Guidance

MGN 581 (F) FISHING VESSELS: Registration Surveys for Fishing Vessels of less 15m built before 16 July 2007

This notice should be read in conjunction with MSN 1871 (F)

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 15 March 2018

This publication was withdrawn on 21 February 2022

MGN 581 has been replaced by MGN 630 Amendment 2.

Documents

MGN 581 (F) Registration Surveys for Fishing Vessels of less 15m built before 16 July 2007

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Details

MSN 1871 allows vessels of less than 15m built before 16 July 2007 to be considered by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) for Registration as fishing vessels. As part of the process MCA requires evidence that such vessels are safe and suitable for commercial fishing.

Since 2007, this evidence has been provided to the MCA by Seafish, whose surveyors (at the vessel owner’s expense) survey such vessels against Seafish Construction Standards and submit their report to the MCA for consideration.

Seafish ceased undertaking these surveys on 1 December 2017. MCA now oversees these surveys, which are conducted by Authorised Surveyors on behalf of the MCA. This Notice sets out the processes now in place to deal with vessels wishing to Register as fishing vessels.

Published 15 March 2018