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This guidance provides details on how to conduct and record a risk assessment, and how safety management systems can help to improve safety on fishing vessels.
Below are the construction standards for new fishing vessels 15m length overall to 24m registered length. Also contained in the page are marine information notes containing additional information relating to these standards.
Practical advice on the provision of food and water for all fishing vessels.
Fishermen working on a fishing vessel engaged in commercial operations, must have a fisherman’s work agreement (FWA), setting out their terms and conditions.
This page outlines the requirements and construction standards for fishing vessels
General safety regulations for lifesaving appliances (LSA) and safety equipment on fishing vessels
Note gives guidance on Pre-registration Survey process for fishing vessels.
Provides guidance to help fishermen make decisions regarding the operation of their vessel using the Wolfson Stability Guidance Method.
This notice highlights the charity and welfare support available to seafarers, fishers, retired seafarers, cadets and their families across the United Kingdom.
Engine manufacturers' database and guide for builders, owners, skippers, managers, surveyors and measurers of UK registered fishing vessels.
This guidance provides details on how to book a survey or inspection, how to prepare your vessel and different survey procedures.
Amendment 1 outlines the application of the fishing vessels (working time sea-fishermen) regulations 2004 as amended, which came into force on 1 January 2019.
In 2018, ILO Convention No. 188 The Work in Fishing Convention will also be implemented in the UK.
Owners of UK-flagged fishing vessels are responsible for basic health and safety on board their boats, safe working practices and safety equipment.
This guide highlights some of the risks that are greater if you fish on your own and what you can do about them.
Guidance to mariners on the use of mobile phones or other personal electronic devices and the dangers of not using them appropriately when working.
The Notice provides details of the medical certification exemption granted for existing fishers on vessels under 10m
How to comply with the living and working conditions requirements and responsibilities under ILO Work In Fishing Convention (ILO 188)
The oral examination syllabuses for fishing Deck Officers.
Details on the requirements for seafarers and fishermen to be given a written record of their work, titled as a certificate of discharge.
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