Notification of Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives on Determination of Size of Fishery Transshipment Vessel to be Controlled and Monitored B.E. 2562 (2019)

Unofficial Translation Notification of Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives on Determination of Size of Fishery Transshipment Vessel to be Controlled and Monitored B.E. 2562 (2020) (2019) By virtue of section 88 of the Royal Ordinance on Fisheries B.E.2558 (2015) revised by the Royal Ordinance on Fisheries (No. 2) B.E. 2560 (2017), the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, hereby issues the notification as follows: Clause 1. Notification of Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives on Determination of Size of Fishery Transshipment Vessel to be Controlled and Monitored B.E. 2560 (2018) dated 2 October B.E. 2560 (2017) shall be repealed. Clause 2. The owner of all sized transshipment vessel shall implement as follows: (1) Provide the Marine Catch Transshipment Document (MCTD) that certified the accuracy of information by the operator and report to the Department of Fisheries in accordance with time periods and methods as notified by the Director General. (2) Notify every time upon port in – port out declaration at Port in – Port out Control Center in accordance with the rules and procedures as prescribed by the Director General. (3) Return to the fishing port in accordance with the criteria and period of time as notified by the Director General. (4) Provide the marking and identification of transshipment vessel in accordance with the criteria and period of time as notified by the Director General. 1 Clause 3. The transshipment vessel owner with 10 gross tonnage and over ,which type of vessel is not a neighbouring area vessel or a local trade and neighbouring area vessel, and the transshipment vessel owner with 30 gross tonnage and over, which type of vessel is not a neighbouring area vessel or a local trade and neighbouring area vessel, shall install a vessel monitoring system and maintain its system to function at all time in accordance with the rules and procedures as notified by the Director General. Clause 4. A transshipment plan ,of the transshipment vessel owner ,which type of vessel is not a neighbouring area vessel or a local trade and neighbouring area vessel of all sizes that transship outside Thai waters and the owner of local trade and neighbouring area vessel that transship outside Thai waters, shall be approved by the competent official prior to port out for transshipment and the transshipment report shall be certified by the operator and be submitted to a competent official after 1 ๒ transshipment activities in accordance with the criteria and period of time as notified by the Director General. Clause 5. The transshipment vessel owner of all sizes, which transship outside Thai waters shall deploy an observer onboard in accordance with the requirements of coastal state or international organization which manage the areas of competence where transshipment is conducted or the criteria as notified by the Director general. Clause 6. This Notification shall come into force as from the date of its publication in the Government Gazette. Given on 22 March B.E.2562 (2019) (Luck Wajananawat) Deputy Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives For Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives DISCLAIMER: THIS TEXT HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR EDUCATIONAL/COMPREHENSION PURPOSES AND CONTAINS NO LEGAL AUTHORITY. THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERES SHALL ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LIABILITIES ARISING FROM THE USE AND/OR REFERENCE OF THIS TEXT. THE ORIGINAL THAI TEXTS AS FORMALLY ADOPTED AND PUBLISHED SHALL IN ALL EVENTS REMAIN THE SOLE AUTHORITY HAVING LEGAL FORCE