Regulations for the Fishing Operations of Coastal and Offshore Tuna Longline Fishing Vessels Article 4

Any tuna longline fishing vessel operating in the coastal and offshore area shall be installed onboard the automatic location communication (ALC) as designated by the central competent authority. A tuna longline fishing vessel less than 20 GT which has been already installed onboard the Automatic Identification System (AIS) devices is exempted from such provision.The ALC as referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be certified by the professional institution appointed by the central competent authority (hereinafter referred to as “the professional institution”) that such ALC can regularly and normally transmit vessel positions. Relevant installation fees shall be borne by fishery operators and may be subsidized by the competent authority depending on the financial situation of the government.For a fishing vessel as referred to in paragraph 1 to be installed with the AIS devices, Article 242-1 and 242-3 of the Regulations for Fishing Vessels Devices shall be complied with, the vessel shall obtain from the National Communication Commission the maritime mobile service identity (MMSI), and the AIS shall be correctly set and regularly and normally transmit vessel positions.