(1) The present Protocol shall apply to seagoing
fishing vessels including vessels also processing their catch entitled
to fly the flag of a Party.
(2) The provisions of the Annex shall not apply
to vessels exclusively used:
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(a) for sport or recreation;
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(b) for processing fish or other living resources
of the sea;
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(c) for research and training: or
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(d) as fish carriers.
(3) Unless expressly provided otherwise, the provisions
of the Annex shall apply to fishing vessels of 24 metres in length
and over.
(4) In a case where a limit of the vessel's length
is prescribed as greater than 24 metres in a chapter for the application
of that chapter, the Administration shall determine which regulations
of that chapter should apply, wholly or in part, to a fishing vessel
of 24 metres in length and over but less than the length limit prescribed
in that chapter and entitled to fly the flag of that State, having
regard to the type, size and mode of operation of such a vessel.
(5) Parties shall endeavour to establish, as a
matter of high priority, uniform standards to be applied by Administrations
to fishing vessels referred to in paragraph (4), which operate in
the same region, taking into account the mode of operation, sheltered
nature and climatic conditions in such region. Such uniform regional
standards shall be communicated to the Organization for circulation
to other Parties for information.