Division 6.3 Inspection tasks at sea

Where one or more pelagic species is onboard the fishing vessel or is present aboard a processing or a transport vessel, inspectors shall always verify the species and quantities of fish retained on board and compare them with the quantities recorded in the relevant documentation on board.

Inspectors shall systematically verify:

• that the fishing vessels are authorised to operate in the relevant pelagic fishery,

• that the fishing vessels are equipped with an operational Vessel Monitoring System (VMS),

• that the relevant information is duly recorded in the logbook,

• the compliance of the fishing gear on board with the relevant requirements,

• the drawings of the vessel and in particular the possibility to discharge fish under the waterline,

• the presence of equipment allowing automatic grading,

• the physical quantities of pelagic species on board, and their presentation.