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All fishing vessels must carry out regular drills and record these. Drills may differ depending on whether the vessel is single handed or not.
How to comply with the safety requirements and responsibilities under ILO Work In Fishing Convention (ILO 188)
Guidance note recommending a common format for stability information booklets for use on board fishing vessels.
Maximum continuous engine power is the total power that can be obtained at the flywheel of each engine used to propel the vessel.
Guidance for fishermen on how to correctly fit a HRU
Codes of Practice detail the regular maintenance requirements of safety equipment and systems to a high standard, as is required to maintain fishing certificates.
Guidance for fishermen and builders. This guide describes the processes to follow through building a new fishing vessel of less than 24m registered length for vessels being built from 21 July 2020.
Guidance and procedures for carrying out emergency drills on board fishing vessels.
The minimum standards to be met in paying fishermen for their work on fishing vessels whether fishermen are employed or work as self-employed share fishermen.
Information on the responsibilities of fishing vessel owners, including managers, the skipper and fishermen, for health and safety on UK fishing vessels.
Details on the UK provisions on the MCA’s handling of complaints, made to the MCA, relating to the work in fishing convention 2007 (ILO 188).
Describes measures implemented by the royal navy to minimise the risk to fishing vessels in submarine exercise areas.
This report considers the hazards relating to poorly marked or rigged static fishing gear, UK regulatory regimes and ways to improve safety outcomes in the waters around the UK.
This booklet provides guidance on how to assess the stability of your vessel and is intended to help you understand the principles of stability, the associated risks and hazards and what you can do to minimise them.
Leaflet for skippers and crew promoting safety at sea
Leaflet for skippers and crew, fishing safely.
Freeboard and stability information book for skippers.
Guidance on safe operation of fishing vessels engaged in trawling and twin beam trawling, including scallop dredging with derricks or booms.
This MGN has been produced for owners and skippers of small fishing vessels as an aid to assess the stability of their vessels in accordance with MSN 1871 Amendment No.2 The Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing V…
General advice on the supply and use of working and protective gear (personal protective equipment (PPE)) on fishing vessels.
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