Standards
Regional standards
- Nordic Boat Standards - Commercial Boats less than 15 m - part 1
- Nordic Boat Standards - Commercial Boats less than 15 m - part 2
- Canadian Small Fishing Vessels
- Canadian Small Fishing Vessel Inspection Regulations
- Danish Legislation Applying to Different Types of Ships
- Iraninan national regulations on non-conventional sized ships (part 3) - safety regulations for vessels under 24 m, under 500 GT, wooden dhows and fishing vessels:
Contents, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10
ANNEX 1, ANNEX 2, ANNEX 3, ANNEX 4, ANNEX 5, ANNEX 6, ANNEX 7, ANNEX 8, ANNEX 9 - Icelandic Regulation No. 122/2004 on the Safety of Fishing Vessels of 15 m LOA and over
- Irish Code of Practice for small fishing vessels
- Japan - Small Fishing Boat Safety Regulations
- New Zealand - Safety on Fishing Vessels
New Zealand - Maritime Rules - People´s Republic of China - Contents of Chinese Reglations on fishing vessels
- Polish Rules for Fishing Boats Less than 12 m in length - 2005
- Republic of Korean Rules of Construction and Equipment for Small Vessels No. 45/2004
- Republic of Korean Tonnage Equivalents
- Russian Rules for the Classification, Designing, Construction and Equipment of Small-Scale Vessels of Fishing Fleet
- South African Small Vessel Safety Regulations No. 500/2002
- South African Familiarization; pre-sea training, small vessels
- UK - Fishing Vessel Safety
- UK - The Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing Vessels
- The Code of Safe Working Practice for the Construction and use of 15 Metre (LOA) to less than 24 Metre (RL) Fishing Vessels
- UK - Research Project 530 - Simplified Presentation of FV Stability Information – Phase 1
- UK - Research Project 529 - Loading Guidance for Fishing Vessels Less than 12m Registered Length – Phase 1
- USA - Regulations applicable to commercial fishing vessels
- USA - Fishing Vessel Safety
- USA - Best Practices Guide to Vessel Stability
Other Relevant material
FAO:
FAO/SPC Regional Expert Consultation on Sea Safety in Small Fishing Vessels
Suva, Fiji, 9-3 February 2004
Aspects of Sea Safety in the Fisheries of Pacific Island Countries
Report
Sub-Regional Workshop on Artisanal Safety at Sea
Banjul, The Gambia, 26 - 28 September 1994
Safety at Sea as an Integral Part of Fisheries Management
Report
A Safety Guide for Small Offshore Fishing Boats
Safety at sea + pp 1-10
Training in Sea Safety Development Programmes
Document 1
Document 2
The Chennai Declaration on Sea Safety for Artisanal and Small-scale Fishermen
Declaration
- Final Report
- Annex I Project Document
- Annex II Letter of Agreement
- Annex III Summary Report of Regional Workshop
- Annex IV Summary Report of National Workshops
- Annex V Report of Regional Seminar
- Annex VI Harmonized Provisions for Fishing Vessel Registration and Safety
- Annex VII Economic Analysis and Guidelines for the Development of an Outline Specification of a Fishing Vessel
- Annex VIII Code for the Conduct of an Inspector of Small Fishing Vessels
- Annex IX Assessment and Training of Inspectors and Boatbuilders
- Annex X Model Agreement for the Construction of a new Boat
- Annex XI Administration,Inspection and Construction of Local Fishing Vessels
- Schedule 1 Prescribed Forms
- Schedule 2 Prescribed Fees
- Schedule 3 Safety Equipment for a Local Fishing Vessel
- Schedule 4 Fire Protection, Fire Detection, Fire Extinguishing and Fire Fighting Equipment
- Schedule 5 Equipment/Ground Tackle/Anchors and Chains
- Schedule 6 Stability and Associated Seaworthiness
- Schedule 7 Scantlings for the Construction of a Wooden Hulled Local Fishing Vessel
- Schedule 8 - Part 1 Scantlings for the Construction of a Fibreglass Hulled Local Fishing Vessel
- Schedule 8 - Part 2 Scantlings for the Construction of a Fibreglass Hulled Local Fishing Vessel
- Schedule 9 Scantlings for the Construction of a Steel Hulled Local Fishing Vessel
Schedule 10 Machinery and Electrical Installations - Schedule 11 Specifications for the Marking of Fishing Vessels
- Inclining Experiment
Work in Fishing Convention, 2007
Other
The Third International Fishing Industry Safety and Health Conference - IFISH 3
Seafish
SSPA Research Report No. 131, 2005 - Small Vessel Safety Review
FishSAFE Guidelines for Health and Safety on Board Small Fishing Boats