As part of the preparation for the implementation of the ILO C188 Work in Fishing Convention, the first meeting of a special Fishing Industry Safety Group (FISG) to develop a voluntary safety management code was held at the NFFO office in York.
NFFO Safety and Training Officer and FISG Promotion of Safety chairman Robert Greenwood is encouraging fishermen to download the latest publication from the European Union on fishing safety.
Life Cell Marine Safety has been included in an initiative aiming to support local fishermen operating from coastal locations on the east coast of England between Hartlepool and Saltburn by the Sea, who have traditionally used the fishing grounds around the windfarm.
A group of Spanish fishing associations that are all members of ARVI (the Vigo Fishing Shipowners’ Cooperative) have unanimously approved a code of practice that incorporates the requirements of the International Labour Organisation’s C188 Work in Fishing convention.
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency, has joined forces with ‘All Aboard 2017’ to launch the new ‘Guide for Fishermen to Register Digital Safety Equipment with ComReg.’
A successful four-year scheme, run by the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF), to increase the use of safety devices, has now come to an end. Around 3500 personal flotation devices (PFDs) have been supplied to fishermen working on Scottish-registered boats.
Fishing industry figures welcomed the French government demand for more socially sustainable fisheries policies at a seminar held this week, organised by the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) in the framework of the European Shipping Week.
According to Ari Gudmundsson, FAO Senior Fishery Officer, fishing is often characterised by the lack of a safety culture, attributable not only to technical elements of vessel design, construction and equipment, but also to a number of social and economic factors.
A fishing vessel owner has been handed a 12-month sentence for fishing safety offences, plus a 3-month suspended sentence.
The NFFO is encouraging fishing vessel owners to make use of the EMFF funds not only to gain early minimum compliance with the upcoming codes but to improve the vessel safety beyond that which is required.