Announcement of the Department of Fisheries on a fishing vessel monitoring system for vessels registered as a carrier for the transshipment of aquatic animals or as a vessel for the storage of aquatic animals and to ensure functionality thereof at all times (No. 3).

These Rules, issued by the Director-General of the Department of Fisheries under paragraph 1 of section 88 of the Fisheries Ordinance of 2015, concern obligations of a fishing vessel registered as a carrier for the transshipment of aquatic animals or as a vessel for the storage of aquatic animals to have installed a fishing vessel monitoring system and maintain the functionality thereof at all times in accordance with the rules and procedures prescribed by the Director-General. It also concerns inspection of VMSs on board of such vessels by the Port-in and Port-out Control Centre'(PIPO) and procedures for physically affixing and sealing of VMS devices by authorities.