Published: 20/10/2021
To help prevent man overboard incidents, The Fishing Industry Safety Group (NNFO) has secured £200,000 in funding to deliver in-water awareness events.
The programme is aimed at the fishing industry and will be used to explain how to avoid going over the side and improving the chances of survival if this should happen.
The biggest, single cause of workplace fatalities in the fishing industry is falling overboard. Last year, five out of nine incidents reported by Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) were fishermen going overboard and tragically losing their lives at sea.
The RNLI and Seafish have teamed up to deliver the series of events at environmental training pools across the UK.
Click the image below, to get a better understanding of what it involves.
Image credit: Seafish
Dates and venues are listed below, and we highly encourage anyone working on a fishing vessel to book and attend these fully funded events.
Spaces are limited so early sign up is recommended.
To find out more on how to book please visit Seafish
|
Venue |
Dates |
|
RNLI College, Poole |
21 and 22 October 2021 |
|
Fleetwood Nautical Campus |
29 and 30 October 2021 |
|
Survivex, Aberdeen |
22 and 23 November 2021 |
|
East Coast College, Lowestoft |
08, 09 and 10 December 2021 |
|
South Shields Marine School |
25, 26 and 27 January 2022 |
|
National Maritime College of Ireland, Cork |
January/February 2022 (date TBC) |
|
Fleetwood Nautical Campus |
11 and 12 March 2022 |
| Survivex, Aberdeen | 11/12 May 2022 |
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