Quay Issues - Volume 5

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SAFETY AT SEA

Keeping fishermen safe By Marta Moran Quintana

Wearing a PFD makes you up to eight times more likely to survive if you fall overboard. Unfortunately, many fishermen still do not wear them when working at sea. The 2018 ‘Work in Fishing Convention’ law will require ALL commercial fishermen to wear PFDs on deck.

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