# Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009, Article 49: Vessel monitoring system

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Where an ICCAT authorised UK fishing boat is required under Article 9(2) of Regulation 1224/2009 to have installed on board a vessel monitoring system (“VMS”), in addition to any requirements specified in relation to the VMS of that boat under Regulation 1224/2009 the following requirements apply—
a) the boat must begin transmission of VMS data at least 5 days prior to the start of the season for which it is an ICCAT authorised fishing boat and continue such transmission until at least 5 days after the end of that season;
b) the boat must not interrupt transmission of VMS data when in port;
c) where the boat is a purse seiner, the frequency of transmission of VMS data must be at least once every hour.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1627/article/49 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1627/article-49
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