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Risk assessment workshops for Queensland fishing operations

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We are holding risk assessment workshops in Queensland for commercial fishers.

These free in-person workshops will provide information and guidance on lifejacket wear requirements that must now be addressed in your safety management system’s risk assessment in accordance with the revised Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation and operation requirements - national law).

We recognise that every fishing operation is unique, as is the circumstances under which you should and shouldn’t be wearing a lifejacket, and if so, what type will be the safest option. That’s why we want to enable you to identify these as part of your risk assessment.

Each workshop will focus on a selected fishery or fisheries and consider regional factors. They will help fishers work together to determine what works best for each type of operation. Their aim is not to cover every fishery in every port, but to sample a range of different fisheries, fishing techniques, crewing arrangements, vessel types, voyage lengths and environments.

The outcomes of these workshops will be made available to other commercial vessel operators to look at when planning their own risk assessments.

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Last updated: 18 December 2023