S.L. 425.7 Art. 18Marking of fishing vessels.

(1)Without prejudice to any other vessel marking as required by law, all fishing vessels over ten (10) metres in length overall shall have their Fishing Vessel Register number marked in accordance with

Article 6 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/ 2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, as in force from time to time.

(2) Without prejudice sub-regulation (3) and any other vessel marking required by law, fishing vessels of ten (10) metres and less in length overall shall be marked on both sides of the bow with their Fishing Vessel Register number, and such markings shall be in a colour contrasting with the background on which they are painted.

(3) Vessel markings according to sub-regulation (2) shall be as follows:

(a) for vessels up to six metres (6m) in length, all the characters of the Fishing Vessel Register number shall be at least ten centimetres (10cm) high and two centimetres (2cm) wide; and

(b) for vessels over six metres (6m) but less than ten metres (10m) in length, all the characters of the Fishing Vessel Register number shall be at least twenty centimetres (20cm) high and three centimetres (3cm) wide:

Provided that the height and width of every character shall at all times be legible from a reasonable distance:

Provided further that the height and width of the characters shall be adapted to dimensions which are never less than the dimensions referred above.