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In this Convention–
(a) the term “fishing vessel” or “vessel” means a ship or boat to which the Convention applies;
(b) the term “tons” means gross registered tons;
(c) the term “length” means the length measured from the fore part of the stem on the line of the forecastle deck to the after side of the head of the sternpost, or to the foreside of the rudderstock where no sternpost exists;
(d) the term “officer” means a person other than a skipper ranked as an officer by national laws or regulations or, in the absence of any relevant laws or regulations, by collective agreement or custom;
(e) the term “rating” means a member of the crew other than an officer;
(f) the term “crew accommodation” includes such sleeping rooms, mess rooms and sanitary accommodation as are provided for the use of the crew;
(g) the term “prescribed” means prescribed by national laws or regulations, or by the competent authority;
(h) the term “approved” means approved by the competent authority;
(i) the term “re-registered” means re-registered on the occasion of a simultaneous change in the territory of registration and in the ownership of the vessel.