A second round of Man Overboard Awareness training courses will take place for Northern Irish fishermen later this month, reports Paul Scott. The free course, funded by the Trinity House Maritime Charity, is part of the work by the Fishing…
Five fishermen from Shetland recently undertook man-overboard training at the Survitex facility in Aberdeen. The free in-water course – funded by the Fishing Industry Safety Group, a partnership between the MCA, the RNLI, fishermen’s associations and Seafish – is designed…
In February, 38 Northern Irish fishermen took part in Man-Overboard (MOB) Awareness and Recovery training at the National Maritime College of Ireland in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork. This free training, funded by the Trinity House Maritime Charity, is part of the…
Additional dates have been announced for the man-overboard awareness training course jointly operated by Seafish and the RNLI. Falling overboard is the biggest cause of fatalities in the fishing industry. Last year, six deaths at sea were recorded as man-overboard…
