The author holding a Butterfly tuna aboard the 34.5m Fisheries Training Vessel 'Bluefin' off the east coast of Tasmania.
The manual and video in this package was produced to the requirements of ‘SFIFISH210 Assemble and Repair Damaged Netting’, which is a unit of competence in the Australian Seafood Industry Training Package.
This material is designed to develop your ability to repair netting. It is arranged into a sequence of sections that are best taken in order, as each section builds on the last. Over ten years of teaching this, I have found this the quickest way to develop your ability.
Practical skill is like knowledge - use it or loose it. The best way to keep the skill is to practice it one month after you master it, then again at three months, but you must master it first.
To make sure of this, you will need to spend at least 40 hours on the following material - reading it, understanding it and practicing it. Follow the step by step instructions to get the idea, then practice the final product of each section at least four times or until your mesh size is uniform and you can make the product without thinking too much about it.
I have used the assignments and assessments for many years to assess trainees as 'Competent' in the unit SFIFISH210.
The sections of the online manual are linked below.
Most sections have video clips with their times shown in brackets (--:--).
The video is streamed and is suitable for a wide range of internet speeds.
2. Using the needle (4:00)
3. Hanging netting (6:10)
4. Sewing with twine(10:30)
5. Holes and rips (24:10)
5. Patching (39:30)
7. Assembling netting
8. Net panel dimensions
9. Assignments
10. Assessment
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The author holding a Butterfly tuna aboard the 34.5m Fisheries Training Vessel 'Bluefin' off the east coast of Tasmania. |
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