As a Fisheries Deckhand, you will need to master following:

• assist anchoring operations
• fisheries legislation
• fishing gear
• fishing vessels
• follow hygienic practices in fishery operations
• international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
• operate echo sounding equipment
• prepare deck equipment
• prepare lifeboats
• preserve fish products
• risks associated with undertaking fishing operations
• secure ships using rope
• unmoor vessels
• use fishing vessel equipment
• wash decks of ships

More generally, a fisheries deckhand is also versed in:

• Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
• International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
• assist in ship maintenance
• assist with emergencies
• deterioration of fish products
• extinguish fires
• fire-fighting systems
• follow verbal instructions
• follow work procedures
• handle cargo
• handle fish products
• health and safety regulations
• maintain safe navigation watches
• moor vessels
• operate ship equipment
• pollution prevention
• quality assurance methodologies
• quality of fish products
• support vessel manoeuvres
• survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment

It also helps to know the following:

• adapt to changes on a boat
• assist in maritime rescue operations
• cope with challenging circumstances in the fishery sector
• fish anatomy
• maintain safe engineering watches
• maintain vessel safety and emergency equipment
• manage engine-room resources
• maritime meteorology
• operate ship rescue machinery
• operate traditional water depth measurement equipment
• provide radio services in emergencies
• relay messages through radio and telephone systems
• report to captain
• support fishery training procedures
• types of maritime vessels
• undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations
• use radar navigation
• work in a fishery team
• work in a multicultural environment in fishery
• Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
• assessment of risks and threats
• communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system
• conduct on board safety inspections
• fisheries management
• perform lookout duties during maritime operations
• use maritime English
• work in shifts