Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011Dangos y teitl llawn

Article 6 U.K. Marking of fishing vessels

[F1 A] [F1 [F2 United Kingdom] fishing vessel] shall be marked as follows:

(a)

the letter(s) of the port or district in which the [F1 [F2 United Kingdom] fishing vessels] is registered and the number(s) under which it is registered shall be painted or displayed on both sides of the bow, as high above the water as possible so as to be clearly visible from the sea and the air, in a colour contrasting with the background on which they are painted;

(b)

for [F1 [F2 United Kingdom] fishing vessels over 10 metres length overall and less than 17 metres length overall, the height of the letters and numbers shall be at least 25 centimetres with a line thickness of at least 4 centimetres. For [F2 United Kingdom] fishing vessels] of 17 metres length overall or more, the height of the letters and numbers shall be at least 45 centimetres, with a line thickness of at least 6 centimetres;

(c)

[F3 a fisheries administration] may require the international radio call sign (IRCS) or the external registration letters and numbers to be painted on top of the wheelhouse, so as to be clearly visible from the air, in a colour contrasting with the ground on which it is painted;

(d)

the contrasting colours shall be white and black;

(e)

the external registration letters and numbers painted or displayed on the hull of the [F1 [F2 United Kingdom] fishing vessel] shall not be removable, effaced, altered, illegible, covered or concealed.

[F4 As from 1 January 2016, the International Maritime Organisation ship identification number scheme, as adopted by Resolution A.1078(28) on 4 December 2013 and as referred to in Chapter XI-1, Regulation 3 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, shall apply to:

(a)

[F2 United Kingdom] fishing vessels or fishing vessels controlled by [F2 United Kingdom] operators under a chartering arrangement, of 100 tons of Gross Tonnage or 100 tons of Gross Registered Tonnage and above, or 24 metres length overall and above, operating exclusively inside [F2 United Kingdom] waters;

(b)

all [F2 United Kingdom] fishing vessels or fishing vessels controlled by [F2 United Kingdom] operators under a chartering arrangement, of 15 metres length overall and above, operating outside [F2 United Kingdom] waters;

(c)

all third country fishing vessels authorised to carry out fishing activities in [F2 United Kingdom] waters.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1962 of 28 October 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy.

F2 Words in Art. 6 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 5(8)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Words in Art. 6 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 5(8)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1962 of 28 October 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy.