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ANNEX III 



ADDITIONAL SIGNALS TO BE USED BY FISHING 



VESSELS 



Rule 1 



General 



(1) Subject to compliance with the International Regulations for 

 Preventing Collisions at Sea, the Rules herein are intended to prevent 

 damage to fishing gear or accidents in the course of hshing operations. 



(2) The Rules herein concerning lights shall apply to all weathers 

 from sunset to sunrise when fishing vessels are engaged in fishing as a 

 fleet and during such times no other lights shall be exhibited, except 

 the lights prescribed in the International Regulations for Preventing 

 Collisions at Sea and such lights as cannot be mistaken for the pre- 

 scribed lights or do not impair their visibility or distinctive character, 

 or interfere with the keeping of a proper look-out. These lights may 

 also be exhibited from sunrise to sunset in restricted visibility and in all 

 other circumstances when it is deemed necessary. 



(3) For the purpose of these Rules the words employed shall have 

 the meaning set down in the International Regulations for Preventing 

 Collisions at Sea except that the term "fishing vessel'' shall have the 

 meaning assigned to it in Article 1 (2) of this Convention. 



(4) The lights mentioned herein shall be placed where they can 

 best be seen. They should be at least 8 feet (0-92 m.) apart but at a 

 lower level than the lights prescribed in Rule 9 {c) (/) and {d) of the 

 International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1960. They 

 shall be visible at a distance of at least 1 mile, all round the horizon 

 as nearly as possible and their visibility shall be less than the visibility 

 of lights exhibited in accordance with Rule 9(6) of the above Regu- 

 lations. 



Rule 2 



Signals for Traxoling and Drift netting 



(1) Fishing vessels, when engaged in trawling, whether using de- 

 mersal or pelagic gear shall exhibit : 



( i ) when shooting their nets : 

 two white lights in a vertical line one over the other ; 



(ii) when hauling their nets : 

 one white light over one red light in a vertical line one over the 

 other ; 



(iii) when the net has come fast upon an obstruction : 

 two red lights in a vertical line one over the other. 



(2) Fishing vessels engaged in drift netting may exhibit the lights 

 prescribed in (1) above. 



(3) Each fishing vessel engaged in pair trawling shall exhibit : 



(i) by day: the "T"' flag— "Keep clear of me. I am engaged 

 in pair trawling'', hoisted at the foremast ; 



(ii) by night: a searchlight shone forward and in the direction 

 of the other fishing vessel of the pair ; 



