Officers and crew of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship Vaibhav interacted with fishermen and owners of fishing boats at North Threspuram here on Thursday .
A special demonstration was organised to tell fishermen how to survive at sea in case of a cyclone or bad weather condition.
Fishermen were sensitised to the need to report any suspicious activity witnessed on the islands of Gulf of Mannar.
The programme was aimed at sensitising them to coastal security, prompt search and rescue of fishermen stranded at sea.
They explained on how to share information with ICG personnel through toll free numbers 1554, which is manned round the clock.
They explained basic requirements at work including possession of original documents of all fishing boats, coordination and cooperation in terms of gathering information to assist fellow fishermen in case of distress, avoidance of unregistered boats and holding tokens for motorised country boats.
Besides, fishermen were asked to carry life saving equipment such as lifebuoy and life jacket whenever they went for fishing.
They were advised to complete the process of colour coding in their boats prior to the fishing season, which is scheduled to resume in the middle of June.
R. Dhanesh, Assistant Commandant, ICG ship Vaibhav, Coastal Security Group personnel, officials from Department of Fisheries and 30 fishermen attended the programme.
