Beating the Odds on Northern Waters: A Guide to Fishing Safety
Table of Contents
Chapter
Page
Acknowledgments
iv
Foreword
v
I—Preparing for a Dangerous Job
1
II—Reading the Weather
13
III—Handling Fishing Gear
29
IV—Fatigue, Hydration,and Nutrition
39
V—Personal Flotation Devices
47
VI—Man Overboard!
69
VII—Sea Survival
75
VIII—Shore Survival
103
IX—First Aid Afloat
119
X—Fire Fighting and Fire Prevention
149
XI—Safe Seamanship
165
XII—Orientation, Emergency Instructions, and Drills
185
Resources
221
Index
239