Small Working Group on Operations Presents Proposed Amendments to CMM 2023-09 on HSBI for TCC Consideration

    Agenda Sub-Group
    TCC WP endorsed by TCC07

    Small Working Group on Operations Presents Proposed Amendments for TCC Consideration:

    1. Amendments to the Conservation and Management Measure For High Seas Boarding and Inspection
    Procedures For the North Pacific Fisheries Commission to require provision of safe boarding ladders:

    Rationale
    During SWG Operations meetings, Members were invited to share updates on recent HSBI activities.
    Through these discussions, Members noted that boarding ladder safety continued to be a concern and
    inspectors could face risk of serious injury if the provision of a safe and secure ladder was not mandatory.
    Members agreed to amend the HSBI measure to ensure 1) that the provision of a safe ladder was
    compelled through sub-paragraph 26(c) and 2) that the Boarding Ladder Guidelines in Annex A reflect that
    the requirements of a safe boarding ladder were guidance and not prescriptive obligations.

    2. Amendments to the Conservation and Management Measure For High Seas Boarding and Inspection
    Procedures For the North Pacific Fisheries Commission to reflect the adoption of an NPFC inspection
    flag:

    Rationale
    During the February 29th, 2024 SWG Operations meeting, the Secretariat proposed an amendment to
    paragraph 19 of the HSBI CMM to remove language referring to the future development of an NPFC flag
    and update this paragraph to reflect the adoption of, and current use of the HSBI flag and pennant.
    It was noted that paragraph 19 should include a reference to diagrams of the flag and pennant and it was
    agreed that those items could be included as an annex. Currently, the specifications of the flag and
    pennant are included in the HSBI Implementation Plan.
    Proposed amendments are in blue below:

    Document Number
    NPFC-2024-TCC07-WP14
    Document Version
    1
    Agenda Item
    Review of the amendments to existing CMM’s and any new CMMs
    Authors
    TCC SWG Operations
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