TITLE II GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR ACCESS TO WATERS AND RESOURCES

CHAPTER III Marking and identification of United Kingdom fishing vessels and their gear

Section 2 Marking and identification of fishing gear and crafts

Article 17 Intermediary marker buoys
1. Intermediary marker buoys shall be fixed to passive gear extending more than 5 nautical miles as follows:
(a) intermediary marker buoys shall be deployed at distances of not more than 5 nautical miles so that no part of the gear extending 5 nautical miles or more shall be left unmarked;
(b) intermediary marker buoys shall be fitted with a flashing light which shall be yellow and give one flash every 5 seconds (F1 Y 5s) and be visible from a minimum distance of 2 nautical miles. They shall have the same characteristics as those of the end marker buoy in the eastern sector, except that the flag shall be white.
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, in the Baltic Sea intermediary marker buoys shall be fixed to passive gear extending more than 1 nautical mile. Intermediary marker buoys shall be deployed at distances of not more than 1 nautical mile so that no part of the gear extending 1 nautical mile or more shall be left unmarked.
Intermediary marker buoys shall have the same characteristics as those of the end marker buoy in the eastern sector except for the following:
(a) the flags shall be white;
(b) every fifth intermediary marker buoys shall be fitted with a radar reflector giving an echo of at least 2 nautical miles.