Feel free to use the sample procedures below as a guide while creating your Transport Canada required Written Safety Procedures. They must be modified to suit your specific vessel length and species requirements.
WRITTEN SAFETY PROCEDURES
Here are several forms and safety checklists available to you to print and use at home or onboard your vessel.
PRINTABLE FORMS/CHECKLISTS
Please take the time to browse, read, and consider the following safety tips. Some may be more relevant to your specific fishing vessel/activity than others. Some are simple "common sense" suggestions, while others are a little more complex and require some adjustment. All are important, and could prevent a serious injury or save your life! Best Practices can also be found in many of the Safety Alerts/Bulletins.
Consider a Personal Flotation Device (PFD)
EPIRBS - Things You Should Know
Proper Distress Communication Can Save Lives
Safety Familiarization - It's Smart and It's the Law!
Ship Safety Bulletins - Take the Time to Read Them!
Surviving Sudden Cold Water Immersion
Safety alerts are issued periodically by a number of organizations/departments identifying hazards in the fishing industry. They come in a variety of forms, but all of them contain valuable information and should be considered. We will update this list as more alerts/bulletins are issued.
Provincial Occupational Health & Safety Division (OH&S)
Hydraulic Systems Hazard Alert
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in the Fish Harvesting Industry (May 2019)
What Fish Harvesters Need to Know about Hearing Conservation (May 2019)
Transport Canada (TC)
Transport Canada issues ship safety bulletins regularly. These bulletins include a variety of information, from regulatory updates to the identification of onboard hazards. Below is a list of several fishing industry-related bulletins, and a link to the Transport Canada Ship Safety Bulletin Registry.
Adequacy of Single Cross-bar Type Hatch Covers
Fires on Board Fishing Vessels Caused by Exhaust Pipes
Flooding Detection on Fishing Vessels
Installation and Maintenance of Inflatable Life Raft Hydrostatic Release Units
Letter Regarding PFD Requirements
Maintenance of Weathertight Integrity
Safety of Small Fishing Vessels: Information About Stability Booklets
Small Commercial Vessel Safety Guide
Small Fishing Vessel Safety Manual
Small Vessel Compliance Program (Orange Decal)
The Use of Passive Anti-Roll Tanks on Small Fishing Vessels
Watertight Openings and Their Importance in Maintaining Integrity
Wearing and Using Flotation Devices
Directory to Search All TC Ship Safety Bulletins
Alerts from other Sources
Below you will find Alerts/Bulletins/Hazards from a variety of sources/jurisdictions.
Hazards Associated with Trawling, Including Beam Trawling and Scallop Dredging (UK)
