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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1988

ALL THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED WOULD BE THE FEE. THE VESSEL'S CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY AND A VALID DECLARATION OF FITNESS WHICH WOULD BE ISSUED EITHER BY A GOVERNMENT SURVEYOR OR INSPECTOR OR BY AN AUTHORISED PERSON.

THE DECLARATION OF FITNESS WOULD COVER A VALIDITY PERIOD WHICH WOULD ENABLE CONSIDERABLE FLEXIBILITY REGARDING REVALIDATION, WHILE THE FEES WOULD BE BASED ON A SIMPLE AND UNIFORM TONNAGE MEASUREMENT.

MR HALL SAID ANY APPARENT RELAXATION IN THE SYSTEM WOULD COMPENSATED BY MORE EFFICIENT MONITORING.

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AND INDIVIDUALS CENTRAL COMPUTER DEPARTMENT AND

ALL PARTICULARS OF VESSELS, CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY, ETC. WOULD BE HELD IN A AND THE INFORMATION WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO MARINE MARINE POLICE OUT STATIONS THROUGH COMPUTER TERMINALS.

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'ANY IRREGULARITIES OR OTHERWISE WOULD THEREFORE BE APPARENT WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF STOPPING AND BOARDING INDIVIDUAL VESSELS, SAID MR HALL.

HE ADDED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO PROPOSING A FIXED PENALTY SYSTEM ALTHOUGH IT HAD YET TO BE APPROVED WITHIN THE

ADMINISTRATION.

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"IN SHORT, I AM SUGGESTING THAT OWNERS WILL BE GIVEN GREATER FREEDOM BUT RETRIBUTION FOR INFRINGEMENTS WILL BE MUCH MORE CERTAIN, MR HALL SAID.

THE FOLLOWING

WERE ЗОМЕ OF THE MORE SPECIFIC

PROPOSALS

MENTIONED BY MR HALL:

WOULD BE

WOULD BE

* THE EXISTING 1, 2, 3 AND 4 AREAS OF OPERATION REPLACED BY JUST ONE "PLYING LIMIT”, INSIDE WHICH CONSIDERED "SHELTERED WATER" OUTSIDE WOULD BB DEFINED AS "SEA";

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NON-PASSENGER VESSELS LESS THAN 10 METRES IN LENGTH AND PLEASURE VESSELS WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY SURVEY BY

BY A THIRD PARTY. THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE VESSEL AND COMPLIANCE WITH "GUIDELINES" TO BE PUBLISHED WOULD REST SOLELY WITH THE OWNER:

WILL. BE

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PLEASURE VESSELS CARRYING LARGE NUMBERS OF PERSONS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH ADDITIONAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS;

"PLEASURE VESSELS" WOULD BE REDEFINED TO APPLY TO VESSELS WHICH ARE NOT ENGAGED IN TRADE AND ARE OWNED SOLELY FOR THE PLEASURE PURPOSE OF THE OWNER. A VESSEL OPERATING ON EXCURSION OR CHARTERED OUT COMMERCIALLY BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER WOULD BE EXCLUDED PLEASURE VESSEL;

FROM

CLASSIFICATION AS A

THE REQUIREMENTS