In response to a continuing high loss of commercial fishing vessels and crews, the U.S. Congress has mandated development of new safety requirements for the industry. This volume provides a blueprint for an integrated national safety program that responds realistically to industry conditions, with priority on the most cost-effective alternatives. Fishing Vessel Safety addresses the role of the U.S. Coast Guard and the fishing industry and evaluates such safety measures as vessel inspection and registration, and the training and licensing of fishermen. It explores vessel condition, the role of human behavior, the problem of weather prediction, the high cost of insurance, and more.
National Research Council. 1991. Fishing Vessel Safety: Blueprint for a National Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/1622.
Chapters | skim | |
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FRONT MATTER | i-xx | |
1 THE NEED FOR NEW APPROACHES TO FISHING VESSEL SAFETY | 1-17 | |
2 COMMERCIAL FISHING: AN INDUSTRY OVERVIEW | 18-37 | |
3 THE COMMERCIAL FISHING SAFETY RECORD | 38-72 | |
4 THE FISHING VESSELS | 73-98 | |
5 THE FISHERMEN | 99-118 | |
6 SAFETY AND SURVIVAL | 119-130 | |
7 EXTERNAL INFLUENCES ON SAFETY | 131-141 | |
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS | 142-156 | |
REFERENCES | 157-170 | |
APPENDIXES | 171-172 | |
A. COMMITTEE MEMBER BIOGRAPHIES | 173-176 | |
B. PAPERS PREPARED FOR THIS STUDY | 177-177 | |
C. INTERNATIONAL FISHING INDUSTRY SAFETY ACTIVITIES | 178-187 | |
D. DATA SOURCES AND ISSUES | 188-198 | |
E. SELECTED CASMAIN VESSEL CASUALTY AND FATALITY DATA | 199-212 | |
F. COAST GUARD COMPLIANCE EXAMINATIONS | 213-219 | |
G. INSPECTION OF FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS | 220-242 | |
H. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS ON A LONGLINE VESSEL | 243-250 | |
I. SURVIVAL AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS | 251-260 | |
J. COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSEL SAFETY ACT OF 1988 | 261-270 | |
INDEX | 271-282 |
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