Classification note
- Published code: 6222
- Hierarchy level: unit-group
- This page uses ISCO-08 as the English occupation reference layer while Thai TSCO label harmonization remains incomplete.
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Occupation hierarchy
- Major Group: 6 Skilled Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Workers
- Sub Major Group: 62 Market-Oriented Skilled Forestry, Fishery and Hunting Workers
- Minor Group: 622 Fishery Workers, Hunters and Trappers
- Unit Group: 6222 Inland and Coastal Waters Fishery Workers
Child groups
- No child groups are published under this code.
TSIC codes where this occupation is primary
- No primary TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
TSIC codes where this occupation is related
- No related TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
Definition
Inland and coastal waters fishery workers, alone or as members of fishing-vessel crews, catch fish or gather other forms of aquatic life in inland or coastal waters for sale or delivery on a regular basis to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets.
Tasks include
Tasks include - (a) preparing and repairing nets and other fishing gear and equipment; (b) selecting area for fishing, plotting courses and computing navigational positions using compass, charts and other aids; (c) operating fishing vessels to, from and at fishing grounds; (d) baiting, setting, operating and hauling in fishing gear by hand or using hoisting equipment; (e) gathering various forms of aquatic life from shores and shallow waters; (f) maintaining engine fishing gear and other on-board equipment; (g) keeping records of transactions, fishing activities, weather and sea conditions and estimating costs and budgets; (h) sorting, and storing catch in holds with salt and ice; (i) removing catches from fishing equipment, measuring them to ensure compliance with legal size and returning undesirable or illegal catches to the water; (j) directing fishing operations, and supervising fishing crew members.
Included occupations or child groups
Examples of the occupations classified here: - Coastal fishery skipper - Fisher (coastal waters) - Fisher (inland waters)
Excluded occupations
Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Fishing operations manager - 1312 - Deep-sea fisher - 6223 - Oyster diver - 7541 - Fishery labourer - 9216
ISCO-88 correspondence
- 6152