Vessel ID Requirements

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> CHAPTER III - INTERNATIONAL FISHING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
> PART 300 - INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES REGULATIONS
> Subpart D - South Pacific Tuna Fisheries
> § 300.35 Vessel and gear identification.

50 CFR § 300.35 - Vessel and gear identification.
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§ 300.35 Vessel and gear identification.
While a vessel is in the Licensing Area, a Limited Area closed to fishing, or a
Closed Area, a recent and up-to-date copy of the International Code of Signals
(INTERCO) shall be on board and accessible at all times. The operator shall
comply with the 1989 Food and Agricultural Organization standard
specifications for the marking and identification of fishing vessels. The
international radio call sign of the vessel shall be painted in white on a black
background, or in black on a white background, and be clear, distinct, and
uncovered, in the following manner:
(a) On both sides of the vessel's hull or superstructure, with each letter and
number being at least 1 m high and having a stroke width of 16.7 cm, with
the background extending to provide a border around the mark of not less
than 16.7 cm.
(b) On the vessel's deck, on the body of any helicopter and on the hull of any
skiff, with each letter and number being at least 30 cm high, and having a
stroke width of 5 cm with the background extending to provide a border
around the mark of not less than 5 cm.
(c) On any other equipment being carried by and intended to be separated
from the vessel during normal fishing operations, with each letter and number
being at least 10 cm high and having a stroke width of 1.7 cm, with the

background extending to provide a border around the mark of not less than
1.7 cm.

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