Don't Take Chances - Accidents waiting to Happen

A lot of fishing vessel are being lost because of the ships stability and the skippers pushing their vessels to the limits

The vessel becomes fast on an obstruction on the seabed, what does the skipper do, most trawler skippers gives the vessel all the revs he has and tries and forces the vessel away from the obstruction

This is the perfect way to loose your vessel and more importantly your crews lives

More than 50% of the time your going to knock your fishing nets in atoms (expensive)

Are you going to be responsible enough to go home to their wives and say it was your fault that you lost your crews lives

If you knock your nets in atoms you are not fishing, so heave your nets clear of the obstruction and once you have check it then shoot away again and fill your boxes up

Gantry height

This is a concern to me, newer types of fishing vessels freeboard are massive and their gantry's are the same height again above the deck,

if the vessel becomes fast on one side then the height the hanging blocks where the wires come onboard your vessel will pull your vessel over and probably give you an unstable equilibrium capsizing your vessel

Think about this !!!!!!

If you've completed your certificate of competency, you'll know about F.S.E. (Free Surface Effect) but have you ever felt F.S.E.?

Using a 2 litre plastic lemonade bottle, half fill it with a liquid, and place it on the palm of your hand, don't grip the bottle, and start a slow rocking motion with the bottle, it doesn't take a lot to have the bottle fall off your hand, so therefore F.S.E. on any boat is lethal, don't let any quantity of water accumulate on your deck or in any compartment.