Commercial fishing is a dangerous occupation. The degree of danger is in part a function of the options of fishers’ choices about the risks they take, such as the weather they fish in, the boats they use, the rest they...

These Technical Guidelines support authorities to develop and implement strategies to improve safety, health and working conditions in fisheries operations. The Guidelines cover the following subjects: Data and information collection and analysis to improve safety, national fisheries sector inventories (baseline...

Ces directives visent à aider les ministères de la Mer, du Travail et des Pêches (et tout autre ministère concerné) à mettre en oeuvre les trois instruments de la FAO, l’OIT et l’OMI concernant la conception, la construction et l’équipement...

Ces recommandations portent sur la conception, la construction et l’équipement, ainsi que sur la formation et la protection de l’équipage des petits bateaux de pêche. Elles cherchent à favoriser la sécurité de ces navires, ainsi que la sécurité et la...

This document introduces some basic principles on the stability of small fishing vessels and provides simple guidance on what fishing vessel crews can do to maintain adequate stability for their vessels.