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A NEW campaign on man overboard prevention has launched in a bid to make the commercial fishing industry in Scotland safer.
Over the recent winter, seven fishermen lost their lives whilst working on fishing vessels, including one person off Shetland.
That incident, which occurred in February, remains under investigation.
Six of those seven fatal incidents saw fishermen ending up in the water.
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Over the last 10 years, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has reported 60 fatalities from UK fishing vessels, and 51 of those ended up in water.
The Fishing Industry Safety Group (FISG) is launching its latest Home and Dry campaign focused on prevention of man overboard incidents.
ILO Work in Fishing Convention
All notices in relation to the International Labour Organization s Work in Fishing Convention (ILO 188).
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The UK government made legislation to implement ILO 188 in November 2018, and ratified in January 2019.
ILO188 applies to all fishermen working on fishing vessels of any size, with more prescriptive standards for vessels over 24m in length or operating on longer voyages, three days or more.
ILO188 entitles all fishermen to written terms and conditions of employment (a Fisherman’s Work Agreement), decent accommodation and food, medical care, regulated working time, repatriation, social protection and health and safety on board.