Scotland: Fatal Accident Inquiry

Gerard Gillies

Reference LMD-B22-18 Published 16 January 2019 Sheriff Sheriff C Dickson Sheriffdom Grampian, Highland and Islands Date of death 4 October 2015 Location Western Isles Hospital, Stornoway Cause of death I (a) Salt water immersion due to (or as a consequence of): (b) Fall from a fishing boat II Ischaemic heart disease. Section 28 responses identified 0 8-week deadline 13 March 2019

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Recommendations

Recommendations (the sheriff's words)

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 8-week window is counted from the publication date. See how we track responses.

Section 28 responses

Overall status, as assessed by this site: Response pending

No response has been identified on the case landing page yet. The 8-week window has closed without a published response or non-response notice.

About Fatal Accident Inquiries

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.

Data: scotcourts.gov.uk.

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