TITLE IIGENERAL CONDITIONS FOR ACCESS TO WATERS AND RESOURCES

CHAPTER IIIMarking and identification of F1United Kingdom fishing vessels and their gear

Section 2 Marking and identification of fishing gear and crafts

Article 11Rules for passive gear

1.

The master of F1a F1F2United Kingdom fishing vessel or his representative shall ensure that each passive gear carried on board or used for fishing is clearly marked and identifiable in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

2.

Each passive gear used for fishing shall permanently display the external registration letters and numbers displayed on the hull of the fishing vessel to which it belongs:

(a)

for nets, on a label attached to the upper first row;

(b)

for lines and long lines, on a label at the point of contact with the mooring buoy;

(c)

for pots and traps, on a label attached to the ground rope;

(d)

for passive gear extending more than 1 nautical mile, on labels attached in accordance with (a), (b) and (c) at regular intervals not exceeding 1 nautical mile so that no part of the passive gear extending more than 1 nautical mile shall be left unmarked.