Safety Recommendations for Decked Fishing Vessels of Less than 12 metres in Length and Undecked Fishing Vessels

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome 2012

ABSTRACT

FAO/ILO/IMO. 2012.
Safety Recommendations for Decked Fishing Vessels of Less than 12 metres in Length and Undecked Fishing Vessels. FAO, Rome. 254 pp.

The purpose of the Safety Recommendations contained in this publication is to provide information on the design, construction, equipment, training and protection of the crews of small fishing vessels with a view to promoting the safety of the vessel and the safety and health of the crews. The Safety Recommendations may also serve as a guide for those concerned with the safety of vessels used in support of aquaculture activities. They are not intended as a substitute for national laws and regulations but may serve as a guide to those persons concerned with framing such national laws and regulations. Unless otherwise stated, the provisions of the Safety Recommendations are intended to apply to new decked vessels of less than 12 m in length and new undecked vessels intended to operate at sea (as well as on oceans, rivers, lakes and dams, or on any body of water). Nevertheless, even where not otherwise stated, the competent authority should as far as reasonable and practical give consideration to the application of these provisions to existing vessels.

CONTENTS

Preparation of this document Abstract Preface
1. General provisions
2. Construction, watertight integrity and equipment
3. Stability and associated seaworthiness
4. Machinery and electrical installations
5. Fire protection and fire fighting
6. Protection of the crew
7. Life-saving appliances
8. Emergency procedures and safety training
9. Radio communications
10. Navigational equipment
11. Crew accommodation
12. Manning, training and competence

Annex 1 – Illustration of terms used in the definitions
Annex 2 – Recommended construction standards for wooden fishing vessels
Annex 3 – Recommended construction standards for GRP fishing vessels
Annex 4 – Recommended construction standards for steel fishing vessels
Annex 5 – Recommended construction standards for aluminium fishing vessels
Annex 6 – Recommended standards for anchoring and mooring equipment
Annex 7 – Guidance on the structural strength of hatch covers
Annex 8 – Guidance on the dimensions of freeing ports
Annex 9 – An approstability b 'ximate determination of small vesselsy means of a rolling period test
Annex 10 – Recommended practice on portable fish-hold divisions
Annex 11 – An example of a stability notice
Annex 12 – Guidance on additional stability criteria for beam trawlers
Annex 13 – Guidance on a practical buoyancy test
Annex 14 – Guidance on tools and spares to be carried on board
Annex 15 – Guidance on steering gear
Annex 16 – Recommended practice for exhaust systems
Annex 17 – Guidance on the installation of electrical equipment
Annex 18 – Guidance on a basic first aid kit
Annex 19 – Guidance on personnel protective equipment
Annex 20 – Guidance on the requirements for buoyant apparatus
Annex 21 – Guidance on the requirements for life-saving equipment
Annex 22 – Recommendations for testing lifebuoys and lifejackets
Annex 23 – Correct securing of hydrostatic release units
Annex 24 – Guidance on safety training in emergency procedures
Annex 25 – Guidance on safe operation of winches, line haulers and lifting gear
Annex 26 – Guidance on the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
Annex 27 – Range of VHF for various transmitting/receiving units
Annex 28 – Use of mobile telephones in distress and safety communications
Annex 29 – Recommended performance standards for radar reflectors
Annex 30 – Equipment required to comply with the Collision Regulations (COLREGS)
Annex 31 – The International Code of Signals
Annex 32 – Distress signals
Annex 33 – Guidance on basic pre-sea safety training
Annex 34 – List of pertinent publications

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