fishingvesselinstructiontosurveyorsfornavigationequipment（12页）.docVIP

Chapter 13 - NAUTICAL EQUIPMENT General 13.1 Object of Instructions These instructions are issued by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), an executive agency of the Department for Transport for the guidance of Surveyors inspecting navigational equipment installations for the purposes of The Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975, The Fishing Vessels (EC Directive on Harmonised Safety Regime) Regulations 1999; The Fishing Vessels (Safety of 15-24 Metre Vessels) Regulations 2002 and The Fishing Vessels (Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing Vessels) Regulations 2001, referred to as The Regulations. They also indicate to owners, Masters and crews, shipbuilders and installation companies the requirements which certain vessels should meet in order to comply with the Regulations. 13.2 Statutory Provisions. The principal statutory provisions covering the navigational equipment requirements for fishing vessels are:- The Merchant Shipping Act 1995; The Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975; The Fishing Vessels (EC Directive on Harmonised Safety Regime) Regulations 1999; The Fishing Vessels (Safety of 15-24 Metre Vessels) Regulations 2002; The Fishing Vessels (Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing Vessels) Regulations 2001; The DRAFT Code of Practice for the Safe Construction and Operation of Fishing Vessels of 24 metres Registered Length and Over; and The Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2004 13.3 Notices and Circulars 13.3.1 Notices are issued by the MCA from time to time on the subject of navigation equipment. 13.3.2 Surveyors should bring to the attention of fishing vessel owners, skippers, shipbuilders and others interested any new requirements or recommendations, as opportunity offers, and be prepared to discuss their effect in specific cases. 13.4 Compasses- Carriage Requirements 13.4.1 Vessels to which the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provi