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Document ID (ISN)22610
CIS number 75-508
Year 1974
Convention or series no.
Title Report of the joint FAO/ILO/IMCO meeting of consultants on safety on board fishing vessels.
Bibliographic information Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, 22 Berners Street, London W.1., United Kingdom, 4 Mar. 1974. 197p. Illus.
Abstract Summary of the proceedings of the joint FAO/ILO/IMCO meeting (London, 11 to 15 Feb. 1974), whose main objective was to finalise Part B of the Code of safety for fishermen and fishing vessels - safety and health requirements for the construction and equipment of fishing vessels. This Part B constitutes the main part of the document. It deals with the design, construction, stability, machinery and equipment of fishing vessels 24m or more in length. There are chapters on fire protection, protection of the crew, life-saving appliances and crew accommodation, promoting specifically the safety and health of the crew.
Descriptors (primary) ILO; IMCO; fishing; trawlers; FAO
Descriptors (secondary) United Kingdom; report; escape means; safety by design; accommodation; conference; fire protection
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Fishing