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(iii) when shooting or hauling the net or when the net has 

 come fast upon an obstruction : the lights prescribed in ( 1 ) above. 

 (4) This rule need not be applied to fishing vessels of less than 65 

 feet (19-80 m.) in length. Any such exception and the areas in which 

 fishing vessels so excepted are likely to be numerous shall be notified 

 to the competent authorities of the other Contracting Parties likely to 

 be concerned. 



Rule 3 



Light signals for Purse Seining 



(1) Fishing vessels engaged in fishing with purse seines shall show 

 two amber coloured lights, in a vertical line one over the other. These 

 lights shall be flashing intermittently about once a second in such a 

 way that when the lower is out the upper is on and vice versa. These 

 lights shall only be shown while the fishing vessel's free movement 

 is hampered by its fishing gear, warning other vessels to keep clear of 

 it. 



(2) This rule need not be applied to fishing vessels of less than 85 

 feet (25-90 m.) in length. Any such exception and areas in which fish- 

 ing vessels so excepted are likely to be numerous shall be notified to 

 the competent authorities of the other Contracting Parties likely to 

 be concerned. 



Rule 4 



Sound signals 



No sound signals shall be used other than those prescribed by the 

 International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea and the 

 International Code of Signals. 



ANNEX IV 



MARKING OF NETS, LINES AND OTHER GEAR 



Rule 1 



Ancliorcd gear 



(1) The ends of nets, lines and other gear anchored in the sea 

 shall be fitted with flag or radar reflector buoys by day and light buoys 

 by night sufficient to indicate their position and extent. Such lights 

 should be visible at a distance of at least 2 miles in good visibility. 



(2) By day the westernmost (meaning the half compass circle from 

 south through west to and including north) end buoy of such gear 

 extending horizontally in the sea shall be fitted with two flags one 

 above the other or one flag and a radar reflector, and the easternmost 

 (meaning the half compass circle from north through east to and in- 

 cluding south) end buoy shall be fitted with one flag or a radar re- 

 flector. By night the westernmost end buoy shall be fitted with two 

 white lights and the easternmost end buoy with one white light. In 

 addition a buoy fitted with one flag or a radar reflector by day and one 

 white light by night may be set 70-100 metres from each end buoy to 

 indicate the direction of the gear. 



