Senior High School Specialized Subject: Fishport / Wharf Operations

Fishport / Wharf Operations is one of the specialized subjects under the technical-vocational livelihood (TVL) career track. Some examples of the things that you will learn from taking this subject include:

 

• Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECS)
  • Assessment of personal competencies and skills
• Environment and Market
  • Product Development
  • Key concepts of developing a product
  • Finding Value
  • Innovation
  • Unique Selling Proposition
  • Selecting Business Idea
  • Key concepts of Selecting a Business Idea
  • Criteria
  • Techniques
  • Branding
• Tools, equipment, and materials for fish unloading and loading
• Personal safety
• Packing and unpacking fish catch
• Load safety requirement
• Health and Safety Regulations
• Proper maintenance of protective personal equipment
• Fish classifications according to buyers’ specifications
• Proper tray loading
• Weighing and recording fish in tray loads
• Appropriate segregation and piling of fish trays
• Appropriate storage conditions of fish loads
• Health and safety regulations on equipment and work area

While studying, you will also be asked to demonstrate what you have learned by participating in class activities that may include the following:

• Conducting unloading activities in a safe and efficient manner
• Identifying load characteristics when determining appropriate loading and unloading
• Checking distribution of load to ensure that it is even, legal, and within safe carrying capacity
• Securing and using the correct load restraint and protection equipment
• Cleaning used equipment, work area, and surroundings in accordance with health and safety regulations
• Cleaning and storing personal protective equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures
• Cleaning and preparing the classifying table or conveyor for fish classification
• Segregating and piling fish trays by orders, following supervisor’s instructions
• Cleaning used equipment, work area, and surroundings in accordance with health and safety regulations

These examples only cover the scope of the specialized subjects under the technical-vocational livelihood career track. For the scope of the core and contextualized subjects under the senior high school curriculum, please refer to their respective lists.