USCG Fishing Vessel Activities Division (CG-5433) Links to Other Sites and Related References * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Links to Other Sites When you link to another site, you are no longer on our site and are subject to the privacy policy of the new site. DHS and USCG make no claims, promises or guarantees. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed or statutory. References to any specific commercial products, processes, or services, or the use of any trade, firm or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the public, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by DHS or the U.S. Coast Guard. US CODE: Title 46, CHAPTER 45 Uninspected Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels; Cornell Law School http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode46/usc_sup_01_46_06_ii_08_b_10_45.html United Kingdom (UK) Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) http://www.maib.gov.uk/home/index.cfm Uninspected Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels; U. S. Code: Title 46, Chapter 45 (45 USC 45) http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode46/usc_sup_01_46_06_ii_08_b_10_45.html U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service http://www.fws.gov/ U. S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): Title 46 Shipping, Chapter I Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, Part 28 Requirements for Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_01/46cfr28_01.html U. S. Coast Guard Southeast Regional Fisheries Training Center http://www.uscg.mil/d7/units/srftc/ U. S. Coast Guard Port State Information exchange (PSIX) Vessel specific information derived from the United States Coast Guard's Marine Information Safety and Law Enforcement System (MISLE); represents a weekly snapshot of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) data http://cgmix.uscg.mil/psix/ U. S. Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Analysis Reporting Forms http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/moa/repor.htm U. S. Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Analysis (G-MOA) http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/moa/casualty.htm U. S. Coast Guard Northeast Regional Fisheries Training Center http://cgweb.d1.uscg.mil/nrftc/ CG-5433Links 2 Other Sites.rtf - Last Updated: Thursday, March 20, 2008 - Page 1 of 8
U. S. Coast Guard Next Public Meeting http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/regs/meetings.html U. S. Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center web site http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/vdoc/nvdc.htm U. S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center (NMC) web site http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nmc/web/index.htm U. S. Coast Guard Miscellaneous Marine Casualties; Commercial Fishing Vessel Casualty Investigation Reports http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/moa/reportindexcas2.htm U. S. Coast Guard Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection General Publications Forms Technical Publications Studies of Interest from CG Sources Studies of Interest from non CG Sources http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nmc/genpub.htm#technical U. S. Coast Guard Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection Information http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/index.htm U. S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Manual (MSM), Vol. II, Section B, Chapter 4, Subsection T: Fishing and Fishery-Related Vessels http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nmc/pubs/msm/v2/bch4.pdf U. S. Coast Guard Gulf Regional Fisheries Training Center http://www.uscg.mil/d8/grftc/ U. S. Coast Guard Fishing Vessel Safety Forms http://www.uscg.mil/d8/mso/portarthur/cfvs/fishing_vessel_safety_forms.htm U. S. Coast Guard Fishing Vessel Safety Division /mycg/portal/ep/channelview.do?channelid=- 20581&;channelPage=%2Fep%2Fchannel%2Fdefault.jsp&;pageTypeId=13489&;BV.0 [Legacy Web Site: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g%2dm/cfvs/ ] U. S. Coast Guard First District Marine Safety Division, Compliance Branch: Fishing Vessel Safety Section http://www.uscg.mil/d1/staff/m/fvs/index.htm U. S. Coast Guard Directives System http://www.uscg.mil/ccs/cit/cim/directives/ U. S. Coast Guard Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Program Internet Home Page http:// U. S. Coast Guard Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety News and Information http://www.uscg.mil/news/fvsafety/fvsafety.htm U. S. Coast Guard COMDTINST 16711.13B Implementation of the Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Regulations http://www.uscg.mil/ccs/cit/cim/directives/ci/ci_16711_13b.pdf CG-5433Links 2 Other Sites.rtf - Last Updated: Thursday, March 20, 2008 - Page 2 of 8
U. S. Coast Guard CI 16711.14 Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Training and Qualification http://www.uscg.mil/ccs/cit/cim/directives/ci/ci_16711_14.pdf U. S. Coast Guard CFVS Program (G-PCV) Policy Letter 06-04: Uninspected Commercial Vessel Safety Program Management; USCG Auxiliary Examiner and Dock Walking Augmentation http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/moc/pol0604.pdf U. S. Coast Guard CFVS Program (G-PCV) Policy Letter 06-03: Exemption Letters for Existing Fish Processing Vessels http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/moc/pol0603.pdf U. S. Coast Guard CFVS Program (G-MOC) Policy Letter 04-08: Guidance for Determining When a Survival Craft on a Commercial Fishing Vessel (CFV) is Deem in an Unserviceable Condition http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/moc/pol0408.pdf U. S. Coast Guard CFVS Program (G-MOC) Policy Letter 04-07: Fishing Industry Vessel Third Party Examination Program http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/moc/pol0407.pdf U. S. Coast Guard CFVS Program (G-MCO) Policy Letter 01-96: Excess Equipment Found On Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels /mycg/portal/ep/channelview.do?channelid=- 20581&channelPage=%2Fep%2Fchannel%2Fdefault.jsp&pageTypeId=13489&BV.0 [ Use Search Key Word: Excess ] U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety and Examination Program http://www.auxonline.org/~msep/commercial_fishing_vessels.htm U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary http://nws.cgaux.org/ U. S. Coast Guard Alaska Fishing Vessel Safety http://www.uscg.mil/d17/m/cfvs.shtml U. S. Coast Guard Acronym List http://mislenet.osc.uscg.mil/cgad_list.aspx U. S. Coast Guard - CGInfo (About MISLE and MARS -- Mission Analysis and Reporting System) http://mislenet.osc.uscg.mil/help.aspx U. S. Coast Guard http://www.uscg.mil/uscg.shtm U. S. Citizenship Waiver Request Information http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/cfvs/citizenship%20waivers.htm U. S. Citizenship Requirements; Commercial Fishing Vessel http://www.uscg.mil/d8/mso/portarthur/cfvs/cfvs%2075-25.htm Transportation Safety Board of Canada Marine Investigation Reports http://www.tsb.gc.ca/en/reports/marine/index.asp?section=1 CG-5433Links 2 Other Sites.rtf - Last Updated: Thursday, March 20, 2008 - Page 3 of 8
The Shrimp Alliance The Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA) is a non-profit alliance of members of the shrimp industry in eight states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas) committed to preventing the continued deterioration of America's domestic shrimp industry and to ensuring the industry's future viability. http://www.shrimpalliance.com/index.htm Stability Presentation; Vessel http://www.uscg.mil/d8/divs/m/adobe/stability%20outreach.pdf Stability Best Practices Booklet 2nd Edition http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/cfvs/stability%20book%202nd%20ed%202004.pdf South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council http://www.safmc.net/fmpro?-db=content&-format=default1.html&-view Recall Information http://www.recalls.gov/ PROCEEDINGS of the Marine Safety Council; The U. S. Coast Guard Journal of Safety at Sea (quarterly publication) Available online back to April - June 1998 http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nmc/pubs/proceed/ Preventing Drownings of Commercial Fishermen. NIOSH ALERT: April 1994; DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 94-107 http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fishing.html http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/pdfs/94-107sum.pdf Prefectura Naval Argentina (En español; Maritime Information in Spanish) http://www.prefecturanaval.gov.ar/institucional/castellano/index.htm OSHA Tips To Protect Commercial Fishing Vessel Workers In Cold Environments OSHA's Cold Stress Card available in [click] English (http://www.osha.gov/publications/osha3156.pdf) or Spanish (http://www.osha.gov/publications/osha3158.pdf), from OSHA's website, www.osha.gov, or call 1(800) 321-OSHA. http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=news_releases&p_id=10578 Off Soundings Marine and Fishing Vessel Safety Information by Richard C. Hiscock http://www.offsoundings.com/ NVIC 7-95: Guidance on Inspection, Repair and Maintenance of Wooden Hulls http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nvic/7_95/n7-95.htm NVIC 7-93: Guidelines for Acceptance of "Fishing Vessel Safety Instructors" and Course Curricula for Training "Fishing Vessel Drill Conductors" http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nvic/7_93/n7-93.htm NVIC 7-91: Determination of Cold-Water Areas http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nvic/7_91/n7-91.htm CG-5433Links 2 Other Sites.rtf - Last Updated: Thursday, March 20, 2008 - Page 4 of 8
NVIC 6-91: Fire Drills and On-Board Training http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nvic/6_91/n6-91.htm NVIC 5-86: Voluntary Standards for U.S. Uninspected Commercial Fishing Vessels http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nvic/5_86/n5-86.htm NVIC 4-86: Hydraulic Release Units for Life Rafts, Life Floats and Buoyant Apparatus, and Alternate Float-Free Arrangements http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nvic/4_86/n4-86.htm NVIC 4-82: Uninspected Commercial Vessel Safety http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nvic/4_82/n4-82.pdf NVIC 1-92: Lifesaving Equipment Regulations for Commercial Fishing Vessels http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nvic/1_92/n1-92.htm NVIC 1-92: CH-2: Implementation of Livesaving Equipment Requlations for Commercial Fishing Vessels http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nvic/1_92/n1-92ch2.htm NVIC 1-92: CH-1: Implementation of Lifesaving Equipment Regulations for Commercial Fishing Vessels http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nvic/1_92/n1-92ch1.htm NVIC 1-83: Painters for Life Floats and Buoyant Apparatus http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nvic/1_83/n1-83.htm NVIC 13-91: Fishing Industry Vessel Third Party Examination and Procedures for Designation of "Accepted Organizations" and "Similarly Qualified Organizations" http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nvic/13_91/n13-91.pdf NVIC 12-91: Termination of Unsafe Operations Aboard Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nvic/12_91/n12-91.htm North Shore Harbormasters Association (NSHA); Boston, Massachusetts http://www.harbormasters.org/crimewatch.shtml North Pacific Fishing Vessel Owners' Association (NPFVOA) http://www.npfvoa.org/ NOAA Fisheries Vessel Documentation Name Query http://www.st.nmfs.gov/st1/commercial/landings/cg_vessel2.html NOAA Fisheries http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ NOAA Fisheries Statistics http://www.st.nmfs.gov/st1/index.html CG-5433Links 2 Other Sites.rtf - Last Updated: Thursday, March 20, 2008 - Page 5 of 8
New England Fisheries Management Council http://www.nefmc.org/ Navtech US Surveyors http://www.navsurvey.com/index.htm Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circulars (NVIC) Index http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nvic/index00.htm Naval Safety Center http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/ Site provides information for all facets of safety, both at work and at home. Resources include evolution-specific checkoff list, presentations, risk management, HAZMAT procedures, and holiday safety information and tips. National Safe Boating Council, Inc. (NSBC) http://www.safeboatingcouncil.org/ National Observer Program; NMFS/NOAA Fisheries http://www.st.nmfs.gov/st4/nop/ National Marine Fisheries Service (a.k.a., NOAA Fisheries) Northeast Regional Office http://www.nero.noaa.gov/nero/ National Marine Fisheries Service (a.k.a., NOAA Fisheries) http://www.st.nmfs.gov/ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Published Reports on Commercial Fishing Safety http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/injury/traumafish.html#pubs Including: Proceedings of the International Fishing Industry Safety and Health Conference DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2003-102 (October 2002) Including: FISHING VESSEL SAFETY IN THE UNITED STATES: THE TRAGEDY OF MISSED OPPORTUNITIES. By Richard C. Hiscock Proceedings, Second International Fishing Industry Safety and Health Conference DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2006-114 (April 2006) National Fisherman Magazine http://www.nationalfisherman.com/ National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) http://www.nfpa.org/index.asp National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) http://www.nasbla.org/blas.php Minimum Safety Requirements - Title 46 Code of Federal Regulation, Subchapter C (Unispected Vessels), Part 28 --Requirements for Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels [46 CFR 28] http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/textidx?c=ecfr&sid=152bc917dfc7ebf91878de7a552aaeee&rgn=div5&view=text&node=46:1.0.1.3.20&idno=46 CG-5433Links 2 Other Sites.rtf - Last Updated: Thursday, March 20, 2008 - Page 6 of 8
Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council http://www.mafmc.org/mid-atlantic/mafmc.htm Maine Commercial Fishing Safety Council http://www.maine.gov/dmr/council/comfishsafety/index.htm Hurricane Information http://www.boatus.com/hurricanes/default.asp Heads Up! A collaborative project of Oregon Sea Grant and others who care about West Coast fisheries and the West Coast fishing community http://www.heads-up.net/ Fishing Vessel Safety. PROCEEDINGS of the Marine Safety Council; The U. S. Coast Guard Journal of Safety at Sea (quarterly publication), April - June 2001, Volume 58, Number 2 http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/cfvs/proceeeding.pdf Fishers and Fishing Vessel Operators; U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos177.htm Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) database http://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/default.asp Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/cfvs/epirb.htm Damage Control A short paper on small boat damage control created by a former member of the Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Advisory Committee (CFIVSAC). In Adobe Acrobat [pdf] format. http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nmc/alert/portland/damcont2.pdf Commercial Fishing A resource for commercial fishing, aquaculture, online seafood vendors, seafood wholesalers, bait dealers, equipment suppliers, fishermen, commercial boat builders and anyone interested in commercial fishing. http://www.commercial-fishing.org/ Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Examiners Association http://www.cfvsea.com/ Commercial Fishing Vessel Exam Books Vietnamese Version http://www.uscg.mil/d8/divs/m/adobe/cfvsvspn.pdf Commercial Fishing Vessel Exam Books Spanish Version http://www.uscg.mil/d8/divs/m/adobe/cfvsvspn.pdf CG-5433Links 2 Other Sites.rtf - Last Updated: Thursday, March 20, 2008 - Page 7 of 8
Commercial Fishing Vessel Exam Books English Version http://www.uscg.mil/d8/divs/m/adobe/cfvseng.pdf Coast Pilot; Electronic -- Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/nsd/cpdownload.htm CG 2692B - Report of Required Drug and Alcohol Testing http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/moa/docs/drug.pdf CG 2692 - Report of Vessel Casualty http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/moa/docs/cg2692.pdf Beyond The Perfect Storm : Preventing Death and Injury in the Commercial Fishing Industry. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). June 29, 2000 http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/perfstrm.html Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) http://www.amsea.org/ 46 USC CHAPTER 45 - UNINSPECTED COMMERCIAL FISHING http://uscode.house.gov/uscode-cgi/fastweb.exe?getdoc+uscview+t45t48+459+0++%28fishing%29%25 CG-5433Links 2 Other Sites.rtf - Last Updated: Thursday, March 20, 2008 - Page 8 of 8