Source · Scotland · Fatal Accident Inquiry
Gerard Gillies
Scotland · FAI
Reference: LMD-B22-18
Published: 16 Jan 2019
Sheriff: Sheriff C Dickson
Sheriffdom: Grampian, Highland and Islands
View PDF
Court recommendations
Identified
Responses identified
0
8-week deadline
13 Mar 2019
Section 28 status
Response pending
Recommendations
That the court recommends that all creel fishermen: (a) read the Industry Advisory Note on potting safety, published in January 2001 by Seafish, the MCA’s Fishermen’s Safety Guide, published in May 2014, the MAIB Potting Safety Message, published in February 2014, and MGN 571 (F) - Fishing Vessels: Prevention of Man Overboard; (b) review their system of working in light of the above information; and (c) devise a system of working which avoids the risk of crew coming into contact with moving fishing gear.
Under section 28 of the 2016 Act, each recipient of a recommendation must respond within 8 weeks.
The window from publication ran to 13 March 2019.
See how we track responses.
Section 28 responses
Response pendingNo response has been identified on the case landing page yet. The 8-week window has closed without a published response or non-response notice.
Determination details
- Reference
- LMD-B22-18
- Published
- 16 January 2019
- Sheriff
- Sheriff C Dickson
- Sheriffdom
- Grampian, Highland and Islands
- Date of death
- 20 January 1973
- Location
- the late Gerard Gillies, born 20 January 1973, died at about 16
- Cause of death
- 3. In terms of section 26(2)(c) of the 2016 Act (the cause or causes of death):
Navigation
About FAIs
Fatal Accident Inquiries are held under the
2016 Act
before a sheriff. They are mandatory for deaths in custody and at work.
The sheriff may make recommendations under s.26(1)(b); recipients must respond within 8 weeks under
s.28. See the methodology page for detail.