Standardized Multi-Language Questionnaire (in languages used in CCMs’ respective fisheries)

Paragraph 21 of the Procedures provides that: “In carrying out boarding and inspection pursuant to these procedures, the authorized inspection vessel and authorized inspectors shall make their best efforts to communicate with the master of the fishing vessels in a language that the master can understand. If necessary to facilitate communications between the inspectors and the master of the vessel, the inspectors shall use the relevant part of the standardized multilanguage questionnaire to be prepared by the Secretariat and circulated to all Contracting Parties with authorized inspection vessels.”  CCMs have responsibility for translating the questionnaire into their language(s) used by their vessels so that it is accessible by Members conducting inspections.