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Code of Safety for Fishermen and Fishing Vessels, 2005 Part B - Safety and Health Requirements for the Construction and Equipment of Fishing Vessels
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The revised Code was approved by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) at its seventy-ninth session in 2004, by the FAO Committee on Fisheries at its twenty-sixth session in 2005 and by the Governing Body of International Labour Organization (ILO) at its 293rd Session in 2005. It is divided into two parts (sold separately):
Part A ? Safety and Health Practices for Skippers and Crews, 2005
Part B ? Safety and Health Requirements for the Construction and Equipment of Fishing Vessels, 2005
Chapter I General provisions
Chapter II Construction, watertight integrity and equipment
Chapter III Stability and associated seaworthiness
Chapter IV Machinery and electrical installations and periodically unattended machinery spaces
Chapter V Fire protection, fire detection, fire extinction and fire fighting
Chapter VI Protection of the crew
Chapter VII Life-saving appliances and arrangements
Chapter VIII Emergency procedures, musters and drills
Chapter IX Radiocommunications
Chapter X Shipborne navigational equipment and arrangements
Chapter XI Crew accommodation
Annex I Illustration of terms used in the definitions
Annex II Recommended practice for anchor and mooring equipment
Annex III Recommended practice on portable fish-hold divisions
Annex IV Recommended practice for ammonia refrigeration systems in manned spaces
Annex V Recommendations for testing lifejackets and lifebuoys
Annex VI Recommended standards for pilot ladders
Annex VII Annotated list of pertinent publications
Information Note: Fisheries management measures
Index
IMO
As a specialised agency of the United Nations, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is the global standard-setting authority for the safety, security and environmental performance of international shipping. Its main role is to create a regulatory framework for the shipping industry that is fair and effective, universally adopted and universally implemented.
In other words, its role is to create a level playing field so that ship operators cannot address their financial issues by simply cutting corners and compromising on safety, security and environmental performance. This approach also encourages innovation and efficiency.
Shipping is a truly international industry, and it can only operate effectively if the regulations and standards are themselves agreed, adopted and implemented on an international basis. And IMO is the forum at which this process takes place.
