Fishing Vessel (Radio Installations) Regulations, 1998

JurisdictionIreland
CitationIR SI 544/1998
Year1998

S.I. No. 544 of 1998.

FISHING VESSEL (RADIO INSTALLATIONS) REGULATIONS, 1998.

FISHING VESSEL (RADIO INSTALLATIONS) REGULATIONS, 1998.

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PART I

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GENERAL

Citation, commencement, revocation and application.

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Interpretation

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Equivalents and exemptions.

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PART 2

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CLASS I FISHING VESSEL REQUIREMENTS

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Functional requirements.

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Installation, location and control of radio equipment.

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Radio equipment to be provided for all sea areas.

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Additional radio equipment to be provided for sea area A1.

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Additional radio equipment to be provided for sea areas A1 and A2.

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Additional radio equipment to be provided for sea areas A1, A2 and A3

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Additional radio equipment to be provided for sea areas A1, A2, A3 and A4.

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Radio watches

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Sources of energy.

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Performance standards.

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Serviceability and maintenance requirements.

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Radio personnel.

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Radio records.

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PART 3

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CLASS II FISHING VESSEL REQUIREMENTS

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Functional requirements.

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Installation, location and control of radio equipment

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Radio equipment to be provided for all sea areas.

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Additional radio equipment to be provided for sea areas A1 and A2

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Additional radio equipment to be provided for sea areas A1, A2 and A3

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Radio watches

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Sources of energy

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Performance standards

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Serviceability and maintenance requirements

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Radio personnel

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Radio records

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PART 4

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CLASS III FISHING VESSEL REQUIREMENTS.

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Functional requirements.

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Installation, location and control of radio equipment.

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Radio equipment to be provided for all sea areas.

30

Additional radio equipment to be provided for Sea Areas A1 and A2.

31

Radio Watches.

32

Sources of energy.

32

Performance standards.

33

Serviceability and maintenance requirements.

34

Radio personnel.

34

Radio records.

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PART 5

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CLASS IV FISHING VESSEL REQUIREMENTS

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Functional requirements.

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Installation, location and control of radio equipment.

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Radio equipment to be provided for all sea areas.

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Additional radio equipment to be provided for sea areas A1 A2.

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Radio Watches.

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Sources of energy.

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Performance standards.

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Serviceability and maintenance requirements.

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Radio personnel.

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SCHEDULE I

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EQUIPMENT TESTS AND RESERVE POWER CHECKS

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SCHEDULE II

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RADIO LOG

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S.I. No. 544 of 1998.

FISHING VESSEL (RADIO INSTALLATIONS) REGULATIONS, 1998

I, Michael Woods, Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 19 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1992 (No. 2 of 1992), and the Marine (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 ( S.I. No. 301 of 1997 ), hereby make the following Regulations:-

PART 1 GENERAL

1 Citation, commencement, revocation and application.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Fishing Vessel (Radio Installations) Regulations, 1998, and shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1999.

(2) The fishing vessels to which these Regulations apply shall be classified as follows for the purposes of these Regulations:

Class I -

Fishing vessels of 24 metres or more in length.

Class II-

Fishing vessels of 17 metres or more and less than 24 metres in length.

Class III-

Fishing vessels of 12 metres or more and less than 17 metres in length.

Class IV-

Fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length.

(3) These Regulations apply to all fishing vessels as follows:

(a) Every new fishing vessel shall comply fully with all of the Regulations applicable to the particular Class of fishing vessel.

(b) Every existing fishing vessel shall comply fully with all of the Regulations applicable to the particular Class of fishing vessel in accordance with the Schedule outlined in Regulation 1 (4).

(4) Every existing fishing vessel shall comply with these Regulations as follows:

Class I -

Every existing fishing vessel of 45 metres or more in length shall comply with all the Regulations specified in Part 2 of these Regulations with effect from 1 February, 1999;

-

Every existing fishing vessel of 24 metres or more but under 45 metres in length shall comply with the following Regulations :-

Regulation 6(1)(a)(ii)

-

(VHF Radio installation)

Regulation 6 (1)(f)

-

(Satellite EPIRB)

Regulation 12

-

(Sources of Energy)

with effect from 31 March 1999 and shall comply fully with all of the Regulations specified in Part 2 of these Regulations with effect from 1 January, 2000.

Class II-

Every existing fishing vessel of this Class shall comply with the following Regulations

Regulation 19(1)(a)(ii) -

(VHF radio installation)

Regulation 19 (d)

-

(Satellite EPIRB)

Regulation 23

-

(Sources of energy);

with effect from 31 March, 1999 and shall comply fully with all of the Regulations specified in Part 3 of these Regulations with effect from 1 January, 2000.

Class III-

Every existing fishing vessel of this Class shall comply with the following Regulations

Regulation 30(1)(a)(ii) -

(VHF radio installation)

Regulation 30(1)(d)

-

(Satellite EPIRB)

Regulation 33

-

(Sources of energy);

with effect from 31 March, 1999 and shall comply fully with all of the Regulations specified in Part 4 of these Regulations with effect from 1 January, 2000.

Class IV-

Every existing fishing vessel of this Class shall comply with the following Regulations

Regulation 40(1)(a)

-

(VHF radio installation)

Regulation 40(1)(b)

-

(Satellite EPIRB)

Regulation 43

-

(Sources of energy);

with effect from 31 March, 1999 and shall comply fully with all of the Regulations specified in Part 5 of these Regulations with effect from 1 January, 2000

(5) Part 2 of these Regulations shall apply to:

All Class I fishing vessels

(6) Part 3 of these Regulations shall apply to

All Class II fishing vessels

(7) Part 4 of these Regulations shall apply to:

All Class III fishing vessels

(8) Part 5 of these Regulations shall apply to:

All Class IV fishing vessels

(9) No provision in these Regulations shall prevent the use by any vessel, survival craft or person in distress, of any means at their disposal to attract attention, make known their position and obtain help.

2 Interpretation

2. (1) In these Regulations:-

"assigned frequency" means the centre of a frequency band assigned in accordance with the Radio Regulations;

"bridge-to-bridge communications" means communications between vessels from the positions from which the vessels are normally navigated;

"Consolidated Text" means the Consolidated text of the regulations annexed to the Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels, 1977, as modified by the Torremolinos Protocol of 1993 relating thereto, as reproduced in the publication "1993 Torremolinos Protocol and Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels, Consolidated Edition, 1995"; published by the International Maritime Organisation, London, 1995;

"continuous watch" means a radio watch that is not interrupted or is interrupted only for brief intervals when the vessels receiving capability is impaired or blocked by its own communications or when the facilities are under periodical maintenance or checks;

"digital selective calling" and "DSC" mean a technique using digital codes which enables a radio station to establish contact with, and transfer information to, another station or group of stations, and complying with the relevant recommendations as specified by the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications;

"direct-printing telegraphy" means automated telegraphy techniques which comply with the relevant recommendations as specified by the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications;

" fishing vessel" or "vessel " means any vessel equipped or used commercially for catching fish or other living resources of the sea;

"new fishing vessel " means a fishing vessel which is registered for the first time under the Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1998 on or after 1 January, 1999;

"existing fishing vessel " means a fishing vessel which is not a new fishing vessel

''general radio communications" means operational and public correspondence traffic, other than distress, urgency and safety messages, conducted by radio;

"High Frequency" and "HF" mean the frequency spectrum between 3000 kHz and 30 MHz;

"INMARSAT" means the Organization established by the Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT) done in London on the 3rd day of September, 1976;

"International NAVTEX Service" means the co-ordinated broadcast and automatic reception on 518 kHz of maritime safety information by means of narrow-band direct-printing telegraphy using the English language;

"length" means unless provided otherwise, 96% of the total length on a waterline at 85% of the least moulded depth measured from the keel line, or the length from the foreside of the stem to the axis of the rudder stock on that waterline, if that be greater. In vessels designed with rake of keel the waterline on which this length is measured shall be parallell to the designed waterline;

"locating" means the finding of ships, aircraft, units or persons in distress;

"maritime safety information" means navigational and meteorological warnings, meteorological forecasts and other urgent safety related messages broadcast to ships;

"Medium Frequency" and "MF" mean the frequency spectrum between 300 kHz and...

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