TITLE IIU.K. GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR ACCESS TO WATERS AND RESOURCES

CHAPTER IV U.K. Vessel monitoring system

Article 19U.K.Characteristics of satellite-tracking devices

1.The satellite-tracking device installed on board [F1[F2United Kingdom] fishing vessels] shall ensure the automatic transmission to the FMC of [F3a fisheries administration], at regular intervals, of data relating to:

(a)the fishing vessel identification;

(b)the most recent geographical position of the fishing vessel, with a position error which shall be less than 500 metres, with a confidence interval of 99 %;

(c)the date and time (expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)) of the fixing of the said position of the fishing vessel; and

(d)the instant speed and course of the fishing vessel.

2.[F4A fisheries administration must] ensure that satellite-tracking devices are protected against input or output of false positions and cannot be manually over-ridden.