The Final Meeting of the South Asia component of the FAO global project on Safety at Sea was held in Chennai, India, on 4-5 June 2009. It was organised jointly by the FAO and the BOBP-IGO. Objective: to evaluate the Project's accomplishments in South Asia; seek endorsement for Project activities; present the Safety Guidelines for Fishing Vessels under 24 m in length; and to discuss the sustainability of safety-at-sea initiatives by member-countries. Thirty two delegates representing the FAO, BOBP-IGO member-countries Bangladesh, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka, project consultants and the BOBP-IGO secretariat attended the meeting.