Small Fishing Vessel Safety Manual - Transports Canada

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Navigation Equipment Compass To maintain the accuracy of your magnetic compass: – make sure it is located away from electrical interference – ensure there are no bubbles if it has a wet card – check for accuracy after any changes are made to the vessel. Gyro compasses should be Any adjustments made must switched on well before be done by a qualified compass departure and checked often adjuster. against the magnetic compass. Deviation Tables must be kept up to date, especially after changes in the vessel’s electrical wiring or equipment, or any structural changes to the vessel. 20 NAVIGATING SAFELY
Fishermen are cautioned when Make sure radar is operating using courses between waypoints before leaving port, and keep with Loran C, the course and a radar watch when visibility distance may be displayed as a is poor. Great Circle route and not a straight rhumbline. Fishermen should take this into account when laying their course. For more information see Radio Aids to Marine Navigation. Fixing arrangements for radar reflectors should be provided so that they can be fitted either on a rigid mount or suspended in the rigging. For maximum performance, reflector should be mounted according to the Radar reflectors are required for orientation marked on the vessels less than 20 metres long, reflector. and for all non-metal vessels. Locate reflectors above all superstructure – at least 4 metres above the water if possible. NAVIGATING SAFELY 21 Radar
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Page 3 and 4: SMALL FISHING VESSEL SAFETY MANUAL
Page 5 and 6: Contents DEFINITIONS ..............
Page 7: Definitions A power-driven vessel i
Page 10 and 11: Rules of the Road The Rules of the
Page 12 and 13: Crossing the Path A power-driven ve
Page 14 and 15: Restricted If you cannot see other
Page 16 and 17: Lights and Signals Navigation light
Page 18 and 19: STARBOARD VIEW BOW VIEW STERN VIEW
Page 20 and 21: A vessel engaged in fishing other t
Page 22 and 23: Bifurcation Buoys You may pass buoy
Page 24 and 25: Cardinal Buoys (continued) The Sout
Page 26 and 27: Special Purpose Buoys (continued) K
Page 30 and 31: Sailing Plans Before leaving home p
Page 32 and 33: Part 2 : Details of each voyage, us
Page 34 and 35: Centre of Gravity Stability The sta
Page 36 and 37: G When a vessel with partially fill
Page 38 and 39: Freeboard A proper freeboard is ess
Page 40 and 41: Safety on the Job A fishing vessel
Page 42 and 43: Working Safely Never jump. Always u
Page 44 and 45: 36 SAFETY ON THE JOB Portable ladde
Page 46 and 47: Working Aloft Use a bosun’s chair
Page 48 and 49: Fire Prevention Nothing is worse th
Page 50 and 51: Fire Prevention (continued) - bridg
Page 53 and 54: EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATIONS
Page 55 and 56: Cover hot exhaust pipes from Exhaus
Page 57 and 58: Ropes and Tackle Before working, al
Page 59 and 60: Do not allow ropes to remain excess
Page 61 and 62: GUARD SHEAVE Wire rope should be in
Page 63 and 64: Do not allow cargo or deck gear Ins
Page 65 and 66: DANFORTH NAVY STOCK The weight of a
Page 67 and 68: LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT
Page 69 and 70: First aid can mean the difference b
Page 71 and 72: If the inside of the lifejacket bec
Page 73 and 74: If you have an inflatable life raft
Page 75 and 76: Some Fishing Vessels are equipped w
Page 77 and 78: The hand held flare is less easily
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WEATHER INFORMATION
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Marine weather forecasts include fo
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Severe seas of any kind are dangero
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Fog is a common problem at sea. The
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Marine weather forecasts originatin
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EMERGENCIES
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You can “take away” the heat by
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EMERGENCIES 85 Lifesling (continued
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The Williamson Turn 1) Put the rudd
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HELP The Heat Escape Lessening Posi
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The Canadian Coast Guard provides 2
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The aircraft will then fly across y
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