(I) The owner or operator of a fishing vessel licensed or authorised pursuant to the Act shall - (a) maintain the mobile transceiver unit in good working order at all times during the period of validity of the licence or authorisation when the vessel is in Kiribati waters. on the high seas or in waters under the jurisdiction of another State: (b) not interfere with, tamper with, alter, damage, or disable the mobile transceiver unit: (c) not move or remove the mobile transceiver unit from the original position in which such unit was installed without the prior permission of the Director of Fisheries: (d) ensure that upon notification by the Director of Fisheries or otlicers designated by the Director that the vessel 's mobile transceiver unit has failed to transmit, comply with the directives of the Director of Fisheries or officers designated by the Director until such time that the vesser s mobile transceiver unit is functioning properly; (e) authorise the Director to' be able to monitor the vessel at all times during the period of validity of the licence orauthorisation- (f) allow for the auditing and interrogation of the mobile transceiver unit b auth ri ed office r or officers designated by the Director of Fishe rie -.

(1) The Director may by notice in the Gazette designate a device or machine, or class of device or machine, as an observer device for this section. (2) For this section: "observer device" means a device or machine that: (a) is placed on a fishing vessel in accordance with this Act as a condition of a licence or agreement; and (b) transmits (whether in conjunction' with 'other machines or not) information or data about the position and fishing activities of thevessel.