Seafish
Construction Standards
Seafish
provides its own set of Construction Standards, developed in close
consultation with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), fishing
vessel builders and fishing industry representatives. These standards,
which also cover aspects of machinery, electrical installations and
outfit, consist of two main sub-sets which are in compliance with
the relevant codes of practice published by the MCA. These two sub-sets
are as follows:-
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Seafish Construction Standards for fishing vessels and work boats
less than 15 metres in length overall (constructed of steel, aluminium,
wood and GRP).
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Seafish Construction Standards for fishing vessels and work boats
of 15 metres length overall to 24 metres registered length (constructed
of steel and aluminium).
Both
sets of standards include complete outfit requirements and recommendations.
Note:
Standards relating to the construction of multi-hulled fishing vessels
will also be included later this year. Requirements for wood and GRP
vessels over 15 metres are available upon request.
Release
2 of the Seafish Construction Standards is now available both online
and on CD ROM. Revisions include the following:
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Optional
sections provided in the construction tables.
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Many
more illustrations included for guidance.
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Aluminium
tables added for 15-24 metre vessels.
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Modifications
made to take into account modern practices.
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Out-dated
and non-relevant information removed.
Release
2 can be viewed online by clicking on the 'Browse Standards' button
or, alternatively, copies of the CD ROM are available FREE to anyone
in the fishing or boatbuilding industry (subject to availability).
To order a CD ROM, simply contact a member of Marine Services.
