Minimum Standards for the Citizens of Sri Lanka engaged in Fishing Operations in Foreign Flagged Fishing Vessels Regulations of 2015.

These Regulations, consisting of 6 sections and two Schedules, establish Minimum Standards for the Citizens of Sri Lanka engaged in Fishing Operations in Foreign Flagged Fishing Vessels. They specify that any citizen of Sri Lanka who desires to serve in a foreign flagged fishing vessel which operates within the Exclusive Economic Zone of Sri Lanka, High seas, or within the Exclusive Economic Zone of other coastal states shall: be not less than 18 years of age; obtain an identity card issued by the Director General of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to prove his identity in addition to the National Identity Card issued by the Commissioner General of Registration of Persons; not be employed by a person who has been found to be engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing under the vessel monitoring systems maintained by the respective state. Any person who desires to be employed by a foreign flagged fishing vessel shall make and application for a permit substantially in the form specified in the Schedule I.