Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 (repealed)Show full title

2. INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE LOG-BOOK U.K.

2.1. General rule U.K.

[F1 2.1.1. Vessels required to keep a logbook U.K.

Masters of Community fishing vessels whose overall length is equal to or more than 10 metres shall keep a logbook.

Masters of Community fishing vessels whose overall length isless than 10 metres shall also keep a logbook if the Member State under whose flag thevessel operates or in which it is registered so requires.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1965/2001 of 8 October 2001 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 laying down detailed rules for recording Member States' catches of fish.

2.1.2. How to complete the log-book U.K.

• The log-book shall be completed daily by not later than 24.00 hours and at the time of arrival in port.

• The log-book shall also be completed at the time of any inspection at sea.

• All the compulsory information shall be given.

• Rules considered optional at Community level may be made mandatory if a Member State so wishes, in respect of vessels flying its flag or registered therein. In such cases the relevant authorities will issue additional instructions.

2.1.3. Procedure for voyages in the waters of non-member countries U.K.

• If the non-member country in question has no specific requirements, the Community log-book shall be used.

• If the non-member country in question specifies a different kind of log-book, that shall be used instead of the Community log-book.

• If the non-member country in question does not specify a particular log-book but does prescribe entries different from those required by the Community, such entries shall be made.

2.2. Information concerning the vessel U.K.

The following general information on the vessel or vessels, as the case may be, is to be filled in (against the corresponding numbers) at the top of each page of the log-book:

Reference No in log-book (1)

:

name of vessel and radio call signal if any,

Reference No in log-book (2)

:

external identification,

Reference No in log-book (3)

:

name and address of master,

Reference No in log-book (4)

:

day, month, hour and port of departure,

Reference No in log-book (5)

:

day, month, hour and port of return,

Reference No in log-book (6)

:

date and place of landing if different from (5),

Reference No in log-book (7)

:

in the case of transhipment date, name, radio call sign if any, nationality and external identification of recipient vessel.

In the case of pair-fishing the name of the second vessel, the name of its master and its external identification should be entered below those of the vessel in respect of which the log-book is being kept.

The master(s) of the other vessel(s) shall also keep a log-book indicating the quantities caught and kept on board in such a way that there is no double counting of catches.

2.3. Information on the gear U.K.

Reference No in log-book (8)

:

fishing gear — the type of gear should be indicated using the code in column 1 of Annex VI,

Reference No in log-book (9)

:

mesh size in millimetres,

Reference No in log-book (10)

:

capacity of the gear in accordance with the specifications in column 2 of Annex VI (optional).

2.4. Information on fishing operations U.K.

2.4.1. Type of information U.K.

The information required on fishing operations is to be filled in against the corresponding numbers on the page of the log-book, as follows:

Reference No in log-book (11)

:

date — this shall correspond to each day at sea,

Reference No in log-book (12)

:

number of fishing operations in accordance with the specifications in column 3 of Annex VI (optional),

Reference No in log-book (13)

:

fishing time (optional entry) equals the number of hours spent at sea, minus the time spent in transit to, between and returning from the fishing grounds, dodging, inactive or waiting for repair; however, the number of hours taken up searching for fish (e.g. using sonar) will be considered as fishing time,

Reference No in log-book (14)

:

position.

Examples:

• ‘ICES division or NAFO sub-area’: refer to the ICES divisions as shown on the maps inside the cover of the log-book and indicate the code of each division.

  e.g.: IV a), VI b), VII g).

• ‘Statistical rectangle’: refer to the ICES statistical rectangle on the charts inside the cover of the log-book. These rectangles are bounded by latitudes and longitudes corresponding to whole figures of degree or whole figures of degree plus 30′ for the latitudes and whole figures of degree for the longitudes. Using a combination of figures and a letter indicate the statistical rectangle in which most of the catches were made (e.g. the area between 56° and 56°30′ latitude North and between 6° and 7° longitude East = ICES code 41/F6).

  However, optional entries may be made in respect of all the statistical rectangles in which the vessel has fished during the day.

• ‘Non-member country fishing zone’: indicate where appropriate the fishing zone(s) of non-member countries or the waters outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State using the following codes as stated on the maps inside the cover of the log-book:

  N

  =

  Norway

  =

  [ F2 ]

  FR

  =

  Faroe

  =

  [ F3 ]

  CDN

  =

  Canada

  IS

  =

  Iceland

  A

  =

  High seas

Textual Amendments

F2 Deleted by Decision of the Council of the European Union of 1 January 1995 adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union (95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC).

F3 Deleted by Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties.

[F4 [X1 2.4.2. Quantities caught and retained on board (reference No in logbook: (15)) U.K.

Catches of an amount greater than 50 kg of live-weight equivalent of any species retained on board must be recorded in the logbook. However, for fisheries operations in the Mediterranean Sea, only the species indicated on the list contained in Annex VII must be recorded in the logbook.

If the number of columns is insufficient, use a new page.

Give the unit used (basket, box, etc.) and the net weight in kilograms live weight of the unit used.] ]

Editorial Information

X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2737/1999 of 21 December 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States' catches of fish (Official Journal of the European Communities L 328 of 22 December 1999).

Textual Amendments

F4 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2737/1999 of 21 December 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States' catches of fish.

2.4.3. Optional estimates of discards (reference No in log-book: (16)) U.K.

Specify the quantity of fish discarded, preferably in kilograms live weight, or in another unit such as defined in (15) above.

This information is provided for scientific purposes only and is not taken into account for the calculation of quotas.

2.5. Spacing of log-book entries U.K.

• A new line should be filled in for each day at sea.

• A new line should also be filled in when fishing in a new ICES division the same day.

• A new line should be filled in when fishing in another fishing zone on the same day.

• A new page should be filled in:

  • when using different gear or a net with a mesh size different from that of the previous net used,

  • for any fishing done after a transhipment or an intermediate landing.