TITLE IIGENERAL CONDITIONS FOR ACCESS TO WATERS AND RESOURCES

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

Section 1 Marking and identification of fishing vessels

Article 6Marking of fishing vessels

F1A F1F2United Kingdom fishing vessel shall be marked as follows:

  1. (a)

    the letter(s) of the port or district in which the F1F2United 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;

  2. (b)

    for F1F2United 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 F2United 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;

  3. (c)

    F3a 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;

  4. (d)

    the contrasting colours shall be white and black;

  5. (e)

    the external registration letters and numbers painted or displayed on the hull of the F1F2United Kingdom fishing vessel shall not be removable, effaced, altered, illegible, covered or concealed.

F4As 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:

  1. (a)

    F2United Kingdom fishing vessels or fishing vessels controlled by F2United 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 F2United Kingdom waters;

  2. (b)

    all F2United Kingdom fishing vessels or fishing vessels controlled by F2United Kingdom operators under a chartering arrangement, of 15 metres length overall and above, operating outside F2United Kingdom waters;

  3. (c)

    all third country fishing vessels authorised to carry out fishing activities in F2United Kingdom waters.

Article 7Documents carried on board F1aF5United KingdomF1fishing vessel

1.

The master of a F1F6United Kingdom fishing vessel of 10 metres length overall or more shall carry on board documents, issued by a competent authority of F7a fisheries administration, showing at least the following elements of the vessel:

(a)

the name if any;

(b)

the letters of the port or district in which it is registered, and the number(s) under which it is registered;

(c)

the international radio call sign, if any;

(d)

the names and addresses of the owner(s) and, where applicable, the charterer(s);

(e)

the length overall, propulsion engine power, gross tonnage and, for F1F8United Kingdom fishing vessels which entered into service from 1 January 1987 onwards, date of entry into service.

2.

On F1F9United Kingdom fishing vessels of 17 metres length overall or more with fish rooms the master shall keep on board accurate drawings with description of its fish rooms, including the indication of all access points and of their storage capacity in cubic metres.

3.

The master of F10a United Kingdom fishing F1vessel with chilled or refrigerated seawater tanks shall keep on board an up-to-date document indicating the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10 centimetre intervals.

4.

The documents referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be certified by the competent authority of F11a fisheries administration. Any modification of the characteristics contained in the documents referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3, shall be certified by a competent authority of F11a fisheries administration.

5.

The documents referred to in this Article shall be presented for the purposes of control and inspection at the request of the officials.