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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)467 final .
Brussels,HSeptember 1979
Proposalfora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
implementing Articles XVIIIand XXIIIoftheConvention onFuture
Multilateral Cooperation intheNorth-westAtlanticFisheries as
regardstheschemeofjointinternational enforcement
(submitted totheCouncilbytheCommission )
v
COM(79)467final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ThisproposalforaCouncilRegulationispursuanttotheunder
takingsenteredintobytheCommunitybtvirtueofitssignatureof
theConvention onFutureMultilateral Cooperation intheNorth-west
AtlanticFisheries (NAFOConvention).Itconcernstheprogrammeof-
mutualinspection,inforceundertheInternational Conventionfor
theNorth-westAtlanticFisheries (ICNAF),andwhich,underthe
termsoftheNAFOConvention,bindtheContracting Partiestothe
latterConvention .
Inordertoimplementthismutualinspection programmeitis
necessaryfortheCommunitytoadoptcertainprovisions.

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
implementing ArticlesXVIIIandXXIIIoftheConvention onFuture
Multilateral Cooperation intheNorth-westAtlanticFisheries as
regardstheschemeofjointinternational enforcement
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic Com­
munity,andinparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission.
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,(1)
Whereas,byCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°3179/78of28December1978(1)
concerning theconclusion bytheEuropeanEconomicCommunityofthe
Convention onFutureMultilateral Cooperation intheNorth-westAtlantic
Fisheries(2),theCommunityapprovedthisConvention,hereinafterreferred
toasthe"NAFOConvention";
WhereastheNAFOConvention enteredintoforceon1January1979and
whereas,inaccordancewithArticleXXIIIthereof,anypro­
posalwhichtookeffectundertheInternational Conventionof1949
inrespectoftheNorth-westAtlanticFisheries(ICNAFConvention)at
thetimeoftheentryintoforceoftheNAFOConventionistoapply
compulsorily tothecontractingpartiesofthelatterConventionin
the"regulatory area"asdefinedtherein;
Whereasthatprovisionincludeswithinitsscopetheschemeofjoint
international enforcement inforceundertheICNAFConvention;
•••/••
(1)O.J.n°
<2)O.J.n°L378,30.12.1978,p1.
i

WhereastheFisheriesCommissioninstituted undertheNAFOConvention
adoptedaproposalon7June1979amendingtheaforesaidjointenforcement ,
scheme,andwhereasinpursuanceofArticleXIoftheConvention,this
proposalwillbecomebindinguponthecontractingpartieswitheffect
from15August1979;
WhereasitisincumbentupontheCommunitytopublishthisjoint
enforcement scheme; .••
Whereasitisnecessarytoadoptrulesofprocedureforthepurpose
ofappointingtheauthorityreferredtoinparagraph 1ofthejoint:.
enforcement scheme/ •
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION s
Article 1
Themutualinspection providedforbytheNAFOConventionin
respectofthevesselsofthecontractingpartiesfishingintheregulatory
areadefinedinthatConventionshallbegovernedbytheprogramme
setoutintheAnnex
Article2
TheCommissionshallappointtheauthoritywhich,inthecase
referredtoinparagraph 1oftheprogrammesetoutintheAnnex,
mustbesituatedintheregulatory areaorinacountrysituated
closetothatarea.
Article3"
Vesselsfishingintheregulatory areamustkeeponboarda
register,madeoutintheformprescribed bythelawsoftheMember
States,andmustproducethistoanyauthorizedinspectorcarrying
outaninspectioninaccordancewiththeprogrammeannexedhereto.

Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing
itspublication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities . '
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done at Forthe Council
The President ,

ANNEX
SCHEME .OFJOINTINTERNATIONAL ENFORCEMENT
1.Controlshallbeearnedoutbyinspectorsofthefisherycontrol
servicesofContractingParties.Thenamesoftheinspectorsappointed
forthatpurposebytheappropriateauthorityoftherespectiveParties
shallbenotifiedtothe-FisheriesCommissionhereinafterreferredto
astheCommission.AppropriateauthoritiesofContractingPartiesshall
alsonotifytheCommissionofthenamesoftheauthoritiesdesignatedto
receiveimmediatenoticeofinfringements andthemeansbywhichtheymay
receiveandrespondtoradiocommunications .EachContractingPartywhich
has,atanytime,morethan15vesselsunderitsfisheriesjurisdiction,•
orundercharterorcontracttopersonsunderItsjurisdiction,engaged
infishingforseafishorinthetreatmentofseafishintheRegulatory
Areashall,duringthattime,haveaninspectororotherdesignatedautho­
ritypresentintheRegulatoryArea,orotherdesignatedauthoritypresent
inacountryofaContractingPartyadjacenttotheConventionArea,to
receiveandrespond,withoutdelay,tonoticeofapparentinfringements .
2.Vesselsandhelicopterscarryinginspectorsshalldisplayaspecial
flagorpennantapprovedbytheCommissiontoindicatethattheinspector
iscarryingoutinternational inspectionduties.Thenamesofthevessels
whichmaybeeitherspecialinspectionvesselsorfishingvesselsandthe
identityofthehelicopters sousedforthetimebeing,shallbenotified
totheCommission .
3.Eachinspectorshallcarryadocumentofidentitysuppliedbythe
appropriateauthorities oftheContracting Partyinaformapprovedbythe;
Commissionandgivenhimonappointmentstatingthathehastheauthority J
toactundertheSchemeapprovedbytheCommission.Thedocumentshallbe
producedbytheinspectoruponboardingavesselunderthisScheme.
4.(i)InspectionandcontrolunderthisSchemeshallapplytothe
followingtypesofvesselsinrelationtothefollowingopera­
tionsonlywhentheyarecarriedoutinthatpartoftheRegu­
latoryAreatowhichthisSchemeapplies:
<a)fishingvesselswhichareorhavebeenengagedduringtheir
presentvoyageinfishingoperations;
(b)vesselsequipedforprocessingfishonboardwhichareor
havebeenengagedduringtheirpresentvoyageinfish
transferring operations;and
<c)transportvesselswhichareactuallyengagedinfishtrans­
ferringoperations.
(ii)Themasterofavesseltowhichinspectionandcontrolapply
shallfacilitateboardingwhengiventheappropriatesignal
intheInternational CodeofSignalsbyavesselorahelicopter
carryinganinspector.Thevesseltobeboardedshallnotberequiredtostopormanoeuvrewhenfishing,shooting,orhauling.
Themastershallnonethelessprovide:
»••/••

(a)aboardingladderconstructed andusedasdescribedinAnnexC
tothisScheme;or
(b)suchassistancetoboardingsfromhelicopters asspecifiedin
AnnexAtothisScheme.
Ineithercase,themastershallobservetheordinarypracticeof
goodseamanshiptoenableaninspectionpartytoboardassoonas
practicable .Withrespecttopersonnelhelicopterhoisttransfers,
incertaincircumstances suchasthosecitedinparagraph 7of
AnnexA,aboarding,usingthehelicopterhoisttransferprocedure,
willnotbeattempted.
(iii)Theproceduresestablished forpersonnelhelicopterhoisttransfers
arenotintendedtoplaceahigherdutyofcareuponthemasterof
afishingvesselthanwouldotherwise bethecaseunderInternational
Law.
(iv)Aninspectionpartywillconsistofoneinspectorinchargeofmaking
theinspection,whomaybeaccompanied byadditionalinspectorsappointed
underthisSchemeandnotmorethantwowitnesses.Theword"inspector"
hereafterrefersonlytotheinspectorinchargeunlessitisclear
thatallinspectors appointedunderthisSchemeandincludedinthe
inspectionpartyarereferredto.
<v>Themastershallenabletheinspectortoexamineandphotograph catch,
nets,orothergearandanyrelevantdocuments astheinspector deems
necessarytoverifytheobservanceoftheCommission'sregulations in
forceinrelationtothevesselconcerned.
(vi)Thevesselinchargeofapairtrawlingoperationshallberequired
toidentifyitselfbyflyingapennantorflagontheapproachof
aninspector.
(vii)Contracting PartiesshallberequiredtoinformtheExecutiveSecretary
whenaninspectionvesselofthatContracting Party(1)isintheRegu­
latoryArea.
Ci)Inspections shallbemadesothatthevesselsufferstheminimum
interference andinconvenience .Theinspectorshalllimithisinqui­
riestotheascertainment ofthefactsinrelationtotheobservance
oftheCommission'sregulations inforceinrelationtothevessel
concerned.Inmakinghisexamination,theinspector mayaskthe
masterforanyassistance hemayrequire.Heshalldrawupareport
oftheinspection onaformapprovedbytheCommission.Theinspector
shallsignthereportinthepresenceofthemasterwhoshallbe
entitledtoaddorhaveaddedtothereportanyobservations which
hemaythinksuitable.Themastermustsignsuchobservations,and
hemustsignthereportwithoutprejudicetofutureproceedings .
Acopyoffhereportshallbegiventothemasterofthevesseland
theoriginalshallbetransmitted,within30dayswheneverpossible,
toanappropriateauthorityoftheContracting Partyexercisingfishe-
.riesjurisdiction overtheinspectedvessel.Acopyshallbeforwarded
totheCommission .
■••/••
(1)InthecaseoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunitytheterm"inspection
vesselofthatContracting Party"shallmeananinspection vessel
ofoneoftheMemberStatesoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.

-3-
(ii)Inspectorsshallhaveauthoritytoinspectallfishinggearonor
neartheworkingdeckandreadilyavailableforuse,andthecatch
onandbelowdecks.Fishinggearshallbeinspectedinaccordance
withtheregulations inforcefortheSubareainwhichtheinspec­
tiontakesplace.Thenumberofundersized meshesandthewidth
ofeachmeshinthenetsexaminedshallbeenteredintheinspector's
reporttogetherwiththeaveragewidthofthemeshesexamined.
(iii)Theinspectorshallhaveauthority,subjecttoanylimitations bythe
Commission,tocarryoutsuchexamination andmeasurement ofthecatch
ashedeemsnecessarytoestablishwhethertheCommission'sregula­
tionsarebeingcompliedwith.
(iv)Whereanapparentinfringement oftheregulations isobserved,the
inspectorshallexaminethebridgelog,fishinglog,orotherper­
tinentdocumentswhichcontaininformation relevanttotheapparent
infringement .Theinspectorshallenteranotationinthefishing
logbookorotherrelevantdocumentstatingthedate,location,and
typeofapparentinfringement observedandshallsignsuchnotations.
Theinspector maymakeatruecopyofanyrelevantentryinsucha
document,andshallrequirethemasterofthevesseltocertify
inwritingoneachpageofthecopythatitisatruecopyofsuch
entry.Theinspectorshallhavefullopportunity todocumentevidence
oftheapparentinfringement withphotographs oftherelevantfishing
vessel,gear,catch,andlogsorotherdocuments,inwhichcasecopies
ofthephotographs shallbeattachedtothecopyofthereporttothe
Contracting Party.
<v)Whereaninspectingofficerobservesanapparentinfringement ofthe
regulations prohibiting :
,(a>fishinginaclosedareaorwithgearprohibitedinaspecificarea;
(b)fishingforstocksorspeciesinaregionafterthedateonwhich
theContracting Partyexercisingfisheriesjurisdiction overthe
inspectedvesselhasnotifiedtheExecutiveSecretarythatvessels
underitsfisheriesjurisdiction willceaseadirectedfishingfor
thosestocksorspecies;
(c)fishinginan"Others"quotawithoutpriornotification tothe
NAFOSecretariat,ormorethan10daysafterthe"Others"quota
forthatstockorspecieshasbeentakenandContracting Parties
havebeensoinformedbytheExecutiveSecretariat ;and
(d)fishingwithoutproper.flagStateregistration documentsfortheareawrrerethevesselistounafishing;
theinspectorshall,withaviewtowardfacilitating Contracting
Partyactionontheapparentinfringement ,immediately attemptto
communicate withaninspectoroftheinspectedvessel'sflagstate
knowntobeinthevicinity,ortheauthoritydesignatedinaccordance
withparagraph 1abovebytheContracting Partyexercisingfisheries
jurisdiction overtheinspectedvessel.Themasteroftheinspected
vesselshallarrangeformessagestobesentandreceivedbyusinghis
radioequipmentandoperatorforthispurpose.Attherequestof
theinspector,amastershallceaseallfishingwhichappearsto
theinspectortobeincontravention ofregulationscitedabove.
•••/••

Duringthistime,theinspectorshallcompletetheinspection and,ifheisunabletocommunicate withaninspectorordesignated
authorityoftheContracting Partyexercisingfisheriesjurisdiction
overtheinspectedvesselwithinareasonableperiodoftime,he
shallleavetheinspectedvesselandcommunicate assoonaspossible
*withaninspectorordesignatedauthorityoftheContracting Party
exercisingfisheriesjurisdiction overtheinspectedvessel.However,,ifhesucceedsinestablishing communications whileonboardthe
inspectedvessel,andprovidedthattheinspectorordesignated
authorityoftheContracting Partyexercisingfisheriesjurisdiction
overtheinspectedvesselagrees,theinspector mayremainaboard.
Solongastheinspectorremainsaboard,themastermaynotresume
fishinguntiltheinspectorisreasonablysatisfiedeitherwiththe
actiontakenbythevessel'smaster,orasa°resultofhiscommuni­
cationwithaninspectorordesignatedauthorityoftheContracting
Partyexercisingfisheriesjurisdiction overtheinspectedvessel,that
thevesselwillnotrepeattheapparentinfringement forwhichit
hasbeencited.
(vi)Theinspector mayrequestthatthemasterremoveanypartofthe
fishinggearwhichappearstotheinspectortohavebeenusedin
contravention oftheCommission'sregulations inforceinrelation
tothevesselconcerned.Anidentification markapprovedbythe
Commissionshallbeaffixedtoanypartofthefishinggearwhich
appearstotheinspectortohavebeensoused,whetherremovedor
not,andtheinspectorshallrecordthesefactsonhisreport.The
markshallbesoaffixedastoensurethatthispartofthegear
willbepreserved twiththemarkattached,anditshallbesopreserved
untilithasbeenviewedbyaninspectorordesignatedauthorityofthe
Contracting Partyexercisingfisheriesjurisdiction overtheinspected
vessel*whoshalldeterminethesubsequentdisposition ofthegear.
(vii)Theinspector mayphotograph thefishinggearinsuchawaythat
theidentification markandmeasurements ofthefishinggearare
visible,inwhichcasethesubjectsphotographed shouldbelisted
inthereportandcopiesofthe,photographs shouldbeattached
tothecopyofthereporttotheContracting Partyexercising
fisheriesjurisdiction overtheinspectedvessel.
Appropriateauthorities ofaContracting Partynotifiedofanapparent
infringement committedbyavesseloverwhichitexercisesfisheriesjurisdic­
tionshalltakepromptactiontoreceiveandconsidertheevidenceof
theallegedinfringement,conductanyfurtherinvestigation necessary
fordisposition oftheallegedinfringement,andwheneverpossible,board
thevesselinvolved.Appropriate authorities oftheContracting Party
exercisingfisheriesjurisdiction overthevesselsconcernedshallcooperatefullywithappropriateauthoritiesoftheContracting Partyhavingdesig­
natedtheinspectortoensurethattheevidenceoftheallegedinfringe­
mentsispreparedandpreservedinaformwhichwillfacilitatejudicial
actiononit.

Aninspectorobserving afailurecifavesseltoenableaninspection
partytoboardafterbeingproperlysignalledshall:
(i)reporttheapparentinfringement assoonaspossibletoany
inspectoroftheflagstateknowntobeinthevicinityora
designatedauthorityoftheContracting Partyexercisingfisheries
jurisdiction overthevesselconcerned;
(ii)prepareareportgivingasmuchinformation aspossible,inclu­
dingthedistancefromwhichthesignalwasgiven,thevisibi­
lityatthetime,seastate,windandicingconditions.
Resistancetoaninspectororfailuretocomplywithhisdirections
shallbetreatedbytheflagstateofthevesselasiftheinspector
wereaninspectorofthatstate.
Inspectorsshallcarryouttheirdutiesinaccordance withtherules
setoutinthisScheme,buttheyshallremainundertheoperational
controloftheirnationalauthorities andshallberesponsible tothem.
Appropriate authorities ofContracting Partiesshallconsiderandact
onreportsofinspectorsofotherContracting PartiesunderthisSchemecn
thesamebasisasreportsoftheirowninspectors,_Theprovisionsofthispara
graphshall notimposeanyobligation ontheappropriateauthoritiesofaCon­
tractingPartytogivethereportofaforeigninspectorahigherevidential
valuethanitwouldpossessintheinspector'sowncountry.Appropriate
authorities ofContracting Partiesshallcollaborate inordertofacili­
tatejudicialorotherproceedings arisingfromareportofaninspector
underthisScheme.
(i)Appropriate authorities oftheContracting Partiesshallinform
theCommission by1Marcheachyearoftheprovisional plans
forparticipation inthesearrangements inthatandthefollo­
wingyearandtheCommission maymakesuggestions totheappro­
priateauthorities oftheContracting Partiesforthecoordina­
tionoftheiroperations inthisfieldincludingthenumberof
inspectors andthenumberofshipscarryinginspectors.
(ii)Thearrangements setoutinthisschemeandtheplansfor
participation shallapplybetweenContracting Partiesunless
otherwiseagreedbetweenthem;andsuchagreementsshallbe
•notifiedtotheCommission;
Provided,however,thatimplementation oftheSchemeshallbe,
suspendedbetweenanytwoContracting Partiesfornomorethan
oneyear>ifeitherofthemhasnotifiedtheCommissionto■
thateffect,pendingcompletionofanagreement.•

Appropriate authorities ofeachContracting Partyshallreportto
theCommission by1Marcheachyearforthepreviousyear:
(i)Compilation oftheinspections ofthevesselsoverwhichthey
exercisefisheriesjurisdiction byanyauthorized NAFOinspectors .
Thisreportshallreferspecifically toeachinspection by
vesselname,date,position,andthenatureofanyallegedin­
fringement .
(ii)Thestatusofdisposition ofeachallegedinfringement byavessel
overwhichtheyexercisefisheriesjurisdiction .Eachalleged
infringement shallbelistedannuallyuntiltheactiontakenis
finalunderthelawsoftheflagstate.Anypunishment imposed
shallbedescribedinspecificterms,includingtheamountof
anymonetarypenaltyactuallypaidandthelengthofanyimpri­
sonmentactuallyserved.

Annex A–Integral part oftheNAFO Scheme ofJoint International Enforcement topermit inspections by
helicopter hoist procedure intheRegulatory Area
Instructions tomasters fortransfer ofaNAFO inspection party byhelicopter toandfrom fishing vessels
TheContracting Parties shall take appropriate action toensure that allmasters offishing vessels
under their fisheries jurisdiction engaged infishing forsea fish orinthetreatment ofsea fish inthe
Regulatory Area aremade aware ofandcomply with thefollowing instructions with regard tothetransfer
ofNAFO inspection parties byhelicopter toand from fishing vessels :
1.Inspection parties authorized under theNAFO Scheme ofJoint Enforcement procedures mayboard a
vessel notonly byseaboat ,butalso byhelicopter .Insome iceconditions this may betheonly
practical way ofboarding avessel .Masters shall beaware ofthis method oftransferring inspect­
ors ,and shall beconversant with the information contained inthese Instructions .
2.The captain ofthehelicopter shall beincharge ofand shall ensure forthesafety ofpersonnel
who arebeing transferred between avessel and thehelicopter during theentire time such personnel
are attached tothehelicopter via thehoist cable and thelifting device .
3.Themaster ofthevessel shall follow theprocedures described below toassist thehelicopter :
(i) Attempt tocommunicate byradio insome common language ;
(ii) Alter course and speed ifrequested and iffree todoso;
(iii)Maintain asteady course and speed throughout thetransfer operation unless thesafety
ofthevessel isinjeopardy ;
(iv) Provide avisual indication ofrelative wind bymeans ofapennant orother suitable
device ;
(v) Clear thetransfer area ofobjects which could beblown loose ;
(vi) Radio transmission shall notbemade onstanding wire antennae (high frequency )inthe
immediate vicinity ofthetransfer area during thetransfer .Ifsuch transmissions become
necessary ,thehelicopter shall beadvised sothat thetransfer canbedelayed ;
(vii)Aguide line mayonoccasions belowered first .Crew members should beavailable toman
this line toassist inthetransfer oftheinspection party ,but theinspection party ,
other lines andwires should notbetouched bythecrew ofthevessel until theinspection
party ground them onthevessel ;
(viii )TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TOENSURE TOTHEEXTENT PRACTICABLE THAT NONE OFTHELINES OR
FITTINGS LOWERED FROM THEHELICOPTER ARE ATTACHED TOORPERMITTED TOFOUL INTHEVESSEL .
4.Thehelicopter displaying itsNAFO pennant shall communicate tothevessel ,byoneormore of
thefollowing means ,hisintention toconduct aboarding :
(i) Radio communications on2182 KHZ ,VHF-FM Channel 16orother agreed tofrequencies ;
(ii)Visual oraural indication ofanappropriate signal extracted from theInternational Code
ofSignals asincluded inAnnex BoftheNAFO International Inspection Scheme ;
(iii)Hover over ornear theintended boarding position inconjunction with hand signals
indicated inparagraph 5.
5.Thefollowing visual hand signals ,adopted from theInternational Code ofSignals ,maybeused by
theaircrew orvessel crew topermit communication asappropriate tothestage oftheboarding
operation :
(i) Signal :Pointing movement bythearmorhand
I
Used by: Meanings :
Helicopter Wish toconduct transfer orboarding intheindicated location
(ii) Signal :'Vertical notion with anarmoraflag ,ora"Thumbs-Up "indication -
Used by: Meanings :
Either Ready toconduct transfer ;or
Vessel Desire transfer from this position ;or
Helicopter Take uptheslack ontheguide line ;or
Helicopter Pull ingently ontheguide line ;or
Either Anyaffirmative response .

(ill)Signal ;Horizontal motion with armorflag ,or"Thumbs-Down "Indication
Used by:
Vessel
Either
Vessel
Helicopter
Helicopter
EitherMeanings :
Transfer notrecommended from this position -recommend alternate
(andpoint towards desired position );or
Not ready toconduct transfer ;or
Request you stop thetransfer ;or
Ease thetension ontheguide line ;or
Release theguide line ;or
Any negative response .
6.Avisual display ofthesymbol TObythehelicopter ortheradio transmission ofYANKEE UNIFORM
tothefishing vessel indicates thesignals inAnnex BoftheScheme ofJoint International Enforce­
ment are tobeused for inspection communications .
7.The following situations arerepresentative ofconditions under which apersonnel helicopter hoist
transfer will not beattempted :
(i) Intheopinion ofthecaptain oftheaircraft orthemaster ofthevessel ,there isinade­
quate clear space foratransfer orthere are toomany obstructions ;
(ii) There issignificant vessel motion such that ,intheopinion ofthecaptain oftheaircraft
orthemaster ofthevessel ,ahazard exists ;
(Hi)Thehelicopter cannot position Itself with anacceptable relative wind ;
(iv) Other hazards exist which prejudice thesafety ofthehelicopter orthevessel orof
personnel being transferred .

Annex B-Integral part oftheNAFO Scheme ofJoint International Enforcement ;topermit Inspections by
helicopter hoist procedure intheRegulatory Area
Standard examples with meanings from theInternational Code ofSignals andremarks pertinent tohelicopter
transfers under theNAFO Scheme ofJoint Enforcement
IMCO Signal
SO3
MG
IK-RQ
AZ
BB3-RQ
TX
C
N
TU
BTIMCO Meaning
Youshould stop ,orheave to,Iamgoing
toboard you
You should steer course
Request youproceed at KTS
BB1-RQIcannot alight but 1canlift crew
May Ialight onyour deck :areyouready
toreceive meforward
May Ialight onyour deck :areyouready
toreceive meamidships
'flight onyour deck :areyouready
toreceive aft
Iwish tocommunicate with youby .
(extracts from IMCO Table 1)
6...International Code Flags
8...Radio telephony 2182 KHZ
9...VHFRadiotelephony Channel .16
Iwish tocommunicate byradiotelephony on
frequency indicated
YES (affirmative )
MO(negative )
Iamgoing tocommunicate with your station
bymeans oftheInternational Code ofSignals
Helicopter iscoming toyounow (orattime
indicated )NAFO Remarks
The display oftheNAFO pennant
Indicates thepresence ofanauthor­
ized NAFO inspection team inthe
helicopter
Course istrue
Indication ofIntentions toconduct
helicopter hoist transfer (used with
BBsignal )
Used inconjunction with signal AZto
indicate helicopter will notalight
but will conduct ahoist transfer in
the area indicated
November Oscar byvoice orradio
transmission

ANNEXC.IntegralpartoftheSchemeofJointInternational Enforcement
todescribetheboardingladderanditsusebyvesselstowhich
inspection andcontrolapply
BoardingLadders
Fishingvesselswithanoveralllengthgreaterthan30m(100feet)and
supportvesselssubjecttoinspection undertheSchemeofJointInternational
Enforcement shallcomplywiththefollowingrequirements .
I.Theboardingladdersshallbeefficientforthepurposeofenablingins­
pectorstoembarkanddisembarkatseasafely.Theboardingladdersare
tobekeptcleanandingoodorder.
II.Theladdershallbesecuredinapositionsothatitisclearfromany
possibledischarges fromtheship,thateachsteprestsfirmlyagainst
theship'sside,thatitisclearsofaraspracticable ofthefiner
linesoftheshipandthattheinspector cangainsafeandconvenient
accesstotheship.
III.Thestepsoftheboardingladdershallbe:
(a)ofhardwoodorothermaterialofequivalentproperties,madeinone
piecefreeofknots,havinganefficientnon-slipsurface;thefour
loweststepsmaybemadeofrubberofsufficientstrengthandstiff­
.nessorofothersuitablematerialofequivalentcharacteristics ;
(b)notlessthan480mm(19inches)long,115mm(4-1/2inches)wide,
and25mm(1inch)indepth,excludinganynon-slipdevice;and
(c)equallyspacednotl§ssthan300mm(12inches)normorethan380mm
(15inches)apartandmaybesecuredinamannerthattheywillremain
horizontal .
IV.Noboardingladdershallhavemorethantworeplacement stepswhich
aresecuredinpositionbyamethoddifferentfromthatusedinthe
originalconstruction oftheladderandanystepssosecuredshall
bereplaced,assoonasreasonablypracticable,bystepssecuredin
positionbythemethodusedintheoriginalconstruction oftheladder.
V.Thesideropesoftheladdershallconsistoftwouncoveredmanilaor
equivalent ropesnotlessthan60mm(2-1/2inches)incircumference on
eachside;eachropeshallbecontinuous withnojointsbelowthetop
step;twoman-ropesproperlysecuredtotheshipandnotlessthan
65mm(2-1/2inches)incircumference andasafetylineshallbekept
athandreadyforuseifrequired.
VI.Bittensmadeofhardwood,orothermaterialofequivalentproperties,in
onepieceandnotlessthan1.80m(5feet10inches)long,shallbepro­
videdatsuchintervalsaswillpreventtheboardingladderfromtwisting.
Thelowestbattenshallbeonthefifthstepfromthebottomoftheladder
andtheintervalbetweenanybattenandthenextshallnotexceed9steps.

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VII.Meansshallbeprovidedtoensuresafeandconvenient passageontoor
intoandofftheshipbetweentheheadofthepilotladderorofany
accomodation ladderorotherapplianceprovided.Wheresuchpassage
isbymeansofagatewayintherailsorbulwark,adequatehandholds
shallbeprovided.Wheresuchpassageisbymeansofabulwarkladder,
suchladdershallbesecurelyattachedtothebulwarkrailorplatform
andtwohandholdstanchionsshallbefittedatthepointofboardingor
leavingtheshipnotlessthan0.70m(2-feet3inches)normorethan
0.80m(2feet7inches)apart.Eachstanchionshallberigidlysecured
totheship'sstructureatornearitsbaseandalsoatahigherpoint,
shallbenotlessthan40mm(1-1/2inches)indiameter andshallextend
notlessthan1.20m(3feet11inches)abovethestopofthebulwark.
VIII.Lightingshallbeprovidedatnightsuchthatboththeboardingladder
oversideandalsothepositionwheretheinspectorboardstheshipshall
beadequatlylit.Alifebuoyequippedwithaself-igniting lightshall
bekeptathandreadyforuse.Aheavinglineshallbekeptathand
readyforuseifrequired.
IX.Meansshallbeprovidedtoenabletheboardingladdertobeusedoneither
sideoftheship.
X.Theriggingoftheladderandtheembarkation anddisembarkation ofan
inspectorshallbesupervised byaresponsibleofficeroftheship.
XI.Whereonanyshipconstructional featuressuchasrubbingbandswould
preventtheimplementation ofanyoftheseprovisions,specialarrange­
mentsshallbemadetothesatisfaction oftheCommission toensurethat
personsareabletoembarkanddisembarksafely.