Fishing Vessel Safety Regulations

34.1 (1) A fishing vessel that is 20 m or more in length and is engaged on a foreign voyage or a home-trade voyage, Class I, shall carry a SART stowed so that it is readily accessible for immediate use and for placing in one of the survival craft that are launched first.

(2) A SART carried on a fishing vessel shall meet the requirements of sections 28 and 29 of the Ship Station (Radio) Technical Regulations, 1999.

(3) Every radio operator of a fishing vessel that carries a SART shall comply with the requirements of subsection 49(2) of the Ship Station (Radio) Technical Regulations, 1999.

(4) Despite subsection (1), a fishing vessel that on March 31, 2001 was required by these Regulations to carry two Class II EPIRBs may continue to carry them instead of a SART until one of the batteries of the Class II EPIRBs needs to be replaced if

• (a) the Class II EPIRBs meet the requirements of sections 25 to 27 of the Ship Station (Radio) Technical Regulations, 1999; and

• (b) the radio operator complies with the requirements of subsection 49(1) of the Ship Station (Radio) Technical Regulations, 1999.