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Commercial Boating Safety
Ongoing
|https://www.maine.gov/dmr/marine-patrol/boa
Online information regarding Maine Commercial Boating Safety requirements and training.
Time & Location
Ongoing
https://www.maine.gov/dmr/marine-patrol/boa
About the event
According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) commercial fishing is one of the most hazardous occupations in the United States with a fatality rate over 40 times higher than the national average in 2019. Characteristics of fishing operations include heavy weather, long work hours, strenuous labor, and working with hazardous machinery.
Depending on the fishery, there are required training programs for commercial harvesters.
https://www.maine.gov/dmr/marine-patrol/boating-safety#commercial
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