Record of daily flow scale tests

Revised:07/28/2017

OMB Control No. 0648-0330
Expiration Date: 11/30/2015

RECORD OF DAILY FLOW SCALE TEST
Vessel Name:
Date

Time

Signature of Vessel Operator:
# of Bags

Formula for daily scale test:

Weight on
Platform
Scale

Number of
Runs

A

B

Platform # x
Flow Scale
Number of
Weight
Runs
AxB=C

D

Error

% Error

D – C = E E ÷ C x 100

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Pass/Fail?

Name(s) of Person(s)
Observer Cruise #
conducting the test

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Enter name of vessel on which the scale test is conducted
2. Enter date of test
3. Enter time of test
4. Enter number of sand bags used for each run of the test
5. Weigh sandbags on Platform scale (A). Weigh no more than 50 kg of bags per load
6. Record the number of times the sand bags were run across the scale (B). Each run can be no less an 40 kg of bags
7. Multiply the total weight of the sand bags on the platform scale by the number of times the sand bags are run (AXB=C).
8. Record the weight of sand bags run across the flow scale for all runs (D)
9. Record the flow scale error. Subtract platform scale weight from flow scale weight (D-C=E)
10. Record the percent error of the flow scale. Divide Error by platform scale weight & multiply by 100 (E÷Cx100)
11. Record whether the scale passed or failed the daily test. If the percent error is between -3.0 % and +3.0% the scale passes.
12. Record name(s) of person(s) conducting the test
13. Record the cruise number of the observer that witnessed the test
14. Vessel operator must sign the form

DAILY FLOW SCALE TEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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A daily scale test must be conducted once each calendar day, not to exceed 24 hours, when the scale is being used to weigh catch at-sea.

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This form must be maintained on board the vessel until the end of the fishing year in which it was completed. It must be retained by the vessel owner for three
years, and must be made available to NMFS personnel, observers or authorized officers when requested.

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Questions or comments concerning this form or the daily test can be directed to:

Record all tests including failed tests
If the scale fails the daily test, it may be re-tested at any time. However, it may not be used to weigh fish until it passes the daily test.

Jennifer Watson
National Marine Fisheries Service
P.O. Box 21688
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
Ph: (907) 586-7537 or
(907) 586-7228
Fx: (907) 586-7465
Email: jennifer.watson@noaa.gov

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PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT
Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 10 minutes per response,
including the time for reviewing the instructions, searching the existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments
regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions
for reducing the burden, to Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, NOAA
National Marine Fisheries Service, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Before completing this form please note the following: 1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be 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; 2) This information is mandatory
and is required to manage commercial fishing efforts under 50 CFR part 679 and under section 402(a) of
the Magnuson- Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.); 3) Responses to this information request are
confidential under section 402(b) of the Magnuson- Stevens Act. They are also confidential under NOAA
Administrative Order 216-100, which sets forth procedures to protect confidentiality of fishery statistics.

PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
Authority: The collection of this information is authorized under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C 1801 et seq.
Purpose: In order to manage U.S. fisheries, the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service collects permit
holder information forms for the At-Sea Scales Program, which was developed in response to the need
for catch accounting methods that were more precise and verifiable at the level of the individual haul and
less dependent on estimates generated by at-sea observers. This was necessary due to the
implementation of large-scale catch share programs that required NMFS to provide verifiable and
defensible estimates of quota harvest. NMFS also established a set of performance based standards to
allow shoreside processors to describe how they will ensure that all delivered catch can be effectively
monitored by NMFS-authorized personnel, and that all catch is accurately sorted and weighed by
species.
Routine Uses: The Department will use this information to identify fishery participants and evaluate the
qualifications of the applicants. Disclosure of this information is permitted under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5
U.S.C. Section 552a), to be shared within NMFS offices, in order to coordinate monitoring and
management of sustainability of fisheries and protected resources, as well as with the applicable State or
Regional Marine Fisheries Commissions and International Organizations. Disclosure of this information is
also subject to all of the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notice
COMMERCE/NOAA-19, Permits and Registrations for the United States Federally Regulated Fisheries.
Disclosure: Furnishing this information is required to obtain or retain the benefit of participation in either
an at-sea scales program or shore-based catch-monitoring program; failure to provide complete and
accurate information will prevent the determination of eligibility for registration in either of these programs.

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