Amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 20043

The Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 20045 are amended as follows—

a

in regulation 4(2)(c) after “fishing vessels” add “having a length of less than 45 metres”;

b

in regulation 4(2)(d) after “traditional ships” add “having a length of less than 45 metres”;

c

in regulation 4(6)—

i

omit “, in relation to a recreational craft,”, and

ii

for “the craft”, at each place where it occurs, substitute “the vessel, ship or craft”;

d

in regulation 5(6) for “by the quickest means possible” substitute “and whenever practicable the notification by the port authority shall be made electronically”; and

e

at the end of regulation 16(2)(c) add “or”.