Vessel Tracking

Act No. 2 of 1996

Does the law/regulation require or exempt fishing vessels to keep VMS turned on, or is there no provision?

  • Article 14B

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    (4) The Director-General shall refuse to grant a licence under subsection (3) if– (e) such boat is not equipped with a vessel monitoring system and communication equipment, which enables the Director-General and his staff to communicate effectively with such boat and to exercise control over the activities of such boat;

FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES ACT, No. 2 OF 1996

Does the law/regulation require or exempt fishing vessels to keep VMS turned on, or is there no provision?

  • Article 2

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    No person shall deploy fishing boats, supply or cargo vessels, reefers and carrier vessels (hereinafter referred to as the “Vessels”) having an overall length of 10.3m (34 feet) or more for high seas fishing operations unless such vessel is fitted with Satellite based Vessel Monitoring System Device (hereinafter referred to as a “Monitoring Device”) on board approved by Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (hereinafter referred to· as “the Department”) which allows tracking and identification of such vessels by the land based Fisheries Monitoring Centre (hereinafter referred to as “FMC”, particulars of which is specified in the Schedule I hereto) of the Department.