FISHERIES REGULATIONS 1992
56Vessels used for commercial fishing and fishing tour
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56 Vessels used for commercial fishing and fishing tour operations (1) Where it is intended that a vessel be used alternatively for the purposes of a commercial fishing licence and a Fishing Tour Operator licence, the licensee shall, on his or her application for each licence, note the predominant use to be made of the vessel. (2) Where a vessel referred to in subregulation (1) is to be used for a purpose other than the predominant use of the vessel the licensee shall, before engaging in the use of the vessel for that purpose: (a) advise the Director in writing of that purpose and of the period during which the vessel will be used for that purpose, and make a note contemporaneously of that information in the licensee's record book; and (b) unload all fish from the vessel. (3) Where a vessel referred to in subregulation (1) has ceased, including temporarily ceased, to be used for a purpose other than the predominant use of the vessel, the licensee shall: (a) advise the Director in writing that the licensee has ceased to use the vessel for a purpose other than its predominant use and shall make a note contemporaneously of that information in the licensee's record book; and (b) unload all fish from the vessel.