50 Cfr 300.35

§ 300.35

50 CFR Ch. III (10–1–19 Edition)

nearest minute of arc) and the total
amount of catch on board the vessel.
[72 FR 6151, Feb. 9, 2007]

§ 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-todate 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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§ 300.36 Closed area stowage requirements.
At all times while a vessel is in a
Closed Area, the fishing gear of the
vessel shall be stowed in a manner as
not to be readily available for fishing.
In particular, the boom shall be lowered as far as possible so that the vessel cannot be used for fishing, but so
that the skiff is accessible for use in
emergency situations; the helicopter, if
any shall be tied down; and launches
shall be secured.

§ 300.37

Radio monitoring.

The international distress frequency,
2.182 mHz, and 156.8 mHz (Channel 16,
VHF) shall be monitored continuously
from the vessel for the purpose of facilitating communication with the
fisheries management, surveillance and
enforcement authorities of the Parties.
§ 300.38

Prohibitions.

(a) Except as provided for in § 300.39,
in addition to the prohibitions in
§ 300.4, it is unlawful for any person
subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States to do any of the following:
(1) To violate the Act or any provision of any regulation or order issued
pursuant to Act.
(2) To use a vessel for fishing in violation of an applicable national law.
(3) To violate the terms and conditions of any fishing arrangement to
which that person is a party.
(4) To use a vessel for fishing in any
Closed Area.
(5) To refuse to permit any authorized officer or authorized party officer
to board a fishing vessel for purpose of
conducting a search or inspection in
connection with the enforcement of the
Act or the Treaty.
(6) To refuse to comply with the instructions of an authorized officer or
authorized party officer relating to
fishing activities under the Treaty.
(7) To refuse to permit an authorized
inspector full access to any place where
fish taken in the Licensing Area is unloaded.
(8) To refuse to allow an authorized
inspector to remove samples of fish
from a vessel that fished in the Licensing Area.
(9) To forcibly assault, resist, oppose,
impede, intimidate, or interfere with:
(i) Any authorized officer, authorized
party officer or authorized inspector in
the conduct of a search or inspection in
connection with the enforcement of
these regulations, the Act or the Treaty; or
(ii) An observer in the conduct of observer duties under the Treaty.
(10) To transship fish on board a vessel that fished in the Licensing Area,
except in accordance with the requirements of § 300.46.

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