Regional Vessel Register
Article 20
1. Member States shall provide the Commission with the following information with respect to each vessel under its jurisdiction to be included in the Regional Vessel Register: (a) name of Union fishing vessel, registration number, previous names (if known), and port of registry; (b) a photograph of the vessel showing its registration number; (c) previous flag (if known and if any); (d) International Radio Call Sign (if any); (e) name and address of owner or owners; (f) date and place of building; (g) length, beam, and moulded depth; (h) freezer type and freezer capacity, in cubic metres; (i) number and capacity of fish holds, in cubic metres and, in the case of purse seine vessels, capacity breakdown by fish hold if possible; (j) name and address of operator(s) and manager(s) (if any); (k) type of vessel; (l) type of fishing method or methods; (m) gross tonnage; (n) power of main engine or engines; (o) the main target species; and (p) International Maritime Organization (IMO) number. 2. Each Member State shall promptly notify the Commission of any modifications to the information concerning elements listed in paragraph 1. The Commission shall forward that information to the IATTC Secretariat without delay. 3. Each Member State shall also promptly notify the Commission of: (a) any additions to the record; (b) any deletions from the record by reason of: (i) the voluntary relinquishment or non-renewal of the fishing authorisation by the owner or operator of the vessel; (ii) the withdrawal of the fishing authorisation issued to the vessel; (iii) the fact that the vessel is no longer entitled to fly its flag; (iv) the scrapping, decommissioning or loss of the vessel; and (c) any other deletion not listed in point (b). 4. Member States shall notify the Commission by 30 May each year of the Union fishing vessels on the Regional Vessel Register flying their flag that were actively fishing in the Convention area for species covered by the Convention from 1 January to 31 December of the previous year. The Commission shall forward that information to the IATTC Secretariat without delay. 5. The Commission shall request Member States to provide complete data for the vessels flying their flag in accordance with paragraph 1 if those Member States do not provide all the required information.