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Commercial Fishing Safety Foundation

This draft course introduces learners to the rules, regulations, prevention principles, and practical improvement methods that support safer and more commercially sustainable commercial fishing operations. It includes ILO C188, the Cape Town Agreement, STCW-F, core vessel safety duties, emergency preparedness, reporting and learning, safety economics, and simple theory of change principles.

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A foundation course covering the international fishing safety framework, practical vessel safety duties, prevention, and safety culture improvement.

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Course units

Understand the main international instruments that shape fishing safety, welfare, and competence.

International Commercial Fishing Safety Framework
How ILO C188, the Cape Town Agreement, and STCW-F work together.
12 min
Open
ILO C188
Decent work, welfare, health, and operational safety for fishers.
14 min
Open
Cape Town Agreement
Technical vessel safety standards, inspection, and certification.
12 min
Open
STCW-F
Training, certification, familiarisation, and watchkeeping standards.
12 min
Open

Apply the framework to day-to-day vessel duties, risk control, and emergency readiness.

Core Fishing Vessel Safety Duties
Routine vessel discipline and the everyday controls that prevent loss.
15 min
Open
Risk Assessment and Safe Systems of Work
Recognising hazards and selecting workable controls.
14 min
Open
Emergency Preparedness and Man Overboard Response
Preparing for foreseeable emergencies in fishing operations.
14 min
Open
Fatigue, Fitness for Duty, and Welfare
Human factors that directly affect judgement and accident likelihood.
12 min
Open

Build a safety culture that prioritises prevention, learning, and sustainable operations.

Incident Reporting, Learning, and Continuous Improvement
Turning incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions into improvement.
12 min
Open
Prevention, Profitability, and the Economics of Safety
Why prevention should be the primary focus and how profitability supports safer operations.
16 min
Open
Theory of Change for Fishing Safety Improvement
A simple way to design and explain practical safety improvement.
13 min
Open
Practical Safety Culture Improvement
How stronger safety norms are built on vessels and across organisations.
12 min
Open

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