Guidance

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

Notice to all designers, builders, certifying authorities, classification societies, agents, brokers, owners, employers, skippers and crew of fishing vessels

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 1 July 2020

This publication was withdrawn on 9 July 2020

MGN 630 has been replaced by MGN 630 Amendment 1

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MGN 630 (F)

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MSN 1871, as maybe amended, allows 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. As part of the process MCA requires evidence that such vessels are safe and suitable for commercial fishing.

Until 31 December 2020, MCA authorised surveyors will continue to be able to conduct registration surveys but from 21 July 2020 fishing vessel certifying authorities will now also conduct pre-registration surveys of vessels of less than 15m LOA and this notice sets out the processes now in place to deal with vessels wishing to register as fishing vessels.

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 size of vessel.

This notice should be read with The Fishing Vessel (Codes of Practice) Regulations 2017 No.943, MSN1871 (F) The Code of Practice for the Safety of 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, MGN 628 (M&F) Construction Standards for fishing vessels of less than 15m length overall, MGN 629 (M&F) Construction Standards for fishing vessels of 15m length overall to less than 24m registered length and MIN 608 (M&F) MCA New build fishing vessel procedures from 21 July 2020.

Published 1 July 2020