Longline Vessel Compulsory Inspection Checklist

This comprehensive checklist supports compliance inspections of longline fishing vessels by fisheries authorities. It covers licensing and access agreements, vessel markings, specifications and ownership details, VMS and communications equipment, navigational systems such as radar, sonar and GPS, fishing gear specifications including mainline, branchline, hooks and swivels, size characteristics and well plans, fish storage and cooling methods, and captain acknowledgements of license conditions and reporting duties. It also includes sections for crew and citizen counts, permissions for transshipment and reprovisioning, catch recording, port clearance, offenses and penalties, actions taken, and certification by a fisheries officer. Use this template to document findings, corrective actions, and final certification status.