Regulations for Tuna Longline Fishing Vessels Proceeding to the Indian Ocean for Fishing Operation Article 37

In the event that an ALC onboard is deemed as signal lost for an accumulative period of 15 days or above during one fishing trip, the competent authority may order such fishing vessel to stop fishing immediately and directly navigate to a designated port within the required timeframe for repair and inspection conducted by personnel dispatched by the competent authority, and the vessel shall not leave the port until the commissioned professional institution has confirmed that such ALC can regularly and normally transmit vessel positions.Any expense incurred from port return, port entry and confirmation of transmitting position as referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be borne by the concerned distant water fisheries operator.