Russia’s Fisheries Agency says domestic fishing fleet is in a satisfactory condition
Russia’s fishing fleet is generally in a satisfactory condition, Peotr Savchuk, deputy head of Russian Federal Fisheries Agency told IAA PortNews at the International Forum on Shipbuilding and Safe Shipping “Fishing Fleet – New Impulse to Development”.
According to him, average age of vessels in the Far East is 28-30 y.o., in the Northern Basin - 25-27 y.o.
At the same time the Agency is concerned about the situation with recent years’ disasters involving fishing ships and resulting in the loss of lives and fleet units. The official believes that many of them could be prevented through proper risk-management. Human factor is still the main cause of accidents.
Peotr Savchuk says state authorities are set to apply severe sanctions against the companies neglecting safety standards. Among the most frequent violations the official named going beyond the assigned area of navigation, excess weight, stability violation, lack of crew members’ expertise and risk detection, violation of safety policy, negligence and lack of qualifications.