Chapter III MONITORING, CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

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14. Monitoring, control, surveillance measures and enforcement

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(1) The Administrator shall, in consultation with the Indian Coast Guard, Marine Police and such other authorities, as he may deem fit, notify the monitoring, control and surveillance measures for implementation of the provisions of this Regulation: Provided that different levels of monitoring, control and surveillance measures may be prescribed for different classes of fishing vessels and different specified areas.
(2) Every owner or Master of a fishing vessel and every fisherman and member of the crew onboard a fishing vessel shall carry such proof of his identity including Aadhaar number or any other alternate and viable means of identification, as may be notified by the Administrator. Explanation.––For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression “Aadhaar number” means the twelve digit unique identification number of an individual generated by the Unique Identification Authority of India, under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016.
(3) Every owner or Master of the fishing vessel licensed under this Regulation, as the case may be, shall keep and maintain onboard such fishing vessel, communication and positioning systems or devices, and ensure that such systems and devices are in working condition before every voyage at all times when the fishing vessel is at sea: Provided that any class or classes of fishing vessels may be exempted, from keeping and maintaining onboard, such systems or devices, in such manner as may be prescribed.

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