sch.4-sec.129Marking nets

sch.4-sec.129 Marking nets

A mesh net must be marked by— solid, light coloured floats no more than 20m apart along its length; and a solid, white float— no less than 15cm in any dimension, at one end of the net or if the net is used in nearshore waters, the end of the float farthest from the shore; and with either the commercial fisher’s name or the primary boat mark for the net written on it. Also, a mesh net used at night must be marked by— if the combined length of the net and equipment used to set it is no more than 50m— a white light, visible at least 400m in all directions from the light, at one end of the net or if the net is used in nearshore waters, the end of the net farthest from the shore; and a solid, reflectorised float, no less than 15cm in any dimension, at one end of the net or if the net is used in nearshore waters, the end of the net farthest from the shore; or if the combined length of the net and equipment used to set it is more than 50m—a white light, visible at least 400m in all directions from the light, at both ends of the net. sch 4 s 129 amd 2020 SL No. 236 s 27 (5) – (8) (sch.4-sec.129-ssec.1) A mesh net must be marked by— solid, light coloured floats no more than 20m apart along its length; and a solid, white float— no less than 15cm in any dimension, at one end of the net or if the net is used in nearshore waters, the end of the float farthest from the shore; and with either the commercial fisher’s name or the primary boat mark for the net written on it. (sch.4-sec.129-ssec.2) Also, a mesh net used at night must be marked by— if the combined length of the net and equipment used to set it is no more than 50m— a white light, visible at least 400m in all directions from the light, at one end of the net or if the net is used in nearshore waters, the end of the net farthest from the shore; and a solid, reflectorised float, no less than 15cm in any dimension, at one end of the net or if the net is used in nearshore waters, the end of the net farthest from the shore; or if the combined length of the net and equipment used to set it is more than 50m—a white light, visible at least 400m in all directions from the light, at both ends of the net.

• (a) solid, light coloured floats no more than 20m apart along its length; and
• (b) a solid, white float— (i) no less than 15cm in any dimension, at one end of the net or if the net is used in nearshore waters, the end of the float farthest from the shore; and (ii) with either the commercial fisher’s name or the primary boat mark for the net written on it.
• (i) no less than 15cm in any dimension, at one end of the net or if the net is used in nearshore waters, the end of the float farthest from the shore; and
• (ii) with either the commercial fisher’s name or the primary boat mark for the net written on it.
• (i) no less than 15cm in any dimension, at one end of the net or if the net is used in nearshore waters, the end of the float farthest from the shore; and