New Training Package

The FISH Safety Foundation has released a new safety training package, designed for vessel owners and operators who want a complete stand-alone package to provide new (and existing, possibly untrained) crewmembers with a good grounding in risk-based safety practice.  

·         The package will assist managers and owners in meeting the risk training requirement of the new ILO Convention – The Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No.188).

·         It will also assist in understanding and meeting the practical requirements of the CrewSafe (or any other risk-based) Safety Management Program if this is a requirement.

·         The package can be used as is, or it can be easily customized to company-specific standards by the presenter. A large part of each PowerPoint presentation is photo-based, and these can be substituted or added to as needed. There are currently some 300 photo-based slides in total.

·         The package is practical – a large percentage of the slides examine good and bad practice / examples onboard fishing vessels.

·         The package is structured around a basic (OSH-focused) safety booklet, Welcome Onboard!

·         There are two distinct PPT training packages. The Pre-Sea Safety Induction Program is based on the first part of the booklet (Chapters 1 to 4), and the Onboard Program is based on Chapter 5 of the booklet.

·         The Pre-Sea Safety Induction Program is comprised of the following PowerPoint presentations:

o    General Health & Safety Guidelines 1

o    General Health & Safety Guidelines 2

o    Safe Working Practices

o    Emergency Procedures

o    Life Saving Equipment

o    Fire Safety

·         The Onboard Program is comprised of the following PowerPoint presentations:

o    Operational Safety Guidelines 1

o    Operational Safety Guidelines 2

o    Operational Safety Guidelines 3

·         The package is structured so as to be applicable for most vessel types – the emphasis is on the basic vessel and operational safety necessities relevant to all new employees. As outlined, it’ll be easy to customize the program for specific vessel types if needed.  

Contact Eric Holliday ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) for more information on this package.

Very few organisations have the luxury of a Fishing Safety Specialist or Manager and accompanying access to the latest in fishing industry safety information and resources. Now there’s a solution – the FISH Safety Foundation offers a specialist online Occupational Health, Safety & Environmental Information and Advisory Service to the Fishing Industry, called CrewSafe Online.

The Web is acknowledged as a viable means of communication with fishermen - recent research by the British MCA showed that most UK fishermen had regular access to the internet and used it to source information.  The Foundation will aim to assist the Industry by being the primary source of specialist Fishing Industry Health, Safety and Environmental matters.

This specialist safety service will be structured – utilising the CrewSafe Safety Management Program outline – and will provide Skippers and crew with a 24/7 “virtual safety specialist”, even when at sea. The means of communication will be via a dedicated interactive web-site and corresponding e-mail service. Members will have access to a vast amount of industry-specific information, and there will be regular daily updates allowing for ongoing utilisation by users. Program access will be password-protected for maximum return on investment.

The service is available on an annual subscription basis. Rates are determined by the size of your fleet – contact us to find out more about this very affordable alternative to a full-time onboard safety specialist.