Commercial Fishing Safety Foundation 12 min

Cape Town Agreement

Technical vessel safety standards, inspection, and certification.

Explain the purpose of the Cape Town Agreement for larger fishing vessels. Cover construction, stability, machinery, electrical installations, fire safety, life-saving appliances, radio communications, surveys, inspections, and certification. Use the lesson to show that vessel safety must be built into the vessel, not left only to crew behaviour.

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International Safety Framework

International Commercial Fishing Safety Framework

Cape Town Agreement

Practical Onboard Safety

Core Fishing Vessel Safety Duties

Risk Assessment and Safe Systems of Work

Emergency Preparedness and Man Overboard Response

Fatigue, Fitness for Duty, and Welfare

Learning, Prevention, and Safety Culture

Incident Reporting, Learning, and Continuous Improvement

Prevention, Profitability, and the Economics of Safety

Theory of Change for Fishing Safety Improvement

Practical Safety Culture Improvement