On average a UK fisherman dies every ten days at sea. This video highlights the pros and cons about working at sea. The example in this training video shows the fishing vessel Camaret as she suffers a fire on board in the galley, the crew not being equipped to deal with the incident, panic and two crewmen are badly injured.

Fishing continues to be a very dangerous job. Between 1996 and 2005 a fisherman was 115 times more likely to be killed at work than the rest of the workforce. Although this is potentially down to the high risk environment of working on a slippery, rolling, small workspace with heavy machinery, sharp knives and often bad weather, there is another factor as well. As fish stocks decline there is less money in the industry. Fishermen are therefore forced to work longer hours and put in more effort to catch the same amount of fish. Understaffing and increased fatigue also contribute to accidents at sea.