Introduction to Commercial Fishing

Introduction to Commercial Fishing

New Entrants Course

Oban

Nov/Dec 2017

Information for candidates

Course Units / Days
1. Introduction and Overview of the Course / 1
2. On Board Procedures / 1
3. Introduction to Ropes, Knots and Fishing Gear / 1
4. Net mending and Gear construction / 2
5. Watch Keeping and Navigation / 2
6. Basic Engineering / 1
7. Intermediate knots and Splicing / 0.5
8. Boat Handling (theory session, practical session optional) / 0.5
9. Galley Duties / 0.5
10. Care of the Catch / 0.5
11. Intro Food Hygiene in the Seafood Industry / 0.5
12. Basic Sea Survival / 1
13. Basic Health & Safety / 1
14. Basic First Aid / 1
15. Basic Fire Fighting / 1
16. Basic Fishing Vessel Stability / 0.5
17. Course Review and Forward Plan / 0.5

WEEK 1

Monday 20th Nov

Time / Topic
09.30 – 10.00 / Introduction & Overview of course
10.00 – 10.45 / Working on a fishing boat
Risks & responsibilities
11.00 – 12.30 / Introduction to mobile & static gear methods.
Equipment, skills, duties, rigging.
12.30 – 13.30 / Lunch
13.30 – 15.00 / Finances
15.15 – 16.30 / Fishing as a career
16.30 – 17.00 / Assessment & Review

Tuesday

Time / Topic - On board Procedures
09.30 – 10.45 / Introduction – safety & machinery
11.00 – 12.00 / Procedures aboard Fishing vessels
12.00 – 13.00 / Industry Talk
13.00– 13.30 / Lunch
13.30 – 16.30 / Fishing Vessel Visit
16.30 – 17.00 / Assessment & Review

Wednesday

Sea Survival

Time / Venue / Bring
9.30am / Training Room / Notepad & Pen
Afternoon / Maybole Pool / Trunks, t-shirt, towel

Thursday

Time / Topic – Net mending & Gear Construction
09.30 – 10.45 / Introduction to practical net mending
11.00 – 12.30 / Net mending exercises
12.30 – 13.30 / Lunch
13.30 – 14.30 / Industry Talk
14.30 – 16.30 / Net mending exercises
16.30 – 17.00 / Assessment & Review

Friday

Time / Topic – Net Mending & Gear Construction 2
09.30 – 10.45 / Practical net mending exercises
11.00 – 12.30 / Practical net mending exercises
12.30 – 13.30 / Lunch
13.30 – 16.30 / Appropriate net & construction exercises
16.30 –17.00 / Assessment & Review

WEEK 2

Monday

Time / Topic – Watch Keeping and Navigation
09.30 – 09.45 / Introduction
09.45 – 10.45 / Rules of the Road
11.00 – 12.30 / Introduction to Chartwork
12.30 – 13.30 / Lunch
13.30 – 14.30 / Practical Chartwork
14.30 – 15.30 / The Magnetic Compass
15.30 – 16.30 / Electronic Navigational equipment
16.30 – 17.00 / Assessment & Review

Tuesday

Time / Topic – Watch Keeping & Navigation 2
09.30 –09.45 / Effective Watch keeping
09.45 – 10.15 / IALA Buoy age System
10.15 – 10.45 / Passage Planning
11.00 – 11.30 / Meteorology
11.30 – 12.30 / Lights
12.30 – 13.30 / Lunch
13.30 – 14.30 / Shapes and Sounds
14.30 – 15.30 / Navigation Exercises
15.30 – 16.00 / Seamanship
16.00 – 16.30 / Emergencies
16.30 – 17.00 / Assessment & Review

Wednesday

Time / Topic – Basic Engineering
09.30 – 10.30 / Four stroke Diesel & Two stroke engines
10.45 – 11.30 / Fuel and Air
11.30 – 12.30 / Exhausts and cooling systems
12.30 – 13.30 / Lunch
13.30 – 14.30 / Vessel Operations
14.30 – 15.30 / Maintenance
15.30 – 16.15 / Tools & Equipment
16.15 – 16.45 / Risk Assessment
16.45 – 17.00 / Assessment & Review

Thursday

Time / Topic – Knots, Splicing and Boat Handling
09.30 – 10.30 / Practical knot exercises
10.45 – 12.00 / Splicing demonstration and instruction
12.00 – 12.30 / Assessment & Review
12.30 – 13.30 / Lunch
13.30 – 16.30 / Introduction to Boat Handling
16.30 – 17.00 / Assessment & Review

Friday

Time / Topic - Ropes, knots & gear
09.30 – 10.00 / Introduction
10.00 – 11.00 / Practical instruction – Common Knots
11.00 – 11.30 / Stoppers & whippings
11.30 – 12.30 / Industry talk
12.30 – 13.30 / Lunch
13.30 – 14.00 / Stoppers & whippings
14.00 – 15.00 / Introduction to Fishing Gear
15.00 – 15.30 / Video Demonstration
15.30 – 16.30 / Knots
16.30 – 17.00 / Assessment & Review

WEEK 3

Mandatory Certificates

Fire Fighting and Prevention

Time / Venue /

Bring

9.30am / Training Room / Wear suitable outdoor clothing. Notepad & pen

First Aid

Time / Venue /

Bring

9.30am / Training Room / Notepad & pen
Time / Topic – Galley Duties & Care of the Catch
9.30 – 12.30 / Galley duties
12.30 – 13.30 / Lunch (made during morning session)
13.30 – 14.30 / Identification, handling & storage
14.30 - 15.30 / Safe working practices
15.30 - 16.30 / Hygiene and regulations
16.30 – 17.00 / Assessment & review

Thursday

Health and Safety for New Entrants

Time / Venue /

Bring

9.30am / Training Room / Notepad & pen

Stability am

Full Course Assessment and Review pm

Time / Venue /

Bring

9.30am / Training Room / Notepad & pen

A sandwich lunch will be provided each day at the course.

Accommodation will be arranged for candidates from outwith the Oban area. Please tell us if you’ll need accommodation.

Please get in touch with Lachie / Shelagh as soon as possible to confirm a place on the course.

01583 431 570

Hostel accommodation is provided for all candidates that are away from home while attending the 3 week course.

*I will need / I will not need

Hostel accommodation

Sunday 19th for 5 nights

Sunday 26th for 5 nights

Sunday 3rd Dec for 5 nights

Please tell us if you need accommodation and delete above* as necessary.