| Description | Records of the Trawlermen Registration Scheme (c. 1956 – c. 1980):
1. Fishermen's Registration Book.
2. 15 archive boxes of membership cards, organised alphabetically. Cards include name, address, DOB, next of kin, rating (job role e.g. skipper), qualifications, NI number and list of engagements showing vessel/date engage/date discharged.
3. Scottish Trawler Fishermens Pension Scheme Schedule as at 1 April 1982. Aberdeen pages 1-55. |
| Administrative History | The scheme was established in January 1956 as part of efforts to regulate the employment of trawlermen on boats and ensure priority of employment for Union labour. Trawlermen had been on strike in September 1955 to demand the establishment of such a scheme, which was agreed to by the ASFVOA on the 1st October 1955. It was overseen by a Committee with a manager and a central registration office at Albert Quay.
The scheme was latterly managed by the Aberdeen (Steam) Fishing Vessel Owners Association. |