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Vessel Lifting Appliance Safety

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It’s fair to conclude that every fishing vessel greater than 35’ in length is fitted with some type of lifting appliance. The term lifting...

Never Underestimate the Importance of Fishing Vessel Stability

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As thousands of fishing vessels head out on the water for the start of the fishing season in many areas in Atlantic Canada, safety...

Major Modifications and Stability

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No two vessels’ stability characteristics are the same. Some vessels have similar stability but the stability of one vessel is never identical to another. Even...

The Evolution of the Fishing Vessel

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TMD’s E-FINN Hull is the Next Generation of Energy Efficient Boat Design   The Hull Design Efficiency Challenge — a joint initiative of The Atlantic Canada...

The Evolution of the Fishing Vessel

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TMD’s E-FINN Hull is the Next Generation of Energy Efficient Boat Design   The Hull Design Efficiency Challenge — a joint initiative of the Atlantic Canada...

Stability Assessments: Your Best Option for Vessel Safety

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Stability is an ongoing topic of discussion in the fishing industry. Knowing about the stability characteristics and limitations of your vessel is probably the single...

Appropriate Technical Support is an Essential Part of Vessel Construction

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When designing a new vessel or modifying an existing one, the starting point to ensuring safety is to work with competent persons that have...

Vessel Stability Analysis, Guidelines and Procedures

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A stability analysis is one of the best procedures owners and operators of fishing vessels can undertake to ensure the safety of their vessel and...

Gangways: Simple Safety

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The topic of gangways causes me to reflect over the past 30 years, and for that matter all my life, of all the time...

Improving Maintenance, Improves Safety

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Safety first is a term you hear often, but is not always practiced. Although most vessel owners have safety at the forefront of their thoughts...

Ensure Your Stability Booklet is Up To Date

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It’s that time of year when vessel owners are either finishing modification work on their vessels that they started late last fall, or are...