19 October 2021
A programme of training courses has restarted to make fishermen more aware of the perils of man overboard incidents. Funded events in environmental training pools across the UK aim to highlight the dangers of falling overboard fishing vessels.
The Fishing Industry Safety Group has secured £200,000 to help prevent man overboard incidents. This is being used to fund the delivery of in-water awareness events to explain how to avoid going over the side and what can be done to improve the chances of survival.
Man overboard Awareness events are run by Seafish and the RNLI at environmental training pools across the UK. Anyone working on a commercial fishing vessel is encouraged to book up to attend the events, which are fully funded. Spaces are limited so early sign up is recommended.
Further information, dates and venues and how to book are available on the Seafish website here.