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)

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1

Every fishing vessel shall carry a person who is qualified for distress and safety radio communication purposes as specified in paragraph (2).

2

A person is qualified for the purposes of paragraph (1) where–

a

in the case of an area A1 vessel, he holds a GMDSS Short Range or Long Range Certificate issued pursuant to the Annex to the Resolution 343 of the World Radiocommunication Conference held by the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva in 1997;

b

in the case of an area A2, area A3 or area A4 vessel, he holds a GMDSS Long Range Certificate issued pursuant to that Annex.