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any information requestedthe proposed fishing

thethe proposed fishing

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catching shellfish

not less than 42

with a mesh

except to the

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prolonged period.officer forced by

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(b) where practicable return the ~car to the sea &Atllog the position;

(c) make a full report of the incident and steps takenby him in accordance with paragraphs \a) and (b)to the Director at the earliest opportunity.

PART IX-TRANSFER OF CATCHES I' ND TRANSHIPMENT31 (I) The Master of any vessel intending to enter the fi- Notlflcatloa. . . ' 1: d I b of entry and

sheries waters for the purpose of taking on 10m any fis 1 y tran- departure ofship or any other means, shall notify the Director of his intention to fish trans­enter the waters not more than 48 hours ard not less than J2 hours porters,before entry. loading

licences,(2) Such notification shall include-· checkina er

t..dini.(a) the vessel's name, radio c~1J sign and fishing licence

number where applicable;

(b) full details of any catch on board the vessel;

(c) the intended date and arrival time in Freetown forinspection before commcncemenu of tranship­ment or load ing operations.

(3) Prior to transhipment, the Master shall apply to theDirector for a transhipment/loading licence in the form set out inthe Third Schedule, and prior to such licence being Issued shall paythe transhipment/Ioading fee.

(4) The transhipment/loading licence shall stipulate whereloading or transhipment shall take place and shall be subject to suchother conditions as the Ditrectcr shall endorse tkerecn.

(5) The Master of a vessel with a transhipment/loadinglicence shall not commence to tranship or take on board fish unlessauthorised.

(6) The Master shall cause the [311 being loaded to beaccurately weighed and recorded by species en be ard the vessel.

(7) The Master shall during the loading operation !iTeevery assistance to the authorised officer ig the checklng of the weightand species being loaded acd shall furnish to the Director on ~ dailyfueiscopies of the weighing records referred flo in sub-regulation t').

(8) Prior to departure from the fisheries waters, the Master.r a vessel with ft transhipment/loading licence shall aotlfy the'f.' irecter in such form II the Dirccter shall stipulate of-

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Regulation 3

FIRST SCHEDULE

DEPARTMENT Of FISHERIES

fREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AREAS

5 mile area reserved for artisanaland recreational fisheries.

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APPLICATION FOR FISHING LICENCESAPPLICATION FOR FISHING LICENCES

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required

of the

as may be specifiedas may be specified

of

period

recordsand the catch of the vessel

this licence or inthis licence or in

transhipment of fish shalltranshipment of fish shall

licencing officer may approve.

notifiedby

amend

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in

Freetown

under

entry into the fisheries waters,entry into the fisheries waters,

gross tonnage,each vessel

o the cubic capacity of each hold, between-other for the carriage of carge;

is not registered under the flagis not registered under the flag

o1969 the licensing officer

as he sees fit, convert that tonnage intopurposes of

purposes of licence

to the applicant.

be of these conditionsbe of these conditions

manner officer shall direct.

granted

nottowards payment of the

agent in Sierra Leone shall, if required

and form satisfactory to the licensing officerthese regulations and conditions of the

financial or other security as the licensing officerfinancial or other security as the licensing officer

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and delivered to the office of the

before any sea fish is receivedbefore any sea fish is received

TRANSFERRED

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FOURTH SCHI~DULE (Regulations 33 & 35)

FISH PROCT':SSlf'lG ).1n~N(1~S

PART lFISH PReCESSING LICENCE FEES

\. Licence: Fees payable shall be 2 ~~ of sales price of product processedannually.

PART 2APPLlCATION FORM No .

SIERRA LEONE FISH PROCESSING LICENCETHE FISHERIES REGULATION, 1990

1. COMPANY DETAILS:Name of Company .Registered Address .

Name of Company Directors

Address cf ProcessingjMaaufacturing Plant

2. . '" .

PRODUCTS:Name and Type of Fish Species to be Processed

3. . .

PROCESS:Type of Processes to be carried eut

4. Narncfs) and addrersfes) of cWJ':'tr.(s) to whr r» tl.e licuc((s) i~/nlC: tc begranted.

5. DECLARATION

J/Y!c confiun that the :1pr,l:c"nl ill 1lC:!I1W in rartll.1nljJh 4 is the: Dircctc.r of IheCOIl1PaJiY named

"lid that we SUI I rnrlcr all previous licences to process fish within the territoryor Sierra L~OiIC a.ul i!:; fisheries waters .

.5i.jw:f!Ii"e Name ill BLOCK LETTERSJ?),lcd .. ,. '" '" ., .

on:'lCiAL USE Of~LY

Date Rcccj·,C'r.! .Licence Number .. , .P~'lc or Issue .

PART 3

CONDITIONS

Details on Gcncrul :'r.d Special conditions or Fish Processing Licences will benvailnblc from the cfllce ofthe Licensing Oflicer ill Freetown or the Department01" Fisheries.

FIFTIf sen EDULE (Regulatioll 6)

STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE IDENTIFICATIONS ANDf\IARKING OF FISHING VESSELS

1. Bnsic System

(I) Vessels shall be marked with their International Tclccomrnuuication UnionRadio Call Signs (rr\C3).

(2) Except as provided for ill paragraph 2(6), vessels to which an TRCS hasnot been assigucd shall be marked with the characters allocated by the Inter­national Telecommunications Un10n ((TUT) to the flag State SC~ Appendix

(I) and followed by, wh~re appropriate, the licence or rcgistrnt ion numberassigned by the nag slate. In such cases, a hyphen shall be placed between thenationality identification characters and the licence or registration numberidentifying I he vessel.

(3) rn order to avoid con [usion ~vith the letters I and 0, it is rccorr mended tJ.latthe numbers I and 0, which arc specifically excluded Ircrn the lTV t.all signsbe avoided by national Clulhoril'ic·; when allocatisg licccce or registrationnumbers.

(0{) 1\ part from lite lC3f.CI'S name cr ideP.t:r:clio~ m:H'~ :.nd th~ pert cf rcg:btryas required by ~·tcrn~tion~1 practice or Jla)imlal lcgislatiou, the Illarldog

avoid confusion, be

vessel's side , port and starboard: fixtures inclined atan angle to the vessel's side of superstructure would be considered as suitable provi-ded that the angle of inclination shall not prevent sighting of the sign from anothervessel or from the air;

on a deck, except as provided for in paragraph 2 (4) below, should an awning or othertemporary cover be placed so as to obscure the mark on deck, the awning or covertemporary cover be placed so as to obscure the mark on deck, the awning or cover

shall also be marked. These marks shall be placed athwartships with the top of the

numbers towards the bow.

Marks shall be placed as high as possible above the water-line on both sides.

Such parts of the hull as the flare of the bow and the stern, shall be avoided.

be so placed that they are not obscured by the fishing gear whether ituse;

to display markings

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(7.) The width (w) of 1.IIC letters <Ina numbers shal] be in proportion to the sizeof the height :'S set out ill Iq:pcl1dix H.

(3) The height (It) of the letters and numbers shnll bc in prorortien to the sizeof the vessel in accordance with the following:

(0) Formarks to be placed en the hull, superstructure and/or iucknedsurfuccs-«

Length of vessel overall (LOA)ill metres (JIf)

25 m and over20 111 hut less than 25 III

J 5 m but less then 20 III

t 2 III but less than 15 III

5 m but less than 12 munder 5 111

In-;::''t of letters and txunbcrs illmetres (/II) (0 be "at less than:

1.0 In

o.s mO.Gm0.4 In0.3 m0.1 m

(b) for the marks to be placed. on deck--The height shall be not less than 0.3 III [or all classes of vessels of 5 m andover.

(,1) The length uf the hyphen shall be half the height of the letters and num­bcrs.

(5) The width of the stroke ror nil letters, numbers and the hyphen, shall be h/6,

(6) Spacing-s-(a) the space between the letters and/or numbers shall not exceed h/4 nor be

less than h/G.(b) the space between r djaccnt letters having sloping sides shall not exceed

h/8 nor be Jess than h/IO, c.g. A V.

(7) Painting:The marks shall be-

(n) white on a black background, or(b) black on a white background.

(8) The b:tckgrounrl shall extend to provide a border around the mark of notless than h/6.

(9) Good quality paints shall be used throughout.

(10)

(11)

The usc of retro-reflective or heat generating substances may be used,provided that the mark meets the req uirementsof these Standard Speci­

fications.The marks and the background shall be maintained in gocd conditionat all times.

SIXTH

We confirmWe confirm

The object of these regulations is to establish an effective control programme for the Marine

Fisheries of Sierra Leone. The aim of the programme is to enable Government to properly Fisheries of Sierra Leone. The aim of the programme is to enable Government to properly

and effectively control the country's Marine Fisheries Resources, and to obtain Revenue

from Licences fees and royalties, whilst preserving and protecting the Marine Fisheries from Licences fees and royalties, whilst preserving and protecting the Marine Fisheries

Resourse, Maritime Protection Services (Sierra Leone) Ltd. has been appointed by

Government to undertake this service.