Rules relating to marking of buoys
Article 14
1. The master of a Union catching vessel, or their representative shall ensure that two end marker buoys and intermediary marker buoys, rigged in accordance with Annex V, are fixed to each passive gear used for fishing and are deployed in accordance with the provisions of this Section, where applicable. 2. Each end marker buoy and intermediary buoy shall display the external registration letters and number(s) displayed on the hull of the Union catching vessel to which they belong, or by which they were deployed, in accordance with the following conditions: (a) letters and number(s) shall be displayed as high above the water as possible to be clearly visible; and (b) in a colour contrasting with the surface on which they are displayed. 3. The letters and number(s) displayed on the marker buoy shall not be effaced, altered, or allowed to become illegible.