Trawl Maintenance Deployment And Retrieval For Fishing Operations Training

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate correct procedures for inspecting trawl nets and gear before deployment to identify wear, damage, or defects.
• Apply safe techniques for deploying and retrieving trawl nets under various sea conditions.
• Analyze common net damage patterns and implement appropriate repair methods using industry-standard materials.
• Evaluate the condition of trawl hardware (doors, sweeps, bridles) and perform preventive maintenance as required.
• Implement emergency procedures for tangled or fouled trawl gear during retrieval operations.
• Design a basic maintenance schedule for trawl gear to extend service life and reduce breakdowns.

Target Audience

Skippers, deckhands, and fishing vessel crew members involved in trawling operations who need to perform net maintenance, deployment, and retrieval tasks. Also suitable for fisheries managers and safety officers seeking to enhance onboard operational efficiency.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, learners should be physically fit and comfortable working on a vessel deck.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practical sessions allow learners to apply inspection, repair, rigging, deployment, and retrieval skills in a supervised deck or simulated environment. These sessions build competence in maintaining trawl gear and executing safe fishing operations.

Practical Activities

• Net Inspection and Mending — Learners inspect a sample trawl net section, identify defects, and perform mending using proper tools and techniques. (4h)
• Warp and Door Inspection — Learners examine trawl warps and doors for wear, corrosion, and structural issues, and practice basic rigging adjustments. (4h)
• Deployment and Retrieval Simulation — In a simulated deck environment, learners practice the full shooting and hauling sequence with emphasis on safety and coordination. (4h)
• Integrated Gear Maintenance and Operations — Learners perform a complete gear inspection, execute repairs, and demonstrate deployment/retrieval in a combined scenario. (4h)

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.