Fishing Safety:  Stability Group

No major changes are envisaged to Stability criteria either through regulations or through European Directives.  The review will consider the procedure for continuation of those vessels currently subject to a Roll Test.  Improvement measures for review will include the format and presentation of on-board information for use by skippers (and crew) and improved awareness of the effects of certain fishing operations and/or changes to vessel displacement/construction for vessel owners and skippers.

Terms of Reference

The Group will initially consider the following and report progress to FISG meetings in the agreed format.  The MAIB Report on the analysis of Fishing Vessel data 1992-2000 and the later MAIB reports and recommendations regarding stability issues will be the focus of the group.

  • The content format and use of the draft Stability Information Booklet for fishing vessels over 12m Registered length. .
  • The nature, effectiveness and appropriateness of stability criteria for all fishing vessels.  
  • The education of fishermen in the subject of stability both formally and informally and the requirements for training courses especially for basic stability.

Background

Current standards are given in the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975, The Torremolinos Protocol and the 15 to less than 24 m Code. SSI 1999 No 2998. The Fishing Vessel (EC Directive on Hamonised Safety Regime) Regulations 1999

There are currently no Standards for fishing vessels under 12

Group Representatives

This Group includes representatives from NFFO, SFF, NIFF, Shipbuilders and Shiprepairers Association, Seafish, MCA , MAIB, Wolfson Unit and Consultee as appropriate

Chairman and Secretariat Details

Group Chair -David Ralph (02380 3293115)

Secretariat – Matt Giacomini (02380 329163)

Date of Meetings

Year

Date of Meeting 1

Date of Meeting 2
2007-08

16th January 2008

         
2008-09

7 July 2008

11 March 2009
2009-10

1 July 2009

              
2010-11

To Be Arranged

                        

2011-2012

To Be Arranged

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Stability Group Strategy

TASK

2007-08

2008-09

Stability Booklet

The revised Stability Booklet is available, as an Annex to its covering Marine Guidance Note; (MGN) 281, on the MCA website www.mcga.gov.uk . Click on Guidance & Regulations” then “M.Notices” then “MGNs”. The Fishing and Code Vessel Safety Branch can send out hard copies if required. (The Booklet was published in December 2004).

                         

    

Research Project 529 (Phase II numbered as Project 559)  ‘Loading Guidance for  Fishing Vessels under 12m Registered Length”

(Extended to include vessels under 15m LOA). The Project was based on an MAIB recommendation, resulting from the loss of MFV ‘CHARISMA’. The Final Project Report was received by the MCA in May 2006.

Resulting from the outcomes of the two projects; trial the use of a “Stability Notice” and/or a “Freeboard Guidance Mark” across a variety of fishing vessels over a suitable period of time.

Validate their use and consider any follow up action

              

Research Project 530 (Phase II numbered as Project 560)  “Simplified Presentation, of FV Stability information”.

The Project focussed on presenting the information in the approved Stability Booklet in a user friendly format. The Final Project Report was received by the MCA in May 2006.

Resulting from the outcomes of the two projects; trial the use of a “Stability Notice” and/or a “Freeboard Guidance Mark” across a variety of fishing vessels over a suitable period of time.

Validate their use and consider any follow up action

                   

Research Project 557 “Suitability of Stability Criteria applied to Small Fishing Vessels and associated survivability”

Guidance in the form of MIN 262 -title as above - issued December 2006

Resulting from the outcomes of the two projects; trial the use of a “Stability Notice” and/or a “Freeboard Guidance Mark” across a variety of fishing vessels over a suitable period of time.

Validate their use and consider any follow up action

                 

Stability Awareness Training for fishermen

Seafish developed and started running (in May 2006) two “Stability Awareness Training Courses”

Consider the development of an Instructional Training CD Rom/DVD on Stability.
(Possibly interactive).

                 

TASK

2009-10

2010-11

The revised Stability Booklet is available, as an Annex to its covering Marine Guidance Note; (MGN) 281, on the MCA website www.mcga.gov.uk . Click on Guidance & Regulations” then “M.Notices” then “MGNs”. The Fishing and Code Vessel Safety Branch can send out hard copies if required. (The Booklet was published in December 2004).

Review the recommended Stability Booklet

               

Research Project 529 (Phase II numbered as Project 559)  ‘Loading Guidance for  Fishing Vessels under 12m Registered Length”

(Extended to include vessels under 15m LOA). The Project was based on an MAIB recommendation, resulting from the loss of MFV ‘CHARISMA’. The Final Project Report was received by the MCA in May 2006.

            

  

Research Project 530 (Phase II numbered as Project 560)  “Simplified Presentation, of FV Stability information”.

The Project focussed on presenting the information in the approved Stability Booklet in a user friendly format. The Final Project Report was received by the MCA in May 2006.

          

             

Research Project 557 “Suitability of Stability Criteria applied to Small Fishing Vessels and associated survivability”

          

          

Stability Awareness Training for fishermen

              

              

Stability Monitors

Carry out information gathering on types and availability of Stability Monitors and investigate their viability for use on Fishing Vessels.

TASK

2011-12

Next Rolling Year

The revised Stability Booklet is available, as an Annex to its covering Marine Guidance Note; (MGN) 281, on the MCA website www.mcga.gov.uk . Click on Guidance & Regulations” then “M.Notices” then “MGNs”. The Fishing and Code Vessel Safety Branch can send out hard copies if required. (The Booklet was published in December 2004).

                 

            

Research Project 529 (Phase II numbered as Project 559)  ‘Loading Guidance for  Fishing Vessels under 12m Registered Length”

(Extended to include vessels under 15m LOA). The Project was based on an MAIB recommendation, resulting from the loss of MFV ‘CHARISMA’. The Final Project Report was received by the MCA in May 2006.

         

          

Research Project 530 (Phase II numbered as Project 560)  “Simplified Presentation, of FV Stability information”.

The Project focussed on presenting the information in the approved Stability Booklet in a user friendly format. The Final Project Report was received by the MCA in May 2006.

         

Research Project 557 “Suitability of Stability Criteria applied to Small Fishing Vessels and associated survivability”

          

          

Stability Awareness Training for fishermen

            

           
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