Gibraltar Merchant Shipping (Community Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information System) Regulations 2004.

These Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by regulation 118 of the Gibraltar Merchant Shipping (Safety, etc.) Act, 1993 and all other powers enabling, the Government, for the purposes of transposing into the law of Gibraltar Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system and repealing Council Directive 93/75/EEC, here provide for necessary implementation terms as regards the Community vessel traffic monitoring and information-reporting systems and related procedures.
The text is divided into 28 Regulations, as follows: Title and commencement; Interpretation; Application of these Regulations; Competent authority; Notification prior to entry into port; Mandatory ship reporting system; Use of ships’ routing system; Vessel traffic services within territorial sea; Vessel traffic services outside territorial sea; Requirements to use Automatic Identification Systems; Use of automatic identification systems (AIS) by fishing vessels; Use of systems for the long-range identification and tracking of ships (LRIT); Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) systems; Notification by ships carrying dangerous or polluting goods; Exemption; Information requirements concerning the transport of dangerous goods; Reporting of incidents and accidents at sea; Measures to be taken in the event of exceptionally bad weather or sea conditions; Measures in the event of risks posed by the presence of ice; Measures to be taken in the event of incidents or accidents at sea; Obligations of owners in relation to accidents and incidents; Competent authority for the accommodation of ships in need of assistance; Plans for the accommodation of ships in need of assistance; Decision on the accommodation of ships; Financial security and compensation; Marine casualty investigation; Broadcasting and supply of information; Transmission of information concerning hazardous ships; Confidentiality of information; Gibraltar’s communication system; SafeSeaNet and SafeSeaNet systems; Offences; Defences; Offences due to the fault of another person; Offences by corporate bodies; Inspection and detention of ships; Appeal.
Schedules 1, 2 and 3 are also part of this text (Prescription applicable to on-board equipment; Information to be notified in accordance with regulation 12; Granting exemption for international schedule service).
This text involves the following EU Legislation: Council Directive 93/75/EEC of 13 September 1993 concerning minimum requirements for vessels bound for or leaving Community ports and carrying dangerous or polluting goods; Council Directive 1999/35/EC of 29 April 1999 on a system of mandatory surveys for the safe operation of regular ro-ro ferry and high-speed passenger craft services; Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system and repealing Council Directive 93/75/EEC; Directive 2009/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 2002/59/EC establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system; Directive 2009/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector and amending Council Directive 1999/35/EC and Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council; and Commission Directive 2011/15/EU of 23 February 2011 amending Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system.