# The Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2018., Regulation 3: Application


(1) Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations apply to United Kingdom fishing vessels wherever they may be.
(2) Regulations 12 to 14 apply to fishing vessels which are not United Kingdom fishing vessels while the vessel is in United Kingdom waters.
(3) Regulation 5 does not apply to fishing vessels which are less than 24 metres in length, unless such vessels normally navigate—
(a) at a distance exceeding 200 nautical miles from the United Kingdom coastline; or
(b) to the outer edge of the United Kingdom continental shelf,
whichever distance is the greater.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1107/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-work-in-fishing-convention-survey-and-certification-regulations-2018/regulation-3
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.