Guidelines for Health and Safety on Board Small Fishing Boats

Part One
Specific Identified Hazards

Chapter 1
Emergency Procedure

1. General Prevention Strategies
2. What happens in an emergency? - Muster Stations
3. Emergency Training
4. Fire on board
5. Man overboard
6. First Aid
7. Flooding
8. Abandon Ship
9. Emergency Contacts
10. Operating with helicopters

Chapter 2
Fire Prevention and Fire Safety

1. Fire Prevention and Fire Safety
2. General Fire Prevention
3. Fire Drills
4. Fire Fighting
5. Fire Fighting Equipment
6. Fire Detection Equipment

Chapter 3
Safety in Vessels

1. General Safety - Housekeeping
2. Personal Protective Equipment and Appropriate clothing
3. Machine Guards
4. Isolation Procedures
5. Hazardous Substances
6. Lifting Gear
7. Portable Electric Tools
8. Surface of working decks
9. Ventilation
10. Lighting
11. Ropes and Mooring Lines
12. Boarding and disembarking
13. Keeping the vessel water tight
14. Escape Routes
15. Machinery Stops
16. Fuelling safety
17. General Training
18. Trip Planning/Pre sailing check list

Chapter 4
Watchkeeping

1. Organising the navigational watch
2. Duties and responsibilities
3. Navigational Equipment
4. Fitness for Duty
5. Signals

Chapter 5
Safety in Fishing Operations

1. Generic safety in fishing operations
2. Recovery of fouled/snagged gear
3. Fish and Ice Handling
4. Safe use of knives
5. Lifting gear safety

Chapter 6
Safety in Machinery Spaces

1. Refrigeration Systems
2. Compressed Air Systems
3. Gas Cylinders and Installations
4. Electrical Systems
5. Hydraulic Systems
6. Hot Work

Chapter 7
Weather/Sea Conditions

1. Weather Conditions
2. Extreme Sea Conditions
3. Fog
4. Crossing the bar

Chapter 8
Human Factors

1. Fatigue
2. Stress
3. Alcohol and Other Drugs

Chapter 9
One Man Operations

Version 1.0. Last updated 27 June 2006.