Guidance

Fishermen's safety guide

Guidance for fishermen on health and safety best practice, and applying merchant shipping and fishing vessel regulations.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 6 May 2014
• Last updated: 1 May 2020 — See all updates

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Fisherman's Safety Guide

Ref: MCA/034

PDF, 2.56 MB, 100 pages

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This guide will help you identify hazards, assess risks and put in place control measures. It is not intended to be a definitive guide but to help you to conduct risk assessments and to improve safety on your vessel.

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Printed copies can be ordered for free online from the MCA’s Safety materials ordering service.

The publication reference number MCA/034 can be quoted in any correspondence.

Published 6 May 2014
Last updated 1 May 2020 + show all updates

1. 1 May 2020

   Added updated attachment

2. 30 January 2020

   Update pdf and text

3. 16 September 2016

   Updated Fisherman's Safety Guide 2016

4. 21 May 2015

   Updated Fisherman's Safety Guide 2015

5. 6 May 2014

   First published.