Embarkation conditions Sample Clauses

Embarkation conditions. The embarkation conditions for the observer, in particular the duration of presence on board, shall be defined by mutual agreement between the vessel owner or his agent and the DoF. Observers shall be treated on board as officers. However, receiving the observer on board shall take into account the technical structure of the vessel. The vessel owner shall bear the costs of providing accommodation and food for the observer on board, including access to washing and toilet facilities, of a quality at least as good as that supplied to officers on the fishing vessel. The master shall take all the measures for which he is responsible to guarantee the physical safety and general wellbeing of the observer. The master shall ensure that the observer has access to the facilities, gear and equipment on board the vessel which the observer needs to carry out his duties, including: the bridge and the communications and navigation equipment of the vessel; the documents and records, including all logbooks of the vessel, whether required to be carried and maintained under The Gambia Fisheries Regulation or otherwise for purposes of record inspection and copying; The master shall permit the observer at all times to: receive and transmit messages and communicate with the shore and other vessels by means of the vessel’s communications equipment; take, measure, remove from the vessel and retain samples or whole specimens of any fish; store samples and whole specimens on the vessel, including samples and whole specimens held in the vessel’s freezing facilities; take photographs of the fishing activities, including fish, gear, equipment, documents, charts and records, and remove from the vessel such photographs or film as the observer may have taken or used on board the vessel. Whilst they are on board observers shall: