5 AAC 39.146 - Onboard observer briefing and debriefing
(a) An onboard
observer shall attend a briefing before deployment on the observer's assigned
vessel. An observer shall bring to the observer's briefing all equipment that
is specified, in writing, by the department.
(b) An onboard observer shall immediately
notify the department of the observer's departure from the assigned vessel.
After departure, an observer shall return directly to the department office
responsible for management of the fishery that the observer's assigned vessel
participated in for a debriefing, unless the observer contacts the department
for authorization to do otherwise.
(c) An onboard observer shall be briefed and
debriefed only at the department office responsible for management of the
fishery that the observer's assigned vessel participates in, unless the
department authorizes a different department office. The observer's independent
contracting agent shall schedule briefings and debriefings with the department
at least 48 hours in advance.
(d)
If an onboard observer's vessel returns to the any port for any reason, the
observer shall contact the department immediately and be prepared to provide
all of the observer's data and deplovment information to the department. The
department may schedule a mid-trip debriefing which will allow a preliminary
data check and provide the department an opportunity to resolve sampling
problems or answer observer questions.
(e) Trainee observers shall be fully briefed
and debriefed for each individual fishery they observe prior to observing any
subsequent fisheries. Observers holding a current certification with the
department may be briefed and debriefed for multiple fisheries with prior
authorization, at the discretion of the department.
Notes
Authority:AS 16.05.251
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