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"BCOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1956/88
of 9 June 1988
adopting provisions for the application of the scheme of joint international inspection adopted by the
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
(OJ L 175, 6.7.1988, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Council Regulation (EEC) No 436/92 of 10 February 1992 L 54 1 28.2.1992
"M2 Commission Regulation (EC) No 761/94 of 6 April 1994 L 90 7 7.4.1994
Corrected by:
"C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 117, 1.5.1992, p. 104 (436/92)1988R1956 — EN — 10.04.1994 — 002.001 — 1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1956/88
of 9 June 1988
adopting provisions for the application of the scheme of joint
international inspection adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
Organization
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January
1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and
management of fishery resources (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, hereinafter referred to as the NAFO
Convention, was approved by the Council by Regulation (EEC) No
3179/78 (2) and entered into force on 1 January 1979;
Whereas the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)
established by the NAFO Convention adopted a scheme of joint
international enforcement which included provision for reciprocal rights
of boarding and inspection by the contracting parties and for Flag State
prosecutions and sanctions; whereas certain weaknesses in the
application of this scheme became apparent; whereas the Community
consequently gave notice on 26 June 1986 of its intention not to be
bound by the scheme of joint international enforcement from 12 months
thence; whereas, pending the adoption of a revised NAFO scheme, the
Council adopted by Regulation (EEC) No 3251/87 (3) an interim
autonomous scheme of control in respect of Community vessels
operating in the Regulatory Area;
Whereas the NAFO Fisheries Commission adopted on 10 February 1988
a proposal for a modified scheme, now to be entitled ‘scheme of joint
international inspection’; whereas, pursuant to Article XI of the NAFO
Convention, the proposal will, in the absence of objections become a
measure binding upon contracting parties with effect from 10 June 1988;
whereas the modified scheme is acceptable to the Community;
Whereas it is appropriate to extend the inspection of Community vessels
in the Regulatory Area to cover their compliance with other relevant
Community measures for the control and conservation of fisheries
resources;
Whereas in the interests of monitoring the fishing activities of
Community vessels in the Regulatory Area it is necessary that the
Member States cooperate with each other and with the Commission in
the application of the modified scheme and other relevant Community
measures;
Whereas the modified scheme applies without prejudice to the obligation
of the Member States under Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing
activities (4) to inspect and control Community vessels which have been
engaged in fishing and related activities in the Regulatory Area;
Whereas provision should be made for adopting detailed rules for
implementing the modified scheme and this Regulation,!B
(1) OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 378, 30. 12. 1978, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 314, 4. 11. 1987, p. 1.
(4) OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1.1988R1956 — EN — 10.04.1994 — 002.001 — 2
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The scheme of joint international inspection and surveillance, adopted by
the NAFO Fisheries Commission on 13 September 1991, hereinafter
referred to as ‘the scheme’, shall apply in the Community.
The text of the scheme is attached to this Regulation.
Article 2
1. The Commission of the European Communities shall assign
Community inspectors to the scheme. The inspectors may be appointed
by the Commission or by a Member State. A Community inspector may
be placed on board any Member State vessel or aircraft engaged or about
to be engaged in inspection or surveillance duties in the NAFO
regulatory area.
2. In addition to their functions under the scheme, Community
inspectors shall inspect in the Regulatory Area Community vessels to
which the scheme applies for compliance with any other Community
conservation or control measure applying to those vessels.
Article 3
Member States shall cooperate with each other and with the Commission
in the application of the scheme.
Article 4
Detailed rules for the implementation of this Regulation shall, if
necessary, be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83.
Article 5
Regulation (EEC) No 3251/87 is hereby revoked.
Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 9 June 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.!B
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SCHEME OF JOINT INTERNATIONAL INSPECTION AND
SURVEILLANCE
1. (i) Control and surveillance shall be carried out by inspectors of the
fishery control services of the Contracting Parties following theirassignment to the scheme of joint international inspection andsurveillance, hereinafter referred to as ‘the scheme’.
(ii) The appropriate authorities of the Contracting Parties shall notify the
Executive Secretary by 1 November each year of the names of the
inspectors and special inspection vessels (which term includes fishing
vessels carrying inspectors) and the type and call sign of thehelicopters or other aircraft which they are assigning to the scheme inaccordance with paragraph 13 of the scheme.
Modification by Contracting Parties to such notifications shall be
communicated to the Executive Secretary with two months noticewhenever possible.
(iii) Following notification to the Executive Secretary, and in the case of
mutual agreement between the respective Contracting Parties,
inspectors assigned by one Party may be placed on board the special
inspection vessels or aircraft of another Party assigned to the scheme.
(iv) On receipt of the notification of assignment to the scheme from the
Contracting Party, the Executive Secretary shall issue a document of
identity, as shown in Annex I, to the respective authority for eachinspector of that Party. This document shall be numered. Eachinspector shall carry and produce this document of identity upon
boarding a vessel.
(v) Special inspection vessels and aircraft shall immediately notify the
Executive Secretary by radio/telex, facsimile or other communication
of the date and time of commencing their duties under the scheme. All
inspectors on board shall be assumed to the NAFO inspetors.
(vi) Between the times of commencing and terminating their duties under
the scheme inspectors and special inspection vessels and aircraft maynot, with respect to vessels and aircraft under the jurisdiction of otherContracting Parties, enforce laws and regulations related to the zone
of the Contracting Party which has assigned them.
(vii) Special inspection vessels and aircraft shall immediately notify the
Executive Secretary by radio/telex of the date and time of terminating
their duties under the scheme.
(viii) In each case, the times referred to in subparagraph (vi) above shall be
entered in the aircraft’s or ship’ s log or its equivalent. The times stated
in these entries, shall constitute the times applicable to subparagraph(vi) above. In cases where communication of the notifications is notpossible or practicable, these entries shall constitute fulfillment of the
obligations under subparagraphs (v) and (vii).
(ix) The Executive Secretary shall circulate the substance of the
notifications received from any Contracting Party for the purposes
of the scheme, to all members of the Fisheries Commission,
hereinafter referred to as ‘the Commission’ within 15 days of receipt.
2. (i) In its inspections a Contracting Party shall aim at ensuring equal
treatment between all Contracting Parties with vessels operating in the
regulatory area through an equitable distribution of inspections.
(ii) To ensure objectivity in the realization and distribution of inspections
between the Contracting Parties, the number of inspections carried out
by the vessels of a Contracting Party on vessels of any otherContracting Party shall, as far as possible, reflect the ratio of theinspected Party’ s fishing activity to the total fishing activity in the
regulatory area, measured on the basis of, inter alia, the level of
catches and days on ground.
3. Appropriate authorities of Contracting Parties shall notify the Executive
Secretary of the names of the authorities designated to receive immediate
notice of apparent infringements and the means by which they may receiveand respond to communications.
Where, at any time, more than 15 vessels of any one Contracting Party are
engaged in fishing operations or in the processing or transferring of fish in
the regulatory aera, that Contracting Party shall, during that time, have an
inspector or other designated authority present in the regulatory area, orother designated authority present in a country of a Contracting Party!
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adjacent to the convention area, to receive and respond, without delay, to
notice of apparent infringements.
4. (i) Any vessel or helicopter assigned to the scheme and carrying an
inspector shall display the following signals to indicate that the
inspector is carrying out inspections under the scheme:
(a) during daylight hours, in conditions of normal visibility two
inspection pennants as shown in Annex II, flown in a vertical line
one above the other with distance between the two not exceedingone metre;
(b) the boarding craft shall display one inspection pennant which is
identical as shown in Annex II but which may be half-scale.
ii) Surveillance aircraft assigned to the scheme shall have their
international radio call sign clearly displayed.
5. (i) Inspection and control under the scheme applies in the regulatory area
to the following vessels:
(a) fishing vessels which are or have been engaged in fishing
operations in the regulatory area;
(b) vessels, equipped for processing fish on board, which are or have
been engaged in fish transferring operations in the regulatoryarea; and,
(c) transport vessels which are actually engaged in fish transferring
operations.
(ii) The master of vessel to which the scheme applies shall facilitate
boarding when given the appropriate signal in the Internationale Code
of Signals by a vessel or helicopter carrying an inspector. The vesselto be boarded shall not be required to stop or manoeuvre whenfishing, shooting, or hauling. The master shall nonetheless provide:
(a) for vessels longer than 30 metres overall, a boarding ladder
constructed and used as described in Annex III;
(b) such assistance to boardings from helicopters as specified or as
qualified in Annex IV .
When an inspection vessel has signalled that an inspection party is
about to commence boarding a fishing vessel which has begun or is
about to begin hauling its nets, the master of that fishing vessel shall
ensure that the net is not retrieved for a period of 30 minutes afterreceiving the signal.
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M2In all cases 3, the master shall observe the ordinary practice
of good seamanship to enable an inspection party to board as soon aspracticable.
(iii) The procedures established for personnel helicopter hoist transfers
shall not place a higher duty of care upon the master of a fishingvessel than that required by international law.
(iv) An inspection party shall consist of, at maximum, two inspectors
assigned to the scheme. The use of arms in relation to the inspectionsis prohibited and, in particular, the inspectors shall not carry arms.Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the principle of not
carrying or using arms shall not be deemed to limit the performance
of inspections by a Contracting Party of vessels flying its own flag.
(v) The vessel in charge of a pair of trawling operations shall be required
to identify itself by flying a pennant or flag on the approach of an
inspector.
6. (i) Inspections shall be made so that the vessel, its activities and catch
suffer the minimum interference and inconvenience. The duration ofan inspection shall not exceed three hours, or until the net is hauled in
and the net and catch are inspected, whichever is longer, but this time
limitation shall not apply in the case of an apparent infringement.
In the case of a difference between the recorded catches and the
estimates of the inspector of the catch on board the vessel, the
inspector may re-check calculations, procedures, the relevant docu-mentation used to determine the catch summaries from the regulatory!
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area and the catch on board the vessel; the inspector shall then leave
the vessel within one hour following the completion of the original
inspection.
An inspector shall limit his inquiries to the ascertainment of the facts
in relation to the observance of those Commission measures to whichthe Contracting Party for the inspected vessel has not objected inaccordance with Article XII of the Convention. The inspection shall
be carried out using the report of inspection prescribed in Annex V .
As regards Section 15 of Annex V , notwithstanding any objection to
quotas made pursuant to Article XII of the Convention, inspectorsshall summarize from log-book records, for the current voyage, thevessel’ s catch in the regulatory area by species and by division and
shall record this summary on the inspection form. The current voyage
shall be defined for this purpose as beginning when the vessel entersthe regulatory area, and ending when the vessel leaves the conventionarea (which includes the ports bordering the convention area) for a
period greater than 20 consecutive days. The current voyage shall not
be considered to have ended as long as the vessel has catch on boardfrom the regulatroy area.
In the case of a language difficulty, the inspector or the master shall
use, in the appropriate language, the appropriate part of the
questionnaire shown in Annex VI.
Contracting Parties may exercise, by letter to the Executive Secretary,
the option to have inspectors summarize from log-book records for thequota period, instead of the current voyage, their vessel’ s catch in theregulatory area by species and by division and record this summary in
Section 15 of the inspection form.
In making his examination, the inspector may ask the master for any
required assistance. The master shall facilitate the work of theinspector. The report of the inspection may be commented upon andshall be signed by all the persons that the form requires. A copy of the
report shall be given to the master of the vessel.
The Constracting Party inspecting a vessel will communicate in
writing the details of an apparent infringement to the designatedauthorities of the Contracting Party for the inpected vessel within theworking day following the inspection whenever possible.
The Contracting Parties inspecting vessels will provide notification of
a list of vessels inspected on a calendar monthly basis to the
designated authorities of the Contracting Parties of the vesselsinspected, via the office of the Executive Secretary. In the case of anapparent infringement or a differences between recorded catches and
the inspector’ s estimates of the catches on board, a copy of the
inspection report with supporting documentation, including secondphotographs taken, shall be transmitted as soon as possible to theresponsible authorities of the Contracting Party for the inspected
vessel, after the inspection vessel returns to port. In the case of other
inspection reports, the original shall be transmitted within 30 dayswhenever possible, to a designated authority of the Contracting Partyfor the inspected vessels. A copy of every inspection report shall also
be forwarded to the Executive Secretary.
(ii) Notwithstanding any objection to quotas made pursuant to Article XII
of the Convention:
(a) inspectors shall have authority to inspect and measure all fishing
gear on or near the working deck and readily available for use andto inspect and record estimates of the catch on and below decks
in so far as such inspection and measurement are necessary to
establish whether the vessel is complying with the Commission’ smeasures;
(b) fishing gear shall be inspected in accordance with the Commis-
sion’ s measures;
(c) with regard to catches, correspondance between the log-book
entries for the regulatory area and estimates of catches by species
on board relating the these entries may be ascertained anddifferences between recorded catches and the inspector’ s estimateof the catches on board with percentages shall be recorded under
Section 18 of the inspection report (Comments Section); and
(d) inspectors may also ascertain that records for the duration of the
quota period to the date of the inspection are aboard the vessel in!
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accordance with the NAFO Conservation and Enforcement
Measures Part I C (2) (b) (iii).
(iii) As inspector has the authority to examine catch, nets or other gear,
and any relevant documents which the inspector deems necessary to
verify the observance of the Commission’ s measures.
Where an apparent infringement of the measures in observed:
— the inspector shall note the apparent infringement in the report,
sign the entry and obtain the countersignature of the master,
— the inspector shall enter and sign a notation in the fishing
log-book or other relevant document stating the date, location,
and type of apparent infringement found. The inspector maymake a copy of any relevant entry in such a document, and shallrequire the master of the vessel to certify in writing on each page
of the copy that it is a true copy of such entry,
— the inspector shall have full opportunity to document the apparent
infringement with photographs of the relevant fishing vessel’ sgear or catch, in which case a second photograph shall be givento the master of the vessel and attached to the report sent to an
appropriate authority of the Contracting Party for the inspected
vessel.
(iv) Where an inspector finds an apparent infringement of measures
prohibiting:
(a) fishing in a closed area or with gear prohibited in a specific area;(b) fishing for stocks or species after the date on which the
Contracting Party for the inspected vessel has notified theExecutive Secretary that vessels of the party will cease a directedfishery for those stocks or species;
and
(c) fishing on the ‘others’ quota without prior notification to the
Executive Secretary, or more than seven working days after the
Contracting Party for the inspected vessel has been notified by
the Executive Secretary that fishing under an ‘others’ quota forthat stock or species should ceases,
the inspector, to facilitate a Contracting Party action on the apparent
infringement, shall immediately attempt to communicate with aninspector of the Contracting Party for the inspected vessel, known to
be in the vicinity, or the authority designated in accordance with
paragraph 3 above. The master of the inspected vessel shall providethe use of the vessel’ s radio equipment and operator for messages tobe sent out and received for this purpose.
At the request of the inspector, a master shall cease all fishing which
appears to the inspector to contravene the measures referred to in (a)
to (c) above. During this time, the inspector shall complete theinspection and, if unable within a reasonable period of time tocommunicate with an inspector or designated authority of the
Contracting Party for the inspected vessel, he shall leave the inspected
vessel and communicate as soon as possible with one of them.However, if he succeeds in establishing communications while onboard the inspected vessel, and provided that the inspector or
designated authority of the Contracting Party for the inspected vessel
agrees, the inspector may remain aboard. As long as the inspectorremains aboard, the master may not resume fishing until the inspectoris reasonably satisfied, as a result of either the action taken by the
vessel’ s master or the inspector’ s communication with an inspector or
designated authority of the Contracting Party for the inspected vessel,that the apparent infringement will not be repeated.
(v) The inspector in charge may request that the master remove any part
of the fishing gear which appears to the inspector to contravene theCommission’ s measures. An identification mark shall be affixed
securely to any part of the fishing gear which appears to the inspector
to have been in contravention, and the inspector shall record the facton his report. The gear shall be preserved with the mark attached untilexamined by an inspector or designated authority of the Contracting
Party for the inspected vessel who shall determine the subsequent
disposition of the gear.
(vi) An inspector may photograph the fishing gear in such a way that the
identification mark and measurements of the fishing gear are visible!
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and subjects photographed should be listed in the report. A second
photograph shall be given to the master of the vessel.
7. An appropriate authority of a Contracting Party notified of an apparent
infringement committed by a vessel of that Party shall take prompt action
to receive and consider the evidence of the apparent infringement, conductany further investigation necessary for disposition of the apparentinfringement and, whenever possible, board the vessel involved. An
appropriate authority of the Contracting Party for the vessel concerned
shall cooperate fully with the appropriate authority of the ContractingParty that designated the inspector to ensure that the evidence of theapparent infringement is prepared and preserved in a form which
facilitates judicial action.
The appropriate authority of a Contracting Party notified of differences
between the recorded catches and the estimates of the inspector, shallwhenever possible board the vessel involved and, in any event, cooperate
with the NAFO inspectors to ensure that the evidence is prepared and
preserved in a form which would facilitate any judicial action, and shallconduct any further investigation necessary to allow it to determineappropriate follow-up action.
8. An inspector observing a failure of a vessel to enable an inspection party to
board after being properly signalled shall:
(i) report the apparent infringement as soon as possible to any inspector
of the Contracting Party for the vessel concerned known to be in the
vicinity or a designated authority of that Contracting Party;
and,
(ii) prepare and forward to the Executive Secretary a report giving as
much information as possible, including the nature of the signal, the
distance from which the signal was given, the visibility at the time, seastate, wind and icing conditions.
9. For the purpose of the scheme, ‘surveillance’ shall be based on any
sighting made by an inspector from an inspection vessel or aircraft
assigned to the scheme.
(i) When, as a result of surveillance an inspector observes a vessel of a
Contracting Party, and where such observation does not correspondwith the latest information available to the inspector as provided for
by"
C1Section E.2 of Part III 3 of the Conservation and
Enforcement Measures, the inspector shall complete Part I of thesurveillance report form shown at Annex VII and shall photograph thevessel in support of his observations. Photographs taken should
simultaneously record the position, date and time as shown by the
surveillance craft’ s instrumentation.
(ii) Not less than 72 hours following the recording of the observation in
Part I of the surveillance report and on the basis of notifications
received from the Contracting Party of the vessel concerned pursuantto the hail system, the inspector shall complete Part II of thesurveillance report.
(iii) The original of each surveillance report completed in accordance with
9 (i) and (ii) and any photographs shall be forwarded as soon aspossible to the Contracting Party of the vessel concerned, or adesignated authority of that Contracting Party. A copy of every
surveillance report shall also be forwarded to the Executive Secretary.
(iv) An appropriate authority of a Contracting Party shall, on receipt of a
surveillance report concerning a vessel of that party, take prompt
action to receive and consider the report and, whenever possible,
board the vessel concerned, and conduct any further investigationnecessary to allow it to determine appropriate follow-up action.
10. Resistance to an inspector or failure to comply with his directions shall be
treated by the Flag State of the vessel as if the inspector were an inspector
of that State.
11. Inspectors shall carry out their duties in accordance with the rules set out
in the scheme, but they shall remain under the operational control of theauthorities of their Contracting Parties and shall be responsible to them.
12. Appropriate authorities of a Contracting Party shall consider and act on
reports from inspectors of other Contracting Parties under the scheme on
the same basis as reports from its own inspectors. The provisions of this
paragraph shall not impose any obligation on the appropriate authorities ofa Contracting Party to give the report from a foreign inspector a higher!
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evidentiary value than it would possess in the inspector’ s own country.
Appropriate authorities of Contracting Parties shall collaborate in order to
facilitate judicial or other proceedings arising from a report submitted by
the inspector under the scheme.
13. Appropriate authorities of a Contracting Party shall inform the Executive
Secretary by 1 November each year of the provisional plans forparticipation by its inspectors, vessels and helicopters and other aircraftin the scheme for the succeeding calendar year, and the Executive
Secretary may make suggestions to the appropriate authorities of the
Contracting Parties for the coordination of their operations in this fieldincluding the numer of inspectors and the number of vessels, helicoptersand other aircraft carrying inspectors.
14. Appropriate authorities of each Contracting Party shall report to the
Executive Secretary by 1 March each year for the previous calendar year:
(i) the number of inspections conducted by it under the scheme
specifying the number of inspections on the vessels of each
Contracting Party and, in the case of apparent infringement, the date
and position of the inspection of the named vessel and the nature ofthe apparent infringement;
(ii) the dispos ition of apparent infringements notified to it by a
Contracting Party. The apparent infringements shall be listed annuallyuntil the action is concluded under the laws of the Flag State, and any
penalties imposed shall be described in specific terms;
(iii) differences that they consider significant between records of catches
in their Contracting Party’ s vessels’ log-books and inspectors’
estimates of catches on board the vessels. The cases so identified assignificant shall be listed annually until NAFO is informed of theactions taken in response, including any penalties imposed under the
law of the Flag State. These penalties shall be described in specific
terms;
(iv) the number of air hours flown on NAFO patrol, the number of
sightings and the number of surveillance reports established with thedate, time and position of the sightings in respect of these surveillancereports;
(v) the disposition of surveillance reports notified to it by a Contracting
Party. The surveillance reports shall be listed annually until follow-up
action is concluded by the appropriate authorities. In cases where the
follow-up action results in penal action any penalties imposed shall bedescribed in specific terms.
15. (i) In the event of a disagreement concerning the interpretation or
application of the scheme, the concerned Contracting Parties shallconsult in an attempt to resolve the disagreement.
(ii) If the disagreement remains unresolved following the consultations, at
the request of a Contracting Party the Executive Secretary shall refer
the disagreement to a special meeting of the Standing Committee on
International Control (Stactic).
A report on the disagreement shall be drawn up by Stactic and
provided to the Fisheries Commission within two months of theStactic meeting.
(iii) On receipt of the Stactic report, a Contracting Party may within a
further period of two months request a special meeting of theFisheries Commission to consider the report and to take appropriate
action.!
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ANNEX I
INSPECTOR’S DOCUMENT OF IDENTITY
(not smaller than 8,5 cm × 5,5 cm)
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ANNEX II
INSPECTION PENNANTS
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ANNEX III
CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF BOARDING LADDERS
1. The boarding ladders shall be efficient for the purpose of enabling
inspectors to embark and disembark at sea safely. The boarding ladders areto be kept clean and in good order.
2. The ladder shall be secured in a position so that it is clear of any possible
discharge from the ship, that each step rests firmly against the ship’ s side,
that it is clear so far as practicable of the finer lines of the ship and that the
inspector can gain safe and convenient access to the ship.
3. The steps of the boarding ladder shall be:
(a) of hardwood or other material of equivalent properties, made in one
piece free of knots, having an efficient non-slip surface; the four
lowest steps may be made of rubber of sufficient strength and stiffnessor of other suitable material of equivalent characteristics;
(b) not less than 480 mm long, 115 mm wide, and 25 mm in depth,
excluding any non-slip device; and
(c) equally spaced not less than 380 mm not more than 380 mm apart and
may be secured in a manner that they will remain horizontal.
4. No boarding ladder shall have more than two replacement steps which are
secured in position by a method different from that used in the originalconstruction of the ladder and any steps so secured shall be replaced, as
soon as reasonably practicable, by steps secured in position by the method
used in the original construction of the ladder.
5. The side ropes of the ladder shall consist of two uncovered manila or
equivalent ropes not less than 60 mm in circumference on each side; eachrope shall be continuous with no joints below the top step; two man ropesproperly secured to the ship and not less than 65 mm in circumference and
a safety line shall be kept at hand, ready for use if required.
6. Battens made of hardwood, or other material of equivalent properties, in
one piece and not less than 1,80 metres long, shall be provided at such
intervals as will prevent the boarding ladder from twisting. The lowestbatten shall be on the fifth step from the bottom of the ladder and theinterval between any batten and the next shall not exceed nine steps.
7. Means shall be provided to ensure safe and convenient passage onto or into
and off the ship between the head of the pilot ladder or of any
accomodation ladder or other applicance provided. Where such passage is
by means of a gateway in the rails or bulwark, adequate handholds shall beprovided. Where such passage is by means of a bulwark ladder, such laddershall be securely attached to the bulwark rail or platform and two handhold
stanchions shall be fitted at the point of boarding or leaving the ship not
less than 0,70 metre nor more than 0,80 metre apart. Each stanchion shallbe rigidly secured to the ship’ s structure at or near its base and also at ahigher point, shall be not less than 40 mm in diameter and shall extend not
less than 1,20 metres above the stop of the bulwark.
8. Lighting shall be provided at night such that both the boarding ladder
overside and also the position where the inspector boards the ship shall be
adequately lit. A lifebuoy equipped with a self-igniting light shall be keptat hand, ready for use. A heaving line shall be kept at hand, ready for use ifrequired.
9. Means shall be provided to enable the boarding ladder to be used on either
side of the ship.
10. The rigging of the ladder and the embarkation and disembarkation of an
inspector shall be supervised by a responsible officer of the ship.
11. Where on any ship constructional features such as rubbing bands would
prevent the implementation of any of these provisions, special arrange-
ments shall be made to the satisfaction of the Commission to ensure that
persons are able to embark and disembark safely.!
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ANNEX IV
HELICOPTER HOIST PROCEDURE
1. The captain of the helicopter shall be in charge of and shall ensure the
safety of personnel who are being transferred between a vessel and thehelicopter during the entire time such personnel are attached to the
helicopter via the hoist cable and the lifting device.
2. The master of the vessel shall follow the procedures described below to
assist the helicopter:
(i) attempt to communicate by radio in a common language;
(ii) alter course and speed if requested and if free to do so;(iii) maintain a steady course and speed throughout the transfer operation
unless the safety of the vessel is in jeopardy;
(iv) provide a visual indication of relative wind by means of a pennant or
other suitable device;
(v) clear the transfer area of objects which could be blown loose;(vi) shall not make radio transmission on standing wire antennae (high
frequency) in the immediate vicinity of the transfer area during thetransfer. If such transmissions become necessary, the helicopter shallbe advised in order that the transfer could be delayed; if a guide line is
lowered first, crew members should be available to man this line to
assist in the transfer of the inspection party. Other lines and wiresshould not be touched by the crew of the vessel until the inspectionparty has grounded those lines and wires on the vessel;
(vii) take appropriate measures to ensure to the extent practicable that none
of the lines or fittings lowered from the helicopter are attached to or
permitted to foul in the vessel.
3. The helicopter displaying its inspection pennant shall communicate to the
vessel the intention to conduct a boarding:
(i) by radio communications on 2 182 kHz, VHF-FM channel 16 or other
agreed frequencies;
(ii) by visual or aural indication of an appropriate signal extracted from
the International Code of Signals as shown in paragraph 7;
(iii) by hovering over or near the intended boarding position in conjunction
with hand signals, adopted from the International Code of Signals, as
indicated in paragraph 4.
4. (i) Signal: Pointing movement by arm or hand
Used by: Meaning:
Helicopter Wish to conduct transfer or boarding in the indicated
location
(ii) Signal: Vertical motion with arm or flag, or ‘Thumbs-up’ indication
Used by: Situation: Meaning:
Either Before
transferReady to conduct transfer;
Vessel Before
transferDesire transfer from this position;
Helicopter After dropping
the guide lineTake up the slack on the guide line;
After taking
up the slack on
the guide linePull in gently on the guide line;
Either At any time Affirmative response.
(iii) Signal: Horizontal motion with arm or flag, or ‘Thumbs-down’
indication
Used by: Situation: Meaning:
Vessel Before
transferTransfer not recommended from this
position — recommend alternative
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Used by: Situation: Meaning:
Either Before
transferNot ready to conduct transfer;
Vessel During
transferRequest you stop the transfer;
Helicopter After dropping
the guide lineEase the tension on the guide line;
After easing
the tension on
the guide lineRelease the guide line;
Either At any time Negative response.
5. A visual display of the symbol YU by the helicopter or the radio
transmission of YANKEE UNIFORM to the fishing vessel indicates the
signals in paragraph 7 are to be used for inspection communications.
6. The following situations are representative of conditions under which a
personnel helicopter hoist transfer shall NOT be attempted:
(i) in the opinion of the captain of the helicopter or the master of the
vessel, there is inadequate clear space for a transfer or there are too
many obstructions;
(ii) there is significant vessel motion such that, in the opinion of the
captain of the helicopter or the master of the vessel, a hazard exists;
(iii) the helicopter cannot position itself with an acceptable relative wind;
and
(iv) other hazards exist which prejudice the safety of the helicopter or the
vessel or of personnel being transferred.
7. IMO signal IMO meaning Remarks
SQ 3 Y ou should stop, or heave
to, I am going to board
youThe display of the inspection
pennant indicates the pres-
ence of an authorized inspec-
tion team in the helicopter
MG Y ou should steer course
…Course is true
IK-RQ Request you proceed at
… knots
AZ I cannot alight but I can
lift crewIndication of intentions to
conduct helicopter hoisttransfer (used with BB sig-
nal)
BB1-RQ May I alight on your
deck; are you ready to
receive me forward?Used in conjunction with
signal AZ to indicate heli-copter will not alight but will
conduct a hoist transfer in
the area indicatedBB2-RQ May I alight on your
deck; are you ready to
receive me amidships?
BB3-RQ9
>>>>>>>>>>>>>=
>>>>>>>>>>>>>;May I alight on your
deck; are you ready to
receive me aft?
K I wish to communicate
with you by …
(extracts from IMO Table
1)
6 … International Code
Flags
8 … radiotelephony
2 182 kHz
9 … VHF radiotelephony
channel 16
YX I wish to communicate by
radiotelephony on fre-quency indicated
C Y es (affirmative)!
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IMO signal IMO meaning Remarks
N No (negative) November Oscar by voice or
radio transmission
YU I am going to communi-
cate with your station by
means of the InternationalCode of Signals
BT Helicopter is coming to
you now (or at time indi-cated)!
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ANNEX V
FISHERIES COMMISSION OF THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES ORGANIZATION REPORT OF
INSPECTION
(Inspector: Please use CAPITAL BLOCK LETTERS)
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ANNEX VI
INSPECTION QUESTIONNAIRE
1. I am an inspector under the scheme. Here is my document of identity. I
would like to inspect your nets / other fishing gear / catch / documents.
2. I should like to see the master of this vessel.3. Please give me your name.4. Please cooperate with me in the examination of your catch / equipment /
documents in accordance with the Commission’ s measures.
5. Please check your position and time now.6. I am reporting your position as …° latitude …° longitude at … UTC. Do
you agree?
7. Would you like to check your position with my instruments on board the
inspection vessel?
8. Do you now agree?9. Please show me the documents establishing the nationality of your vessel /
the registration documents / the bridge log-book / the fishing log-book(s).
10. Please write down the name and address of the owners of this vessel in the
space I am indicating on the report form.
11. What principal species are you fishing for?12. Are you fishing for reduction purposes?13. I agree.
14. Y es.
15. I do not agree.16. No.17. Please take me to the bridge / the working deck / the processing area / the
fish holds.
18. Do you use any net attachment? If so, what type? Please write it down in
the space I am indicating.
19. Please switch on these lights.20. I wish to examine that net / chafing gear.21. Show me the other fishing gear you have on or near the fishing deck.22. Show me your net gauge, if any.
23. Ask your men to hold that net so that I can measure it.
24. Please put that net underwater for 10 minutes.25. I have inspected … meshes in this net.26. Check that I have recorded accurately on the report form in the space I am
indicating the width of the meshes I have measured.
27. I wish to inspect your catch. Have you finished sorting the fish?28. Will you please lay out those fish?29. I wish to estimate the proportion of regulated species in your catch.30. Please turn to the copy of the inspection form in your language and supply
me with the necessary information to complete it. I will indicate whichsections.
31. If you do not give your cooperation as I have requested, I will report your
refusal to your contracting party.
32. I have found the average width of the meshes I have measured in that net is
… mm. This appears to be below the minimum applicable mesh size, andwill be reported to your contracting party.
33. I have found net attachments / other fishing gear which appear to be
illegal. This will be reported to your contracting party.
34. I shall now affix the identification mark to this piece of fishing gear which
is to be preserved with the mark attached until viewed by a fisheries
inspector of your contracting party at his demand.
35. I have found … undersized fish. I shall report this to your contracting
party.!
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36. I find that you are apparently fishing in this area during a closed season /
with gear not permitted / for stocks or species not permitted. This will be
reported to your contracting party.
37. I have found a by-catch of regulated species which appears to be above the
permitted amounts. I shall report this to your contracting party.
38. I have made copies of the following entry / entries in this document. Please
sign them to certify that they are true copies.
39. I would like to communicate with the designated authority of your
contracting party. Please arrange for this message to be sent and for anyanswer to be received.
40. Do you wish to make any observations concerning this inspection
including its conduct and that of the inspector(s)? If so, please do so in thespace I am indicating on the report form on which I have set out myfindings. Please sign the observations. Do you have any witnesses who
wish to make observations? If so, they may do so in the space I am
indicating on the report form.
41. I am leaving. Thank you.!
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ANNEX VII
SURVEILLANCE REPORT
1. The forms for the surveillance report shall be collated in a booklet with each page having an original and two
self-carbon copies (preferably coloured and preferably one golden rod and one blue).
2. Page packets are to be perforated at the top and bottom of the page for easy removal.3. Booklets should be bound preferably with 50 copies of the surveillance report.
4. The size of every page, after removal from the packet, should be 355,5 mm (14 @) in length by 216 mm (8
1⁄2@)i n
width.
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