The Regional Consultation on Safety at Sea for Small-Scale Fisheries (RC-S@S) was held in Chennai, India on 7-8 July 2008. It reviewed the progress of activities under the South Asian component of the Global Project on safety at sea. The consultation was organised jointly by the FAO, the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Alaska, USA (NIOSH) and the BOBP-IGO. Forty three persons took part: representatives of FAO, SIDA, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), NIOSH, member-countries Bangladesh, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka, representatives of fisheries institutions, NGOs and experts. Discussions centered on the progress of the Safety at Sea Project activities in the region and its global status; integration of safety at sea with fisheries management; draft guidelines on safety of fishing vessels below 24 m overall length (OAL); training needs of fishers; community mobilization; and the status of legislative support to small-scale fisheries management in the four member-countries.