The Merchant Shipping (Radio) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1999
PART I GENERAL
1 Citation and commencement
2 Revocations and amendment of Rules and Regulations
3 Interpretation
4 Purpose
5 Application
6 Equivalents and exemptions
7 Performance standards
8 Functional requirements
9 Installation, location and control of radio equipment
PART II UNITED KINGDOM DIRECTIVE FISHING VESSELS (New fishing vessels of 24 metres or more in length and existing fishing vessels of 45 metres or more in length, which are registered in the United Kingdom)
10 Radio equipment to be provided for all sea areas
11 Additional radio equipment to be provided for area A1 vessels
12 Additional radio equipment to be provided for area A2 vessels
13 Additional radio equipment to be provided for area A3 ships
14 Additional radio equipment to be provided for area A4 vessels
15 Radio watches
16 Sources of energy
17 Serviceability and maintenance requirements
18 Radio personnel
19 Radio records
20 Exemptions from Part II
PART III UNITED KINGDOM NON-DIRECTIVE FISHING VESSELS (New fishing vessels of 12 metres or more but less than 24 metres in length and existing fishing vessels of 12 metres or more but less than 45 metres in length, which are registered in the United Kingdom)
21 Provision of radio installations
22 Radio personnel
23 Radio watches
24 Sources of energy
25 Radio records
26 Maintenance requirements
PART IV ENFORCEMENT
27 Power to detain
28 Penalties
29 Defence
PART V DIRECTIVE FISHING VESSELS WHICH ARE NOT REGISTERED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (New fishing vessels of 24 metres or more in length and existing fishing vessels of 45 metres or more in length, which are not registered in the United Kingdom)
30 Inspection and detention and other measures in respect of Directive fishing vessels which are not registered in the United Kingdom
SCHEDULE 1 SATELLITE EPIRBS
Every satellite EPIRB provided pursuant to these Regulations shall be–...
SCHEDULE 2 EQUIPMENT TESTS AND RESERVE ENERGY CHECKS
1Daily
2Weekly
3Monthly
SCHEDULE 3 RADIO LOGS
PART I GMDSS RADIO LOG
The following shall be recorded in the GMDSS Radio Log...
PART II SIMPLIFIED FV GMDSS RADIO LOG
A summary of communications relating to distress traffic in which...
SCHEDULE 4 EQUIPMENT FOR NON-DIRECTIVE FISHING VESSELS

1999 No. 3210

MERCHANT SHIPPING
SAFETY

The Merchant Shipping (Radio) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1999

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, after consulting the persons referred to in section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995M1, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 85(1)(a) and (b), (3), (5) to (7) and 86(1) and (2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:–

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