VMS installation and activation checklist

High Seas Fishing Permit – VMS Installation and Activation Form

VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM (VMS) INSTALLATION AND ACTIVATION
FISHING VESSEL NAME:
COAST GUARD DOCUMENTATION/STATE REGISTRATION NUMBER:
As required by 50 CFR §300.337(d)(2), the vessel owner must confirm the enhanced mobile
transmitting unit (EMTU) operation and communications service to NMFS. This is necessary to
ensure that position reports are automatically sent to and received by NMFS Office of Law
Enforcement (OLE). Your vessel is not regarded as meeting the EMTU requirements until
connectivity with NMFS OLE is verified.
COMPLETE THIS FORM BY PROVIDING ALL REQUESTED INFORMATION
I certify that subject fishing vessel has a NMFS-approved, operational EMTU installed.
Purchased From:
VMS Vendor - Name, Address, and Telephone Number:

Date of Installation:
Serial Number of EMTU:
E-mail Address of Vessel:
EMTU activated on vessel and ready to send fishing activity codes?
EMTU operating instructions sent to vessel owner by VMS Vendor?
Vessel owner trained on use of EMTU by VMS Vendor?

G yes
G yes
G yes

G no
G no
G no

I understand that the EMTU must remain connected to the VMS vendor listed above at all times.
I also understand that I am subject to the provisions and requirements of 50 CFR §300.337 (d)(2)
regarding use of the VMS. I have received instructions from the VMS vendor listed above and
understand how to operate the VMS unit.
Are you the vessel owner or vessel operator? (Circle One)
Name (printed):
Signature:
OMB No. 0648-0304 Expires 03/31/2015

Date:

High Seas Fishing Permit – VMS Installation and Activation Form

Send this original, completed form to the OLE Division in the NMFS Region where you apply for
a High Seas Fishing Permit:
Address
OLE VMS Help Desk
1315 East West Highway, Suite 3301
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
Greater Atlantic VMS Team
Greater Atlantic Enforcement Division
55 Great Republic Drive, Suite 02-300
Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
Southeast Enforcement Division
263 13th Avenue South, Suite 109
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
West Coast Region Enforcement Division
7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast
Seattle, Washington 98115

Phone (P), Fax (F), and Email
P: 888-219-9228
F: 301-427-2055
ole.helpdesk@noaa.gov
P: 978-281-9213
F: 978-281-9317
nmfs.ole.ne@noaa.gov

Pacific Islands Enforcement Division
1845 Wasp Blvd, Bldg 176
Honolulu, Hawaii 96818

P: 808-725-6100
F: 808-203-2599
pidvms@noaa.gov

P: 800-758-4833
F: 727-824-5355
nmfs.ole.se@noaa.gov
P: 888-585-5518
F: 206-526-6528
nw.vms@noaa.gov

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average five minutes
per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of
information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or suggestions for reducing this
burden to: Trade and Marine Stewardship Division, NMFS Office of International Affairs and
Seafood Inspection, 1315 East-West Highway (F/IS), Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 and to Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC
20503.
The information will be used in the management of high seas fishing vessels by insuring
compliance with VMS regulations listed under 50 CFR §300.337. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person by subject to a
penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid
OMB Control Number. Any information submitted by any person to obtain a permit is not
confidential and may be disclosed upon request.

OMB No. 0648-0304 Expires 03/31/2015