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Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Digest



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  • Corporate Authors:
    United States Coast Guard. First Coast Guard District. Marine Safety Division
  • Description:
    Background: The first Fisherman's Digest was published by the First Coast Guard District, Marine Safety Division (m) October 2, 1978 (D1 INST. P16703.1A). In 1980, new regulations regarding PFD lights and retroreflective material on PFDs rendered the publication obsolete. In 1982, Richard Hiscock urged the U.S. Coast Guard D1(m) to update the Digest. During the fall and winter of 1982-83, Hiscock worked with LCDR 'Bud' Minott to bring together the material for a revised Digest that was published by the Coast Guard May 1, 1983 - in time to be distributed at a fishermen's show in New Bedford, Massachusetts. (D1 INST. P16703.1B) Further revisions were made and another edition was published January 1, 1984 as D1 INST. P16703.1C. There were four printings of this edition including a Portuguese language edition. The final edition (D1 INST. M16703.1) was published April 1, 1986. Following the adoption of Fishing Vessel Safety Act in 1988 the Coast Guard adopted and published new regulations in 1991. Hiscock, with the able assistance of LCDR Paul Von Protz, USCG, Coast Guard D1(m), again set out to craft a series of articles on the new regulations, which were published in several regional fisheries publications. Those articles were the basis for this effort. Do we still need such a document? Perhaps more than ever. There is no single publication where those who must comply with the regulations, and those charged with enforcement (compliance), can find the answers to basic questions about the regulations. For instance, to determine the regulatory requirements for immersion suits, survival craft and ring buoys, you need to research the regulations, several NVICs, and unpublished Headquarters and District policies. You have to check one NVIC to find the definition of 'cold waters' and another to find out where the retroreflective tape is to be placed. It's unlikely that all this research would take place just before a season opener or during a dockside exam. The bottom line is there is a lack of consistent, uniform, information about the regulations. In 2007 the Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Advisory Committee (CFIVSAC) decided that this publication, when updated, could serve a valuable function for members of the commercial fishing industry. The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association undertook the work of updating and expanding it on behalf of the CFIVSAC. Goal: To provide ONE publication that can be used by everyone involved with fishing vessel (safety) regulations. Purpose: The purpose of the Fisherman's Digest was, and the purpose of the revised Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Digest should be, to bring together ALL the federal regulations applicable to the operation of uninspected commercial fishing vessels. This Digest does not include fisheries management regulations. Who can use the Digest: The Digest can be used by BOTH the fishing industry and the U.S. Coast Guard. The industry includes individual fishermen, fleet operators, instructors/trainers, equipment providers, and others involved with the industry. The U.S. Coast Guard includes Headquarters staff, Commercial Fishing Vessel Examiner Course (Yorktown) instructors, District Coordinators, Dockside examiners (Civilian, Regular CG, Reserve CG, USCG Auxiliary), Auxiliary instructors, CG Boarding Officers (at Station and Cutters), CG Small Boat (Life-Saving) Stations. In fact, any USCG personnel who interact with the fishing industry can use the Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Digest as THE manual for fishing vessels. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • Publisher:
    Alaska Marine Safety Education Association
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Grant
  • Genre:
    Book
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    1-98
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20053248
  • Citation:
    Rosecrans MM, Kemerer K, Dzugan J eds. Sitka, AK: Alaska Marine Safety Education Association, 2009 Apr; :1-98
  • Editor(s):
    Rosecrans MM; Kemerer K; Dzugan J
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2009
  • NORA Priority Area:
    Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
  • Performing Organization:
    Alaska Marine Safety Education Association, Sitka, Alaska
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Start Date:
    20050701
  • Source Full Name:
    Commercial fishing vessel safety digest
  • End Date:
    20260630
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:1c79579ca02660cee1f8f46e266e445467d59b3fde74bb8826f5fc8bfee597f641f59846dd61acf9ed0a1fef0e11260279502572e7edd9fbe54ac9674cd84561
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