Regulation 3 Application of the Merchant Shipping (Crew Agreements, Lists of Crew and Discharge of Seamen) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1972

The Merchant Shipping (Crew Agreements, Lists of Crew and Discharge of Seamen) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1972^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 2 (exemptions from the requirement of section 1)—

In regulation 10 (interpretation) after “Regulations—” add—

• ““fishing vessel” includes a fishing vessel registered in a country other than the United Kingdom,”.

In regulation 11 (exemption of certain fishing vessels from the requirements of section 69 of the Act) at the end add “other than a fishing vessel to which the Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) Regulations 2018 apply”.

For regulation 14 (delivery of copies of crew lists relating to fishing vessels) substitute—

“14.

(1)

The master of a fishing vessel must ensure that a copy of the crew list is—

(a)

delivered to the nominated person prior to the departure of the vessel; or

(b)

where the crew list is in electronic form, communicated to the nominated person immediately after the departure of the fishing vessel.

(2)

In this regulation “nominated person” means a person, online management system or place described in paragraph 3.3 of Merchant Shipping Notice 1891(F)” and “Merchant Shipping Notice” means a notice described as such and issued by the Secretary of State, and any reference to a particular Merchant Shipping Notice includes a reference to a Merchant Shipping Notice amending or replacing that Notice which is considered by the Secretary of State to be relevant from time to time.”.

In regulation 15 (copies of list of crew relating to fishing vessels), in paragraph (1) after “United Kingdom” insert “and carried aboard the fishing vessel”.

In regulation 17 (copies of list of crew relating to fishing vessels) omit “of a length of less than 55 feet”.