dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-21T21:12:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-11-21T21:12:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (2015) Fishing operations. 3. Best practices to improve safety at sea in the fisheries sector. Rome, Italy, FAO, 196pp. (FAO Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries. No. 1, Suppl. 3.). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-955 | en_US |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-92-5-108809-8 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11329/1453 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-955 | |
dc.description.abstract | Article 6, paragraph 6.17, of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
recognizes that “States should ensure that fishing facilities and equipment,
as well as all fishing activities, allow for safe, healthy and fair working
conditions and meet internationally agreed standards adopted by relevant
international organizations”. Consequently, following directions from the
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Committee on Fisheries, the
three principle relevant international organizations, FAO, the International
Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Maritime Organization
(IMO), have cooperated in the development of mandatory and voluntary
instruments, as well as guidelines for their implementation. Such cooperation
was crucial in the revision of Parts A and B of the FAO/ILO/IMO Code of
Safety for Fishermen and Fishing Vessels, as well as the in the development
of the Voluntary Guidelines for the Design, Construction and Equipment
of Small Fishing Vessels and in the development of:
• Safety Recommendations for Decked Fishing Vessels of Less than
12 metres in Length and Undecked Fishing Vessels;
• Implementation Guidelines on Part B of the Code, the Voluntary
Guidelines and the Safety Recommendations; and
• Revision of the Document for Guidance on Training and Certification
of Fishing Vessel Personnel.
Furthermore, FAO cooperated with ILO in the development of its
Work in Fishing Convention (No. 188) and in 2012 with IMO in finalizing
the Cape Town Agreement on the implementation of the Protocol to the
Torremolinos Convention. Therefore, for the first time standards are now
available for fishing vessels of all sizes and may be readily applied to
many vessels used in aquaculture activities. Consequently, there is a sound
basis to move forward with the development of Best Practices for Safety
at Sea in the Fisheries Sector, as recommended by an Expert Consultation
held in Rome, Italy, from 10 to 13 November 2008.
It is noted, however, that vessels used in support of aquaculture may
fall under legislation promulgated for fishing and non-capture fisheries
operations; hence, the need for close cooperation between fisheries and
maritime administrations.
The purpose of these guidelines is to enable relevant authorities to
develop and implement strategies aimed at improved safety, health and
conditions of service at sea in capture fisheries and aquaculture operations.
They apply to all commercial fishing activities, as well as activities at
sea within the aquaculture sector. Furthermore, the principles therein, may
also be applied to vessels engaged in fisheries research.
However, while these guidelines are not directed at sport and
recreational activities carried out within the aquatic environment,
administrations responsible for such sectors may well take note of the
safety and health issues therein. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | FAO Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries;1, Suppl. 3 | |
dc.subject.other | Fishing | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Safety | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Fishing vessels | en_US |
dc.title | Fishing operations. 3. Best practices to improve safety at sea in the fisheries sector. | en_US |
dc.type | Report | en_US |
dc.description.status | Published | en_US |
dc.format.pages | 217pp. | en_US |
dc.contributor.corpauthor | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) | en_US |
dc.description.refereed | Refereed | en_US |
dc.publisher.place | Rome, Italy | en_US |
dc.subject.parameterDiscipline | Parameter Discipline::Fisheries and aquaculture::Fisheries | en_US |
dc.description.currentstatus | Current | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | 14 | en_US |
dc.description.bptype | Best Practice | en_US |
dc.description.bptype | Manual (incl. handbook, guide, cookbook etc) | en_US |
obps.resourceurl.publisher | http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4740e.pdf | en_US |