NTSB Fishing Vessel Safety Forum to take place October 13-14.
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NTSB's fishing vessel safety forum will address safety issues in commercial fishing industry - from both industry and government perspectives - and identify strategies for preventing accidents and minimizing rate of injuries and fatalities. Panel topics will include vessel-related issues impacting safety, fisheries management practices and impacts on safety, lifesaving equipment, training of crew members, and perspective of fishermen on safety.
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NTSB to Hold Fishing Vessel Safety Forum October 13th - 14th
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a forum on fishing vessel safety beginning Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 9:00 am. The two-day forum will be chaired by NTSB Board Member Robert Sumwalt.
The forum is intended to identify safety issues in the commercial fishing industry - from both industry and government perspectives - and to identify strategies for preventing accidents and reducing the industry's high rate of injuries and fatalities. The panel topics will include:
Panelists participating in the forum will include representatives of the commercial fishing industry, safety equipment manufacturers, marine safety trainers, classification societies, marine surveyors, and state and federal agencies involved with the industry.
Organizations and individuals can submit input for consideration as part of the forum's archived materials. Submissions should directly address one or more of the forum's six topic areas (identified by the panel titles) and should be submitted electronically as an attached document not to exceed 10 pages to: fishingforum@ntsb.gov. The deadline for receipt is October 21, 2010. Input received will be entered into the Safety Board's public docket on this forum.
The public can view the forum in person or by live webcast on the NTSB's web site. An agenda and webcast details will be posted on the Board's website when available at www.ntsb.gov/events/forum_fishing_vessel_safety/forum_fishingvessel_safety.htm.
The forum will be held at the NTSB's Board Room and Conference Center, located at 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C.
