Following the success last year of a film designed to help inshore fishermen prepare for MCA safety code inspections, The Seafarer’s Charity has provided funds to make three new short films for all fishermen on different aspects of safe fishing…
Range of initiatives planned by The Seafarers’ Charity and the NFFO The final day of Maritime Safety Week 2023 saw the launch of a new partnership between The Seafarers’ Charity and the NFFO, which signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)…
The Seafarers’ Charity is again celebrating Maritime Safety Week – which takes place from 3 to 7 July – with a safety drill competition, calling on everyone who works at sea to get involved by practising and improving their crew…
A collaboration between Seafish and The Seafarers’ Charity will produce guidance to help businesses navigate the skilled workers visa application process, reports Paul Scott. Seafish says that the guidance will be especially relevant for fishing vessel operators ‘who will be…
The Seafarers’ Charity has funded a new information film to help fishermen meet the new MCA inspection standards. In partnership with the NFFO and supported by the Fishing Industry Safety Group, the film is aimed at helping all owners prepare…
The Seafarers’ Charity seeks marvels at muster The Seafarers’ Charity, a significant funder of maritime safety and welfare initiatives, is celebrating Maritime Safety Week (4-8 July) with the launch of a new safety drill competition. It is calling on everyone…
The Seafarers’ Charity has awarded £5,000 to provide a hardship fund, administered by the Fishermen’s Mission, for North East fishers who are experiencing hardship due to the unexplained impact on inshore crab and lobster stocks in coastal waters off North…
A new membership network to engage, connect and promote women working in the industry has been launched by UK Women in Fisheries (WIF). Funded by The Seafarers’ Charity, the network aims to provide support, training, mentoring and resources, while also…
The Seafarers Charity’s project to develop safety management onboard fishing vessels to the standard of the Fishing Safety Management Code is well underway, with an initial 50 vessels in the South West of England having signed up. The new service,…
One year ago, The Seafarers’ Charity published its landmark report ‘Fishing Without a Safety Net’, exposing the invisible financial and mental health struggles of small-scale coastal fishers. A bespoke programme of support called ‘The Safety Net’ has now been launched,…
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