Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00604:clause:2_4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00604
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 4
Character Range: 103370–105179

4  Establishing a vessel monitoring system programme
4.1  A person may use a boat in the IOTC area to:
 (a) fish for, retain on board, transship or land tuna; or
 (b) fish for, retain on board, transship or land tuna‑like species;
if the boat has a satellite‑linked vessel monitoring system device on board that complies with the requirements set out in subclause 4.1A and satisfies the length requirements set out in subclause 4.1B.
4.1A  A vessel monitoring system device on the boat must:
 (a) be fully operational; and
 (b) record the boat's identification, current geographical position and the date and time expressed in UTC; and
 (c) report to the Fisheries Monitoring Centre of the flag State of the boat every 4 hours; and
 (d) be located within a sealed unit and be protected by official seals (or mechanisms) of a type that indicate whether the unit has been accessed or tampered with.
4.1B  The length requirements are that:
 (a) the boat has an overall length of 24 metres or more; or
 (b) both:
 (i) the boat has an overall length of less than 24 metres; and
 (ii) operates in waters outside the economic exclusive zone of the flag State of the boat.
4.2  A person using a boat for fishing in the IOTC Area must not:
 (a) alter vessel monitoring system messages in any way; or
 (b) alter vessel monitoring system reports in any way; or
 (c) obstruct an antenna connected to a vessel monitoring device in any way; or
 (d) interrupt the power supply of a satellite monitoring device in any way; or
 (e) remove a vessel monitoring device from the boat.
4.3  In the event of a technical failure or non‑operation of the vessel monitoring device, the person must communicate the information in paragraph 4.1B(b) to the Fisheries Monitoring Centre of their flag State every four hours by other means.