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Seafarers and associated professions
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Seafarers and associated professions
Previous research both internationally and domestically has highlighted how the perception of risk by fishers and the subsequent management of this risk differs from other higher risk industries, this requires significant, in-depth exploration to gain a better contextual understanding and make future improvements in this area.
MCA, 2025
Seafarers and associated professions
There is believed to be significant underreporting of accidents in the fishing industry (see MAIB Annual Report 2017). As a result, the data available to design initiatives to improve safety, and to ensure that vessels which have an incident are safe to go to sea is not available. How can fishers be encouraged to report accidents to address this?
MCA, 2025
Seafarers and associated professions
How can recruitment and retention be improved across the maritime sector? What demographics are under-represented in the maritime workforce? Many MCA surveyors do not have a fishing/Small Domestic vessel background. How can the MCA increase recruitment of surveyors from the fishing industry?
MCA, 2025
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