Small fishing vessels – MCA roadshow

Over the last 10 years, 46 people have died on fishing vessels of less than 15m, so the MAIB have made several recommendations to improve safety and make the water a safer place for all fishermen.

To address some of these recommendations, the MCA have been developing a new code of practice for small fishing vessels.

The code proposes new requirements for all vessels in:

• Construction, watertight and weathertight integrity
• Stability
• Machinery
• Electrical installations
• Crew protection
• Man overboard recovery
• In and out of water inspections