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Scenario · Sea Farm Operations

Complete the morning water quality and feed round

You are a Farm Hand on the sea farm feed boat.

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The situation

What has happened

It is 6 am at the sea farm pontoon and you are on the feed boat with the leading hand for the morning round across twelve cages at lease site A. The round has three parts: water quality readings at one and five metres at every cage, feeding each cage to its plan while watching the response, and the mortality round. Yesterday cage 3 read 5.8 milligrams per litre of dissolved oxygen at depth, below the action level, and feeding was stopped there. Cage 12 is isolated for a suspected disease and must be fed last with no gear shared. You will take the readings, enter them in the log and record the feed and mortalities while the leading hand drives and supervises.

Your brief. Complete the round safely and correctly: calibrate the meter, take and record readings at every cage, apply the action levels, feed to the plan while observing response, complete the mortality round, respect the cage 12 isolation, and leave the log complete and accurate for the afternoon review.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • A complete set of Farm Stock and Water Quality Log entries for the round
  • A list of the action levels and the actions you took
  • A mortality count by cage with observations
  • A handover note for the afternoon crew

Documents to use

Systems to use

Farm Stock and Water Quality Log

Records daily water quality readings, feed, mortalities, observations, movements and health events for every sea cage and hatchery system.

WHS Incident and Hazard Register

The controlled record of injuries, near misses, hazards, spills and vessel and vehicle incidents across all sites and vessels, with investigation and corrective actions to closure.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Seafood Industry as at 10 September 2026.

SFIAQU205Monitor water quality
SFIAQU217Feed stock
SFIAQU202Handle stock
SFIWHS201Meet workplace health and safety requirements
SFIXSI201Work effectively in the seafood industry

Qualifications

SFI20119Certificate II in Aquaculture
SFI10119Certificate I in Seafood Industry
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

Look for correct meter calibration, readings entered at the time with cage, depth and time, correct application of the oxygen action levels, feed amounts that respond to the fish rather than the bag, an honest mortality count with observations, respect for the cage 12 isolation, and consistent use of the personal flotation device. The handover note should show the student can spot a trend.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.