CHAPTER IIIObligations of the master
Article 8
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The master of a F3United Kingdom fishing vessel that has received one or more catch document forms F4must follow the following procedures prior to each landing or transhipment of Dissostichus spp.:
(a)
(b)
if a landing or transhipment includes catch of both Dissostichus species, the master F4must record on the catch document the estimated total weight of the catch to be landed or transhipped and indicate the estimated weight of each species;
(c)
if a landing or transhipment includes catch of both Dissostichus species taken from different subareas and/or statistical divisions, the master F4must record on the catch document the estimated weight of each species taken from each subarea and/or statistical division;
(d)
the master F4must convey to F6a fisheries administration, by the most rapid electronic means available, the catch document number, the dates within which the catch was taken, the species, the processing type or types, the estimated weight to be landed and the area or areas of the catch, the date of landing or transhipment and the port and country of landing or vessel of transhipment and F4must request from the F7fisheries administration a confirmation number.
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Article 9
F9After having verified, by the use of data reports obtained through an automated tamper-proof satellite linked vessel monitoring system (VMS), that the area fished and the catch to be landed or transhipped as reported by its vessel is accurately recorded and consistent with its authorisation to fish, F10a fisheries administration must convey a confirmation number to the master by the most rapid electronic means.
The master shall enter the confirmation number on the catch document.
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Article 10
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Immediately after each landing or transhipment of Dissostichus spp. the master of a F12United Kingdom fishing vessel or his authorised representative who has received one or more catch document forms F13must:
(a)
in the case of a transhipment, obtain the signature on the catch document of the master of the vessel to which the catch is transhipped;
(b)
in the case of a landing, obtain on the catch document
F14a signed and stamped validation by a responsible official of the Port State of landing or free trade zone who is acting under the direction of either the customs or fisheries authorities of the Port State and is competent with regard to the validation of Dissostichus spp. catch documents, and
the signature of the person who receives the catch at the port of landing or free trade zone.
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In the event of the catch being divided upon landing, the said master or his authorised representative F13must present a copy of the catch document to each person who receives a part of the catch at the port of landing or free trade zone. The master or his authorised representative F13must record on the copy of the catch document the amount and origin of the catch received by that person and obtain their signature.
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The said master or his authorised representative F13must immediately sign and convey by the most rapid electronic means available a copy or, if the catch landed was divided, copies of the signed catch documents to F16a fisheries administration. He F13must also provide a copy of the signed document to each person who receives a part of the catch.
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Article 11
The master of the F18United Kingdom fishing vessel or his authorised representative F19must retain the original signed catch document or documents and return them to F20a fisheries administration no later than one month after the end of the fishing season.
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Article 12
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The master or his authorised representative of a F22United Kingdom fishing vessel to which catch has been transhipped F23must, immediately after landing Dissostichus spp., obtain on the catch document received from the transhipping vessels :
F14a signed and stamped validation by a responsible official of the Port State of landing or free trade zone who is acting under the direction of either the customs or fisheries authorities of the Port State and is competent with regard to the validation of Dissostichus spp. catch documents, and
the signature of the person who receives the catch at the port of landing or free trade zone.
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In the event of the catch being divided upon landing, the master or his authorised representative F23must present a copy of the catch document to each person who receives a part of the catch at the port of landing or free trade zone. The master or his authorised representative F23must record on the copy of the catch document the amount and origin of the catch received by that person and obtain his signature.
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The said master or his authorised representative F23must immediately sign and convey by the most rapid electronic means available a copy or, if the catch landed was divided, copies of the signed and stamped catch document to the Flag States that issued those catch documents. He F23must provide a signed copy of the relevant document or documents to each person who receives a part of the catch.
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