Commission Implementing Decision of 24 May 2011 establishing a specific control and inspection programme for pelagic fisheries in Western Waters of the North East Atlantic (notified under document C(2011) 3415) (Only the Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, French, German, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish texts are authentic) (2011/310/EU)

6. PROCEDURES U.K.

6.1. General inspection tasks U.K.

Inspectors shall verify and note in their report the following information:

(a)

the details of the identity of the responsible persons involved in the activities inspected;

(b)

the fishing licenses and authorisations;

(c)

all relevant documentation;

(d)

detailed verification of species and quantities caught in compliance with the applicable EU legislation.

All relevant findings from the inspections done at sea, in ports or in any other economical operator concerned shall be noted in the inspection reports.

Those findings shall be duly cross-checked with the information made available to the inspectors by other competent authorities, including Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) information, electronic recording and reporting system (ERS) information and lists of authorised vessels.

6.2. Inspection tasks for aerial surveillance U.K.

Inspectors shall report on surveillance data for cross-checking purposes, and in particular verify sightings of fishing vessels against VMS and ERS information and authorised lists.

6.3. Inspection tasks at sea U.K.

Where one or more pelagic species is onboard the fishing vessel or is present aboard a processing or a transport vessel, inspectors shall always verify the species and quantities of fish retained on board and compare them with the quantities recorded in the relevant documentation on board.

Inspectors shall systematically verify:

• that the fishing vessels are authorised to operate in the relevant pelagic fishery,

• that the fishing vessels are equipped with an operational Vessel Monitoring System (VMS),

• that the relevant information is duly recorded in the logbook,

• the compliance of the fishing gear on board with the relevant requirements,

• the drawings of the vessel and in particular the possibility to discharge fish under the waterline,

• the presence of equipment allowing automatic grading,

• the physical quantities of pelagic species on board, and their presentation.

6.4. Inspection tasks at landing U.K.

Inspectors shall systematically verify:

• that the fishing vessels are authorised to operate in the relevant pelagic fishery,

• that the pre-notification of arrival for landing was sent and contained the correct information concerning the catch on board,

• That the landing of pelagic species has been authorised by the competent authorities, where appropriate,

• that the fishing vessels are equipped with an operational VMS and ERS,

• that the relevant information is duly recorded in the logbook and that the logbook sheets are transmitted in due course,

• for the fishing vessels participating in the transport and processing of pelagic species, that the relevant documentation on board is present and duly completed,

• the species and the physical quantities of pelagic species on board,

• that the weighing obligations are applied where appropriate,

• that the fishing gear on board corresponds to the fishing authorisation and complies with applicable technical measures.

6.5. Inspection tasks during transhipment U.K.

Inspectors shall systematically verify:

• that the fishing vessel is authorised to operate in the relevant pelagic fishery,

• for transhipments in port, that the pre-notification of arrival in port was sent and contained the correct information concerning the transhipment,

• that vessels wishing to tranship have received prior authorisation,

• that the species and quantities pre-notified to be transhipped are verified,

• that the relevant documentation on board is present and duly completed, including the transhipment declaration.

6.6. Inspection tasks concerning transports, marketing and takeover U.K.

Inspectors shall systematically verify the species and the quantity and the vessel that caught the fish and cross-check this information with the landing declaration and the logbook and verify:

• as regards transport, in particular the relevant documentation is present and duly completed,

• as regards marketing, that the relevant documentation is present and duly completed,

• a regards takeover, that the relevant documentation is present and duly completed.