Article 9 Training of workers

Without prejudice to Article 12 of Directive 89/39I/EEC, workers shall be given suitable training, in particular in the form of precise, comprehensible instructions, on safety and health on board vessels and on accident prevention in particular.

The training referred to in paragraph 1 shall cover in particular fire fighting, the use of life-saving and survival equipment and, for the workers concerned, the use of fishing gear and hauling equipment and the use of various types of signs including hand signals.

Such training shall be subject to the necessary updating where this is required by changes in the activities on board.