IMPFP162 – Monitor the reception and holding of live fish and shellfish
Overview
This standard is about the skills you need to monitor the reception and holding of live fish or shellfish. This includes being able to apply monitoring procedures to ensure that the fish or shellfish is kept at the optimum quality. Monitoring applies to the product, processes and the storage of live fish or shellfish.
You will need to be able to implement and monitor a range of procedures that are needed to monitor the relevant work based procedures and processes and how to implement them.
This standard is for you if you supervise or manage the reception and handling of live fish or shellfish, monitoring processes to maintain their quality, viability and shelf life as a live product.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Co-ordinate the reception of live fish or shellfish
1. identify what deliveries are planned
2. identify which staff members are needed to enable the delivery to be received
3. identify what equipment and space is required to receive the delivery
4. allocate resources needed to receive the delivery
5. maintain communication as required throughout
6. complete relevant documentation and make available as necessary
Monitor the reception process
7. monitor handling practices and procedures during reception
8. check the delivery documentation
9. check that the condition of live fish or shellfish is in accordance with purchase orders and delivery documentation
10. check that the live fish or shellfish is compliant with relevant biosecurity procedures
11. report any documentation problems to the appropriate person
12. check that live fish or shellfish are placed in a suitable holding or storage area
13. complete traceability checks in accordance with organisational requirements
Monitor the storage of live fish or shellfish
14. monitor the condition of storage facilities
15. implement the maintenance of storage facilities
16. monitor the welfare of live fish or shellfish during storage
17. take action within the limits of your authority to deal with problems in storage conditions
Contribute to improving reception activities
18. investigate complaints and non-compliance issues to identify contributory factors
19. make recommendations to improve the reception, handling and storage of live fish or shellfish
20. assist with the development of staff skills and knowledge in relation to the receiving and holding of live fish or shellfish
Knowledge and understanding
You need to know and understand
1. how delivery schedules can be confirmed and planned for
2. the resource requirements needed to take delivery
3. what the relevant competencies of staff receiving live fish or shellfish should be
4. how to communicate the reception plan to relevant staff
5. how to communicate with manager and other specialists
6. what the documentation requirements are and why it is important to meet them
7. what the appropriate handling practices are that should be followed when dealing with live fish or shellfish
8. what the relevant checks are to ensure that delivery documentation is to the required standard
9. what the relevant checks are to ensure that live fish or shellfish are in a suitable condition
10. what the relevant checks are to ensure the biosecurity of the product
11. the relevant legal and regulatory requirements, health and safety, hygiene and environmental standards and requirements and what might happen if they are not followed or met
12. why it is important to keep records relating to traceability and what might happen if this is not done
13. the operational and statutory requirements for the storage of live fish or shellfish
14. how the welfare of live fish or shellfish can be monitored during storage
15. the limits of your own authority and why it is important to work within them
16. what the customer complaints process is
17. what your own role is in investigating and responding to customer complaints and non-compliance with organisational standards
18. how improvements to the fish or shellfish processing operation can be proposed and acted upon
19. how the development needs of staff can be identified
20. how to communicate with managers and other relevant personnel
Keywords: Live fish, live shellfish, depuration, purification, vivier, live transport, live holding crabs and lobsters, oysters and mussels.
IMPFP162 – Monitor the reception and holding of live fish and shellfish
Overview
This standard is about the skills you need to monitor the reception and holding of live fish or shellfish. This includes being able to apply monitoring procedures to ensure that the fish or shellfish is kept at the optimum quality. Monitoring applies to the product, processes and the storage of live fish or shellfish.
You will need to be able to implement and monitor a range of procedures that are needed to monitor the relevant work based procedures and processes and how to implement them.
This standard is for you if you supervise or manage the reception and handling of live fish or shellfish, monitoring processes to maintain their quality, viability and shelf life as a live product.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Co-ordinate the reception of live fish or shellfish
1. identify what deliveries are planned
2. identify which staff members are needed to enable the delivery to be received
3. identify what equipment and space is required to receive the delivery
4. allocate resources needed to receive the delivery
5. maintain communication as required throughout
6. complete relevant documentation and make available as necessary
Monitor the reception process
7. monitor handling practices and procedures during reception
8. check the delivery documentation
9. check that the condition of live fish or shellfish is in accordance with purchase orders and delivery documentation
10. check that the live fish or shellfish is compliant with relevant biosecurity procedures
11. report any documentation problems to the appropriate person
12. check that live fish or shellfish are placed in a suitable holding or storage area
13. complete traceability checks in accordance with organisational requirements
Monitor the storage of live fish or shellfish
14. monitor the condition of storage facilities
15. implement the maintenance of storage facilities
16. monitor the welfare of live fish or shellfish during storage
17. take action within the limits of your authority to deal with problems in storage conditions
Contribute to improving reception activities
18. investigate complaints and non-compliance issues to identify contributory factors
19. make recommendations to improve the reception, handling and storage of live fish or shellfish
20. assist with the development of staff skills and knowledge in relation to the receiving and holding of live fish or shellfish
Knowledge and understanding
You need to know and understand
1. how delivery schedules can be confirmed and planned for
2. the resource requirements needed to take delivery
3. what the relevant competencies of staff receiving live fish or shellfish should be
4. how to communicate the reception plan to relevant staff
5. how to communicate with manager and other specialists
6. what the documentation requirements are and why it is important to meet them
7. what the appropriate handling practices are that should be followed when dealing with live fish or shellfish
8. what the relevant checks are to ensure that delivery documentation is to the required standard
9. what the relevant checks are to ensure that live fish or shellfish are in a suitable condition
10. what the relevant checks are to ensure the biosecurity of the product
11. the relevant legal and regulatory requirements, health and safety, hygiene and environmental standards and requirements and what might happen if they are not followed or met
12. why it is important to keep records relating to traceability and what might happen if this is not done
13. the operational and statutory requirements for the storage of live fish or shellfish
14. how the welfare of live fish or shellfish can be monitored during storage
15. the limits of your own authority and why it is important to work within them
16. what the customer complaints process is
17. what your own role is in investigating and responding to customer complaints and non-compliance with organisational standards
18. how improvements to the fish or shellfish processing operation can be proposed and acted upon
19. how the development needs of staff can be identified
20. how to communicate with managers and other relevant personnel
Keywords: Live fish, live shellfish, depuration, purification, vivier, live transport, live holding crabs and lobsters, oysters and mussels.