Consultation on proposed Regulations on Certificates of Competency for officers working on board Fishing Vessels
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The Department of Transport is carrying out a consultation with regard to a review of the Fishing Vessels (Certification of Deck Officers and Engineer Officers) Regulations, 1988 (S.I. No. 289 of 1988 ) and its amending regulations. It is intended to prepare a new set of regulations which will revoke and replace the 1988 regulations.
Similar to the 1988 regulations, the new regulations will apply to fishers aboard fishing vessels that are 15m in length overall and over, and government research fishery vessels. The main proposals can be summarised as follows:
Further details on the proposals for the new fishing vessel certification regulations are set out in Marine Notice No. 83 of 2022 . Interested parties are invited to submit their views on the proposed new regulations to the Department of Transport by submitting an email to the following address: maritimesafetypolicydivision@transport.gov.ie or in writing to the Maritime Safety Policy Division, Department of Transport, Leeson Lane, Dublin 2, D02 TR60.
The closing date for receipt of submissions is 1pm on Tuesday 31 January 2023