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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1988
FISHERMEN TO LEARN EMERGENCY HANDLING AT SEA
TRAINING FOR A TWO-DAY BRMINAR TO PROVIDE
AN PROPER PROCEDURES TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF HELD NEXT WEEK.
ORGANISED BY THE
FISHERMEN ON THE
WILL EMERGENCY
BR
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, SEMINAR WILL BE HELD AT THE DEPARTMENT'S ABERDEEN FISHERIES OFFICE FEBRUARY 8 AND 9 FROM 10 AM TO 4.30 PM.
THE
ON
FIRST TIME,
IS TYPES OF TO BE TAKEN
THE AIM OF THE SEMINAR, WHICH IS HELD FOR THE TO ENABLE LOCAL FISHERMEN TO BETTER HANDLE VARIOUS
STEPS IT WILL FOCUS ON THE PROPER EMERGENCIES AT SEA. DURING EMERGENCIES SO AS TO MINIMISE THE LOSS OF LIVES OR PROPERTIES.
THE DEPARTMENT'S SENIOR FISHERIES OFFICER, DR RUDOLF TODAY ( (SATURDAY) THAT THE MOST COMMON ACCIDENTS CONCERNING VESSELS INCLUDED COLLISION, FOUNDERING, STRANDING AND FIRE.
WU,
SAID FISHING
"BETWEEN 1983 AND INVOLVING LOCAL FISHING VESSELS, RESULTING IN 62 DEATHS," DR WU SAID.
1986, THERE WERE 323 REPORTED ACCIDENTS
DO IN
AND
THE SEMINAR WILL FEATURE TALKS ON THE CORRECT THINGS TO CASES OF VESSEL LEAKAGE, COLLISION, STRANDING AND AGROUNDING, NAVIGATING IN A TROPICAL STORM.
AND
OTHER TOPICS TO BE COVERED INCLUDE FIRE FIGHTING PREVENTION, THE USE OF DISTRESS SIGNALS, COMMON SYMPTOMS AND REMEDIAL ACTION ON ENGINE TROUBLES, AND ENGINE ROOM SAFETY.
THE TALKS, TO BE GIVEN BY EXPERTS IN THE RESPECTIVE FIELDS. WILL BE FOLLOWED BY VIDEO PRESENTATION AND GROUP DISCUSSIONS.
BY
THE SEMINAR IS AMONG A SERIES OF TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED
FISHERIES THE AGRICULTURE AND
DEPARTMENT TO HELP LOCAL FISHERMEN AND ENHANCE THEIR IMPROVE THEIR FISHING EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY SAFETY AT WORK.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO
COVER THE
SEMINAR WHICH
BEGIN WILL ABERDEEN FISHERIES OFFICE,
ON
AFD MONDAY (FEBRUARY 8) AT 10 AM AT THE 100A SHEK PAI WAN ROAD, ABERDEEN, HONG KONG.
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