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Owners of UK-flagged fishing vessels are responsible for basic health and safety on board their boats, safe working practices and safety equipment.
Guidance for fishermen on health and safety best practice, and applying merchant shipping and fishing vessel regulations.
Fishermen working on a fishing vessel engaged in commercial operations, must have a fisherman’s work agreement (FWA), setting out their terms and conditions.
Notice to all owners, operators, managing agents, skippers and crew.
How to obtain telemedical advice (previously radio medical advice) when a medical incident or medical emergency arises at sea.
Note gives guidance on Pre-registration Survey process for fishing vessels.
Engine manufacturers' database and guide for builders, owners, skippers, managers, surveyors and measurers of UK registered fishing vessels.
General safety regulations for lifesaving appliances (LSA) and safety equipment on fishing vessels
Explains the need to maintain a proper navigational watch at all times.
Guidance on safe operation of fishing vessels engaged in trawling and twin beam trawling, including scallop dredging with derricks or booms.
Provides guidance to help fishermen make decisions regarding the operation of their vessel using the Wolfson Stability Guidance Method.
This notice provides guidance on how to reduce the risk of flooding and the action to take if flooding occurs
Guidance to mariners on the use of mobile phones or other personal electronic devices and the dangers of not using them appropriately when working.
Maximum continuous engine power is the total power that can be obtained at the flywheel of each engine used to propel the vessel.
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…
This guide highlights some of the risks that are greater if you fish on your own and what you can do about them.
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.
Practical advice on the provision of food and water for all fishing vessels.
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.
Leaflet for skippers and crew, fishing safely.
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