Division 1.6 Inspection tasks at transfer operations

Inspectors shall systematically verify:

1. (a)

   that the master of the catching vessel has sent a prior notification, countersigned by the ICCAT regional observer on-board, to its flag State authorities;

2. (b)

   that the master of the catching vessel has received a prior authorisation from its flag State authorities;

3. (c)

   that the masters of catching vessels have completed and transmitted to their flag State authorities the ICCAT transfer declaration as attached (Annex 3) to Recommendation 08-05;

4. (d)

   that the transfer declaration has been verified by the ICCAT regional observer on-board the catching vessel and transmitted to the master of the tug vessel;

5. (e)

   F1that the master of the catching and the tug vessels has ensured a monitoring of all the transfer activities by video camera in the water.