Completion and electronic submission of the fishing logbook
Article 27
1. The master of a Union catching vessel shall complete and submit by electronic form the fishing logbook data in accordance with the requirements set out in Articles 14 and 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and the instructions set out in Annex XV. Additionally, for catching vessels of 12 metres in length overall or more, the date and time at the moment the information is transmitted from the vessel to the FMC shall be reported. 2. The master of a Union catching vessel shall send a departure report to the FMC of the flag Member State before leaving a port or a landing site. This report shall be the first report of the trip being started. 3. Before arrival at port or at a landing site, the master of a Union catching vessel shall send a return to port message to the FMC of the flag Member State. 4. The master may transmit corrections to the fishing logbook data up to the last submission made before entering a port or a landing site. Masters shall ensure corrections are easily identifiable by the competent authorities. All original electronic fishing logbook data and corrections to those data shall be stored by the competent authorities of the flag Member State. 5. By way of derogation to paragraphs 2 and 3, masters of Union catching vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall shall submit the relevant data and departure message, at the latest after the last fishing operation has been completed and before the landing starts. 6. The codes given in Annex XVI shall apply to indicate, under the appropriate headings of the fishing logbook, the fishing gear used.