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Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Union fishing vessels operating in the Convention Area shall use two monitoring systems:

(a) a VMS established in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and any act adopted pursuant thereto; and

(b) the VMS which receives data directly from Union fishing vessels operating on the high seas in the Convention Area, which is either administered by the WCPFC or reporting to the Pacific Islands Fisheries Forum Agency, and for the purposes of which Member States shall:

(i) ensure that their fishing vessels on the high seas in the Convention Area comply with the VMS requirements established by the WCPFC and are equipped with ALCs that shall communicate such data as determined by the WCPFC;

(ii) ensure that VMS equipment on their fishing vessels complies with standards, specifications and procedures for the fishing vessel monitoring in the Convention Area provided in Annex III;

(iii) cooperate to ensure compatibility between national and high seas VMSs;

(iv) ensure that the ALC installed on board their fishing vessels conform to the minimum standards set out in Annex III;

(v) ensure that the default position reporting rate is four hours while in the Convention Area (six position reports per day);

(vi) ensure that vessels that exit the Convention Area report their position once a day.