South African Fisheries Law And Conventions Compliance Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply the key provisions of the Marine Living Resources Act and associated regulations to real-world fisheries management scenarios.
• Analyze international fisheries conventions, including UNCLOS and the FAO Compliance Agreement, and their impact on South African law.
• Evaluate compliance risks and enforcement mechanisms within the South African fisheries regulatory framework.
• Implement monitoring, control, and surveillance measures to ensure sustainable fishing practices.
• Demonstrate knowledge of permit systems, quota allocations, and reporting requirements for fishing operations.

Target Audience

This training is designed for fisheries compliance officers, marine resource managers, legal advisors in the fishing industry, and environmental inspectors who are responsible for ensuring adherence to fisheries legislation and conventions.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practicals component reinforces theoretical knowledge through simulated inspections, document analysis, and case-based problem-solving. Learners engage in hands-on exercises that mirror real compliance tasks, such as inspecting fishing gear, verifying catch documentation, and conducting mock port state control inspections.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Fishing Gear Identification and Compliance Check — Learners examine various types of fishing gear (e.g., gillnets, trawls, longlines) and identify compliance issues such as mesh size violations or missing turtle excluder devices. (5h)
• Practical 2: Catch Documentation and Traceability Exercise — Learners review sample catch documents, logbooks, and landing declarations to verify accuracy and traceability from vessel to market. (5h)
• Practical 3: Mock Port State Control Inspection — Learners conduct a simulated port inspection of a fishing vessel, including checking licenses, gear, catch, and vessel documentation, followed by a debrief. (6h)
• Practical 4: IUU Incident Case Analysis and Response — Learners analyze a complex IUU fishing scenario, identify legal breaches, and develop a response plan including evidence gathering and prosecution steps. (5h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.