Indian Coast Guard conducts training of 171 fishermen at ICG Ship

Indian
Coast Guard (ICG) in an innovative manner trained 171 Indian fishermen at sea
close to International Maritime Border Line (IMBL) between India and Pakistan.

 A large number of Indian fishing boats were
gathered by shepherding at a common place where a boarding team of ICGS ship
embarked to undertake community interaction program on a floating platform.

As part
of their training, the fishermen were apprised of the importance of carrying
boat license, biometric card, distress alert transmitters, safety gears and
life jackets for their personal safety and identification.

They
were advised to refrain from crossing IMBL and fishing in non fishing zone as
these have legal implications and apprehension by the neighboring country and
would result in hardship to families.

 During the training usage of Distress alert transmitter
and reporting unintentional activation to nearest ICG unit was shown to the
fishermen.

Fishermen
are the eyes and ears for the security agencies and play a vital role in
reporting of any suspicious activity in Indian waters. They were requested to
call on Indian Coast Guard ship on channel 16 and report sighting of any
suspicious activity in the area.

The
fishermen were provided with logistic support and their general medical health
check up was also carried out. The out of box idea of conducting community
interaction program at sea has gained wide appreciation from the fishing
community and will be practiced in near future.