Seafish and RNLI have teamed up to offer free one-day Man Overboard Awareness Events across the UK from January to March 2024.
You can experience a man overboard emergency under controlled conditions, find out how to reduce the risk of going overboard and learn what can be done to improve your chances of survival if you are in the water.
We know fishing can be dangerous, but we also know you wouldn’t do anything else. Use our website to maintain and improve your safety knowledge so that you can continue to do what you love.
You are responsible for setting and maintaining health and safety standards on board your vessel. Regular risk assessments are an integral part of this and can help save lives.
There are new requirements for all vessels under 15m, under the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing Vessels, which requires all small fishing vessels to pass stability checks.
Mandatory safety training is required to work on or skipper a fishing vessel. Information about what is required is on the Government website.
Regular refresher safety training is important too. There are courses across the UK for commercial fishing skippers and crew and funding may be available to cover the cost.