Where a fishing vessel conducts a transfer operation involving the supply of bait, fuel, or other supplies, or a transfer of personnel, the distant water fisheries operator or captain of the receiving fishing vessel shall, 24 hours prior to the scheduled transfer, complete an at-sea transfer notification (Appendix 5-1) and submit it to the competent authority, and, via the NPFC online transshipment system, to the NPFC Secretariat. In case of force majeure that prevents a fishing vessel from submitting such notification within the timeframe, the notification shall be submitted before the completion of the transfer. Where the NPFC online transshipment system is unavailable, the at-sea transfer notification (Appendix 5-1) shall be completed and submitted to the NPFC Secretariat.Any transfer shall be conducted at the estimated time or within 72 hours after such time, and within 50 nautical miles of the location indicated in the at-sea transfer notification.Any transfer not being able to be conducted within the timeframe or geographical range as referred to in the preceding paragraph, the distant water fisheries operator or the captain of the receiving fishing vessel shall file a new application in accordance with paragraph 1.If an approved transfer is cancelled, the distant water fisheries operator or captain of the receiving fishing vessel shall, within three days after the estimated period for transfer, notify the competent authority and, via the NPFC online transshipment system, the NPFC Secretariat.Appendix 5-1 At-Sea Transfer Notification.pdf