{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1997-70/annex-IV/chapter-II",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1997-70/annex-IV/chapter-II.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/1997/70",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 97/70/EC of 11 December 1997 setting up a harmonised safety regime for fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1997-70",
  "path": "annex/IV/chapter/II",
  "kind": "chapter",
  "number": "II:",
  "heading": "CONSTRUCTION, WATERTIGHT INTEGRITY AND EQUIPMENT",
  "text": "Add following new Regulations:\n‘Regulation 16:\nWorking decks within an enclosed superstructure\n1.. Such decks shall be fitted with an efficient drainage system having an appropriate drainage capacity to dispose of washing water and fish guts.\n2.. All openings necessary for fishing operations shall be provided with means for quick and efficient closure by one person.\n3.. Where the catch is brought on to such decks for handling or processing, the catch shall be placed in a pound. Such pounds shall comply with Regulation 11 of Chapter III. An efficient drainage system shall be fitted. Adequate protection against inadvertent influx of water to the working deck shall be provided.\n4.. At least two exits from such decks shall be provided.\n5.. The clear headroom in the working space shall at all points be not less than two metres.\n6.. A fixed ventilation system providing at least six changes of air per hour shall be provided.\nRegulation 17:\nDraught marks\n1.. All ships shall be provided with draught marks in decimetres on the stem and the stern on both sides.\n2.. Such marks shall be placed as close as practicable to the perpendiculars.\nRegulation 18:\nTanks for fish in refrigerated (RSW) or chill.ed (CSW) sea water\n1.. If RSW- or CSW-tanks or similar tank systems are used, such tanks shall be provided with a separate, permanently fitted arrangement for the filling and emptying of seawater.\n2.. If such tanks are to be used also for carrying dry cargo, the tanks shall be arranged with a bilge system and provided with adequate means to avoid ingress of water from the bilge system into the tanks.’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1997/70/annex/IV/chapter/II",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:09.468182+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}