The Merchant Shipping (Radio) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1999

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Revocations and amendment of Rules and Regulations

   3. 3. Interpretation

   4. 4. Purpose

   5. 5. Application

   6. 6. Equivalents and exemptions

   7. 7. Performance standards

   8. 8. Functional requirements

   9. 9. Installation, location and control of radio equipment

3. PART II UNITED KINGDOM DIRECTIVE FISHING VESSELS(New fishing vessels of 24 metres or more in length and existing fishing vessels of 45 metres or more in length, which are registered in the United Kingdom)

   1. 10. Radio equipment to be provided for all sea areas

   2. 11. Additional radio equipment to be provided for area A1 vessels

   3. 12. Additional radio equipment to be provided for area A2 vessels

   4. 13. Additional radio equipment to be provided for area A3 ships

   5. 14. Additional radio equipment to be provided for area A4 vessels

   6. 15. Radio watches

   7. 16. Sources of energy

   8. 17. Serviceability and maintenance requirements

   9. 18. Radio personnel

   10. 19. Radio records

   11. 20. Exemptions from Part II

4. PART III UNITED KINGDOM NON-DIRECTIVE FISHING VESSELS(New fishing vessels of 12 metres or more but less than 24 metres in length and existing fishing vessels of 12 metres or more but less than 45 metres in length, which are registered in the United Kingdom)

   1. 21. Provision of radio installations

   2. 22. Radio personnel

   3. 23. Radio watches

   4. 24. Sources of energy

   5. 25. Radio records

   6. 26. Maintenance requirements

5. PART IV ENFORCEMENT

   1. 27. Power to detain

   2. 28. Penalties

   3. 29. Defence

6. PART V DIRECTIVE FISHING VESSELS WHICH ARE NOT REGISTERED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM(New fishing vessels of 24 metres or more in length and existing fishing vessels of 45 metres or more in length, which are not registered in the United Kingdom)

   1. 30. Inspection and detention and other measures in respect of Directive fishing vessels which are not registered in the United Kingdom

7. Signature

8. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      SATELLITE EPIRBS

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      EQUIPMENT TESTS AND RESERVE ENERGY CHECKS

      1. 1. Daily

      2. 2. Weekly

      3. 3. Monthly

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      RADIO LOGS

      1. PART I GMDSS RADIO LOG

      2. PART II SIMPLIFIED FV GMDSS RADIO LOG

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      EQUIPMENT FOR NON-DIRECTIVE FISHING VESSELS

      (NEW FISHING VESSELS OF 12 METRES OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 24 METRES IN LENGTH, AND EXISTING FISHING VESSELS OF 12 METRES OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 45 METRES IN LENGTH)

9. Explanatory Note