SFIAQU407	Coordinate sustainable aquacultural practices	45
SFIDIV301	Work effectively as a diver in the seafood industry	45
SFIFSH205	Apply deckhand skills aboard a fishing vessel	40
SFICPL404	Operate an observation post	20
SFIXSI201	Work effectively in the seafood industry	30
SFICPL203	Promote sustainable use of local marine and freshwater environments	40
SFIAQU308	Support hatchery operations	25
SFIAQU207	Monitor stock and environmental conditions	30
SFISTR301	Operate refrigerated storerooms	20
SFIPRO102	Clean work area	10
SFISTR202	Receive and distribute product	20
SFICPL503	Undertake the prosecution in a trial	60
SFIPRO302	Handle and pack sashimi-grade fish	30
SFIAQU510	Design a recirculating aquaculture system	70
SFICPL307	Facilitate effective communication in the workplace	40
SFIAQU210	Harvest cultured or held stock	15
SFIFSH204	Use pots and traps to land catch	20
SFISTR203	Assemble and load refrigerated product	20
SFIWHS301	Contribute to workplace health and safety processes	30
SFIAQU501	Develop a stock nutrition program	50
SFIAQU310	Apply control measures for predators and pests	20
SFIVOP205	Prepare for vessel maintenance	10
SFIDIV302	Perform diving operations using SSBA	60
SFICPL309	Conduct fisheries management awareness programs	40
SFIAQU509	Develop stock production plan	50
SFIEMS201	Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices	20
SFICPL402	Plan the surveillance operation	25
SFICPL204	Communicate effectively in cross-cultural environments	20
SFIAQU215	Control diseases	20
SFIXSI202	Maintain the temperature of seafood	15
SFIAQU304	Maintain water quality and environmental monitoring	40
SFIFSH202	Cook on board a vessel	25
SFIFSH301	Operate vessel deck machinery and lifting appliance	40
SFIAQU511	Culture new aquaculture species	40
SFISAD404	Develop and provide information about seafood product	40
SFIPRO202	Process squid, cuttlefish and octopus	15
SFIAQU503	Establish an aquaculture facility	50
SFIPRO301	Monitor hygiene and sanitation requirements	60
SFIFSH203	Use trawls to land catch	30
SFIAQU410	Implement a program to operate, maintain or upgrade a recirculating aquaculture system	50
SFIDIV306	Perform underwater work in the aquaculture sector	45
SFIVOP202	Contribute to safe navigation	20
SFIFSH207	Use beach seines, mesh nets or gill nets to land catch	20
SFIAQU205	Monitor water quality	30
SFIAQU309	Carry out emergency procedures	30
SFICPL501	Administer the district office	30
SFIBIO401	Apply aquaculture biosecurity measures	50
BSBWHS521	Ensure a safe workplace for a work area	60
ACMAIM404	Collaborate in planning sedation and anaesthesia of large animals in emergency field situations	80
ACMAIM304	Transport injured large animals	50
SISOSCB008	SCUBA dive using Enriched Air Nitrox	30
SISOSCB001	SCUBA dive in open water to a maximum depth of 18 metres	60
SISODRV001	Drive AWD/4WD vehicles on unsealed roads	25
SISOSCB007	Inspect and fill SCUBA cylinders	15
SISOSCB009	SCUBA dive to depths between 18 and 40 metres	40
SISOPLN006	Plan for minimal environmental impact	35
SIRXOSM002	Maintain ethical and professional standards when using social media and online platforms	50
AHCAGB609	Develop export markets for produce	200
AHCBUS408	Operate within a budget framework	50
AHCBUS407	Cost a project	50
AHCAGB519	Plan and monitor production processes	120
AHCAGB512	Plan and manage infrastructure	80
AHCAGB513	Develop a farm plan	120
HLTAID013	Provide First Aid in remote or isolated site	28
HLTAID011	Provide First Aid	18
BSBCMM511	Communicate with influence	60
BSBESB403	Plan finances for new business ventures	50
BSBESB401	Research and develop business plans	50
BSBESB404	Market new business ventures	50
BSBESB407	Manage finances for new business ventures	60
BSBFIN501	Manage budgets and financial plans	70
BSBHRM522	Manage employee and industrial relations	80
BSBHRM413	Support the learning and development of teams and individuals	40
BSBHRM523	Coordinate the learning and development of teams and individuals	60
BSBHRM525	Manage recruitment and onboarding	60
BSBHRM415	Coordinate recruitment and onboarding	50
BSBESB406	Establish operational strategies and procedures for new business ventures	45
BSBINS401	Analyse and present research information	40
BSBLDR411	Demonstrate leadership in the workplace	50
BSBLDR412	Communicate effectively as a workplace leader	40
BSBLDR413	Lead effective workplace relationships	50
BSBINS601	Manage knowledge and information	80
BSBLDR414	Lead team effectiveness	50
BSBLDR523	Lead and manage effective workplace relationships	50
BSBLDR602	Provide leadership across the organisation	60
BSBLDR522	Manage people performance	70
BSBOPS403	Apply business risk management processes	50
BSBOPS502	Manage business operational plans	70
BSBOPS504	Manage business risk	60
BSBOPS601	Develop and implement business plans	60
BSBPEF501	Manage personal and professional development	60
BSBSTR401	Promote innovation in team environments	40
BSBSTR501	Establish innovative work environments	50
BSBSTR502	Facilitate continuous improvement	60
BSBSTR602	Develop organisational strategies	80
BSBSTR402	Implement continuous improvement	40
BSBSUS511	Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability	50
BSBTEC403	Apply digital solutions to work processes	50
BSBTWK502	Manage team effectiveness	60
BSBWHS311	Assist with maintaining workplace safety	40
SFIAQU313	Operate hi-tech and real time aquatic technology	40
SFIOBS305	Collect routine fishery management data	30
SFIAQU413	Maintain aquabotic technology	50
SFICRO403	Capture, transport and release crocodiles	40
SFICRO305	Prepare to work with crocodiles	16
SFICOM201	Communicate remotely	25
SFICRO303	Care for crocodiles over 1.2 metres in a controlled environment	16
SFIAQU315	Apply control measures for diseases	40
SFIAQU218	Prepare and use aquatic technology	35
SFIAQU512	Plan and design water supply and disposal systems	60
SFIAQU314	Interpret aquatic digital information	40
SFICRO404	Euthanise or destroy crocodiles	24
SFIAQU217	Feed stock	20
SFICRO401	Manage minor crocodile incidents in the wild	32
SFIAQU412	Operate aquabotic technology	50
SFICRO402	Harvest crocodiles for commercial use	24
SFIEMS501	Plan an aquatic environmental audit	60
SFIAQU411	Develop and implement a stock health program	50
SFICRO306	Work safely in crocodile habitats	24
SFIAQU414	Investigate the use of new or emerging aquatic technology	60
SFIAQU415	Operate ROVs	60
SFICRO301	Support hatchery and juvenile crocodile care	16
SFICRO302	Conduct crocodile surveys	24
SFICRO304	Harvest crocodile eggs	24
SFIEMS502	Conduct an aquatic environmental audit	60