Hughes Leslie
North Pacific Fishing Vessel Owners' Association Vessel Safety Program, 1900 West Emerson Place, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98119, USA.
Int Marit Health. 2006;57(1-4):85-93.
The North Pacific Fishing Vessel Owners' Association (NPFVOA) is a non-profit association dedicated to safety education and training for commercial fishermen and other mariners. Funding is provided primarily through member contributions and also through tuition fees and sales of materials. Members are primarily fishing vessel owners and fishing-related companies, from small salmon boats with single operators to large processing ships with crews of 150 or more. The Association also works together with insurance underwriters and brokers, maritime attorneys and fishing industry support businesses. It works closely with the United States Coast Guard, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the United States Department of Labor, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and many state agencies. There are three primary components of the NPFVOA Vessel Safety Program--a comprehensive safety manual, a series of safety and survival at sea videotapes, and a crew training program. The vessel safety manual includes 300 pages of text and illustrations covering subjects ranging from vessel familiarity for deckhands to stability for the owner and skipper. It is based on the experience of those who have fished the Bering Sea and the North Pacific. The manual calls for vessel owners and skippers to adopt safety practices specific to the vessel's characteristics and service, the waters fished, the season fished and the experience of the crew. The safety and survival videotape series is designed to complement hands-on training classes. The crew training program uses hands-on practice to dramatize and enliven the information presented in the manual and on the videotapes. Courses are designed to be portable and conducted in numerous ports and states. The NPFVOA also publishes a quarterly newsletter covering its safety program, other relevant safety information and reports of lessons learned from serious fishing vessel accidents.
北太平洋渔船船东协会（NPFVOA）是一个非营利性协会，致力于为商业渔民和其他海员提供安全教育与培训。资金主要通过会员捐款提供，也来自学费和材料销售。会员主要是渔船船东和与渔业相关的公司，从小型单人操作的鲑鱼捕捞船到拥有150名或更多船员的大型加工船。该协会还与保险承销商和经纪人、海事律师以及渔业支持企业合作。它与美国海岸警卫队、美国劳工部职业安全与健康管理局（OSHA）、国家职业安全与健康研究所（NIOSH）以及许多州机构密切合作。NPFVOA船舶安全计划有三个主要组成部分——一本全面的安全手册、一系列海上安全与生存录像带以及一个船员培训计划。船舶安全手册包含300页的文字和插图，涵盖从甲板船员对船舶的熟悉程度到船东和船长对船舶稳定性等主题。它基于在白令海和北太平洋捕鱼者的经验。手册要求船东和船长采用针对船舶特点和服务、捕鱼水域、捕鱼季节以及船员经验的安全做法。安全与生存录像带系列旨在补充实践培训课程。船员培训计划通过实践操作来生动呈现并活跃手册和录像带中所展示的信息。课程设计得便于携带，在众多港口和州开展。NPFVOA还出版一份季刊，内容涵盖其安全计划、其他相关安全信息以及从严重渔船事故中吸取教训的报告。
