Safety Of Fishermen: Risk Factor Analysis And The Influence Of Vessel Nautical Properties

SAFETY OF FISHERMEN: RISK FACTOR ANALYSIS AND THE INFLUENCE OF VESSEL NAUTICAL PROPERTIES G. Boccadamo Dipartimento di Ingegneria Navale - University “Federico II” of Naples A. Scamardella Dipartimento di Scienze Applicate - University "Parthenope" of Naples ABSTRACT: A presentation and discussion of the results of an in-the-field investigation into safety and the working conditions of fishermen operating in the Campania Region of Italy. The investigation has focused on two main topics: a quantitative assessment of the risks involved in fishing activities; the influence of the sea keeping and manoeuvring characteristics of the fishing vessels on both the working conditions of personnel and vessel operability. The tool adopted is a questionnaire distributed among fishermen. In this way a snapshot of the current situation has been obtained, and a comparison with the “ideal” situation as depicted by the Rules currently in force has been made. Suggestions for a more effective application of the Rules in order to avoid accidents on board and for further research development have been obtained from the analysis of the questionnaire results. Results highlight that the gap between the ideal situation, construed from the Rules, and actual reality is still too great.