---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 665.207"
title: "50"
number: "665.207"
heading: "At-sea observer coverage."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/665.207"
---

# §665.207. At-sea observer coverage.

- (a) All fishing vessels subject to [§§ 665.200](/cfr/50/665.200.md) though 665.212 must carry an observer when directed to do so by the Regional Administrator.
- (b) PIRO will advise the vessel owner or operator of any observer requirement within 72 hours (not including weekends or holidays) of receipt of the notice provided pursuant to [§ 665.205(a)](/cfr/50/665.205.md?p=a). If an observer is required, the owner or operator will be informed of the terms and conditions of observer coverage, and the time and place of embarkation of the observer.
- (c) All observers must be provided with sleeping, toilet, and eating accommodations at least equal to that provided to a full crew member. A mattress or futon on the floor, or a cot, is not acceptable in place of a regular bunk. Meal and other galley privileges must be the same for the observer as for other crew members.
- (d) Female observers on a vessel with an all-male crew must be accommodated either in a single-person cabin or, if reasonable privacy can be ensured by installing a curtain or other temporary divider, in a two-person cabin shared with a licensed officer of the vessel. If the cabin assigned to a female observer does not have its own toilet and shower facilities that can be provided for the exclusive use of the observer, then a schedule for time-sharing of common facilities must be established and approved by the Regional Administrator prior to the vessel's departure from port.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

### Source

Source: 75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, unless otherwise noted.