Automatic recording system to be present on board any mining vessel that extracts sand in the territorial sea and on the continental shelf of  Belgium.

Royal Decree amending the Royal Decree of 1 September 2004 on the conditions and the award procedure for concessions for the exploration and exploitation of mineral and other non-living resources in the territorial sea

The Decree determines which parameters must at least be met by the automatic recording system to be present on board each mining vessel that extracts sand in the territorial sea and on the continental shelf of Belgium, namely:

1° identification of the mining vessel;

2° date of the recordings;

3° time (U.T.C.) of the recordings;

4° position of the mining vessel;

5° speed of the mining vessel;

6° state of the pumps (on/off);

7° extraction status (yes/no);

8° position and depth of the drag head when extracting;

9° draught of the mining vessel.

This amendment only affects mining vessels that extract sand in the territorial sea and on the continental shelf of Belgium. There are currently 22 ships.