Aquaculture site supervisor
Code 3142.1.2
Aquaculture site supervisors supervise production processes in large-scale aquaculture operations and inspect aquaculture sites to maintain and improve performance. They maintain the health, safety and security of the workplace, develop management plans to reduce the risks from pests, predators and diseases and supervise both the disposal of bio and chemical waste and the maintenance of equipment and machinery.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- biosecurity
- fish identification and classification
- effect of water currents
- fresh water ecosystems
- fighting fires at aquaculture facilities
- animal welfare legislation
- water policies
- principles of insurance
- design principles of containment systems
- incidents and accidents recording
- response to health emergencies
- fire-fighting systems
Skills and competences
- make time-critical decisions
- control aquatic production environment
- develop aquaculture strategies
- develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture
- develop contingency plans for emergencies
- establish site security routines
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
- manage water flows and catchments
- identify risks in aquaculture facilities
- inspect aquaculture equipment
- keep task records
- maintain aquaculture equipment
- maintain aquaculture water quality
- maintain safety systems
- write work-related reports
- prepare work instructions
- select aquaculture equipment
- supervise aquaculture facilities
- supervise waste disposal
- oversee maintenance work
- supervise waste water treatments
Transversal competences
- provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities
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