Guidance

MGN 630 (F) Amendment 3: Pre-registration surveys for fishing vessels

For fishing vessels of less than 15m length overall built before 16 July 2007 and existing vessels of 15m length overall to less than 24m registered length wishing to join the UK Register.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 11 March 2022

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MGN 630 (F) Amendment 3: Pre-Registration surveys for fishing vessels

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MGN 630 (F) Amendment 3: Pre-Registration surveys for Fishing Vessels

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ANNEX 1: Risk Assessment Matrix Scoring System – Fishing Vessels of less than 15m LOA

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ANNEX 2: Conditions for presenting a vessel for a Pre-registration survey

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ANNEX 3: FV FLAG-IN MATRIX- VESSELS OF 15M AND OVER

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Details

This notice should be read with:

• the Fishing Vessel (Code of Practice) Regulations 2017 No. 943;
• MSN1871 Amendment 2 (F) The Code of Practice for the Safety of Fishing Vessels of less than 15m Length Overall;
• The Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing Vessels of less than 15m Length Overall
• MSN1872 (F) The Code of Safe Working Practice for the construction and use of Fishing Vessels of 15m Length Overall to less than 24m Registered Length;
• MGN628 (M+F) Construction Standards for Fishing Vessels of less than 15m Length Overall;
• MGN629 (M+F) Construction Standards for Fishing Vessels of 15m Length Overall to less than 24m Registered Length.

Summary

The Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing Vessels of less than 15m Length Overall and the accompanying MSN 1871 Amendment 2 allow vessels of less than 15m Length Overall (LOA) built before 16 July 2007 to be considered by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) for registration as fishing vessels.

This notice sets out the process in place to ensure the MCA is satisfied vessels are safe and suitable for commercial fishing.

This note also states that existing vessels of 15m LOA to less than 24m registered length wishing to join the register may also, on a case-by-case basis, undergo the pre-registration survey and the note sets out the processes in place for this.

This amendment sets out a revision to the process by which the Fishing Vessel Certifying Authority (FVCA) and authorised surveyors conducting registration surveys will provide the MCA with a report setting out where the vessel does not meet the construction standards.

The MCA will either identify the corrective action necessary or refuse registration. The FVCA will verify that any corrective action has been completed before Registration will be allowed.

Published 11 March 2022