REGULATIONS

Cargo Ships

Gross Tonnage/Area	Area 1	Area 1 + Area 2	Area 1 + Area 2 + Area 3
300 < GRT < 500	· VHF + DSC · Duplicated VHF + DSC · VHF – DSC Watch Receiver (Ch. 70) · NAVTEX Receiver · Satellite EPIRB - 406 MHz · Reserve Power Source + Automatic Battery Charger · SBM – Shore based Maintenance · 2-Way radio telephones (Portable GMDSS VHF) · 2-Way radio telephones (Portable FFA VHF) · SART (RADAR-SART 9GHz –or- AIS-SART) x1 · General Alarm System + Communication –or- Public Address System · RADAR X-band (9 GHz) · Annual Radio Survey	VHF + DSC Duplicated VHF + DSC VHF – DSC Watch Receiver (Ch. 70) MF – SSB + DSC MF – DSC Watch Receiver ( Freq. 2187,5 KHz) NAVTEX Receiver Satellite EPIRB - 406 MHz Reserve Power Source + Automatic Battery Charger SBM – Shore based Maintenance 2-Way radio telephones (Portable GMDSS VHF ) 2-Way radio telephones (Portable FFA VHF) SART (RADAR-SART 9GHz –or- AIS-SART) x1 General Alarm System + Communication –or- Public Address System RADAR X-band (9 GHz) LRIT reporting function Annual Radio Survey	VHF + DSC Duplicated VHF + DSC VHF – DSC Watch Receiver (ch.70) MF – SSB + DSC MF – DSC Watch Receiver (Freq. 2 187,5 kHz) Inmarsat C –or- GMDSS mini-C + EGC receiver MF/HF – SSB + DSC + NBDP MF/HF – DSC Watch Receiver (2, 4, 6, 8, 12 & 16 MHz) Duplicated Inmarsat C -or- GMDSS mini-C + EGC receiver Duplicated MF/HF SSB+DSC+NBDP NAVTEX Receiver Satellite EPIRB - 406 MHz Reserve Power Source + Automatic Battery Charger SBM – Shore Based Maintenance ⁽⁶⁾ 2-way radiotelephones (Portable GMDSS VHF) 2-Way radio telephones (Portable FFA VHF) SART (RADAR-SART (9GHz) –or- AIS-SART) x1 General Alarm System + Communication –or- Public Address system RADAR X-band (9 GHz) LRIT reporting function Annual Radio Survey
500 < GRT	· VHF + DSC · Duplicated VHF + DSC · VHF – DSC Watch Receiver (Ch. 70) · NAVTEX Receiver · Satellite EPIRB - 406 MHz · Reserve Power Source + Automatic Battery Charger · SBM – Shore based Maintenance · 2-Way radio telephones (Portable GMDSS VHF) · 2-Way radio telephones (Portable FFA VHF) · SART (RADAR-SART 9GHz –or- AIS-SART) x1 · General Alarm System + Communication –or- Public Address System · RADAR X-band (9 GHz) · Annual Radio Survey	VHF + DSC Duplicated VHF + DSC VHF – DSC Watch Receiver (Ch. 70) MF – SSB + DSC MF – DSC Watch Receiver ( Freq. 2187,5 KHz) NAVTEX Receiver Satellite EPIRB - 406 MHz Reserve Power Source + Automatic Battery Charger SBM – Shore based Maintenance 2-Way radio telephones (Portable GMDSS VHF ) 2-Way radio telephones (Portable FFA VHF) SART (RADAR-SART 9GHz –or- AIS-SART) x1 General Alarm System + Communication –or- Public Address System RADAR X-band (9 GHz) LRIT reporting function Annual Radio Survey	VHF + DSC Duplicated VHF + DSC VHF – DSC Watch Receiver (ch.70) MF – SSB + DSC MF – DSC Watch Receiver (Freq. 2 187,5 kHz) Inmarsat C –or- GMDSS mini-C + EGC receiver MF/HF – SSB + DSC + NBDP MF/HF – DSC Watch Receiver (2, 4, 6, 8, 12 & 16 MHz) Duplicated Inmarsat C -or- GMDSS mini-C + EGC receiver Duplicated MF/HF SSB+DSC+NBDP NAVTEX Receiver Satellite EPIRB - 406 MHz Reserve Power Source + Automatic Battery Charger SBM – Shore Based Maintenance ⁽⁶⁾ 2-way radiotelephones (Portable GMDSS VHF) 2-Way radio telephones (Portable FFA VHF) SART (RADAR-SART (9GHz) –or- AIS-SART) x1 General Alarm System + Communication –or- Public Address system RADAR X-band (9 GHz) LRIT reporting function Annual Radio Survey
500 < GRT	· VHF + DSC · Duplicated VHF + DSC · VHF – DSC Watch Receiver (Ch. 70) · NAVTEX Receiver · Satellite EPIRB - 406 MHz · Reserve Power Source + Automatic Battery Charger · SBM – Shore based Maintenance · 2-Way radio telephones (Portable GMDSS VHF) · 2-Way radio telephones (Portable FFA VHF) · SART (RADAR-SART 9GHz –or- AIS-SART) x1 · General Alarm System + Communication –or- Public Address System · RADAR X-band (9 GHz) · Annual Radio Survey	VHF + DSC Duplicated VHF + DSC VHF – DSC Watch Receiver (Ch. 70) MF – SSB + DSC MF – DSC Watch Receiver ( Freq. 2187,5 KHz) NAVTEX Receiver Satellite EPIRB - 406 MHz Reserve Power Source + Automatic Battery Charger SBM – Shore based Maintenance 2-Way radio telephones (Portable GMDSS VHF ) 2-Way radio telephones (Portable FFA VHF) SART (RADAR-SART 9GHz –or- AIS-SART) x1 General Alarm System + Communication –or- Public Address System RADAR X-band (9 GHz) LRIT reporting function Annual Radio Survey	VHF + DSC Duplicated VHF + DSC VHF – DSC Watch Receiver (ch.70) MF – SSB + DSC MF – DSC Watch Receiver (Freq. 2 187,5 kHz) Inmarsat C –or- GMDSS mini-C + EGC receiver MF/HF – SSB + DSC + NBDP MF/HF – DSC Watch Receiver (2, 4, 6, 8, 12 & 16 MHz) Duplicated Inmarsat C -or- GMDSS mini-C + EGC receiver Duplicated MF/HF SSB+DSC+NBDP NAVTEX Receiver Satellite EPIRB - 406 MHz Reserve Power Source + Automatic Battery Charger SBM – Shore Based Maintenance ⁽⁶⁾ 2-way radiotelephones (Portable GMDSS VHF) 2-Way radio telephones (Portable FFA VHF) SART (RADAR-SART (9GHz) –or- AIS-SART) x1 General Alarm System + Communication –or- Public Address system RADAR X-band (9 GHz) LRIT reporting function Annual Radio Survey

Passenger Ships

Gross Tonnage/Area	Area 1	Area 1 + Area 2
300 < GRT < 500	VHF + DSC Duplicated VHF + DSC VHF – DSC Watch Receiver (Ch. 70) NAVTEX Receiver Satellite EPIRB – 406 MHz Reserve Power Source + Automatic Battery Charger SBM – Shore based Maintenance 2-Way radio telephones (Portable GMDSS VHF) 2-Way radio telephones (Portable FFA VHF) SART (RADAR-SART (9 GHz) or AIS-SART) x1 General Alarm System + Communication RADAR (X-band, 9 GHz) Annual Radio Survey GMDSS Alarm Panel Passenger Aero VHF Public Address System	VHF + DSC Duplicated VHF + DSC VHF DSC Watch receiver (Ch. 70) MF SSB + DSC MF DSC Watch receiver (Freq. 2187,5 KHz) NAVTEX Receiver Satellite EPIRB - 406 MHz Reserve Power source + Automatic Battery Charger SBM – Shore based Maintenance 2-Way radio telephones (Portable GMDSS VHF) 2-Way radio telephones (Portable FFA VHF) SART (RADAR-SART (9 GHz) or AIS-SART) x1 General Alarm System + Communication RADAR (X-band, 9 GHz) LRIT reporting function Annual Radio Surveys GMDSS Alarm Panel Passenger Aero VHF Public Address System VHF + DSC Duplicated VHF +DSC VHF – DSC Watch receiver (ch.70) MF – SSB + DSC MF – DSC Watch Receiver (Freq. 2 187,5 kHz) Inmarsat C (or GMDSS mini-C) + EGC receiver MF/HF – SSB + DSC + NBDP MF/HF DSC Watch receiver (2, 4, 6, 8, 12 & 16 MHz) Duplicated Inmarsat C (or GMDSS mini-C) + EGC Duplicated MF/HF – SSB + DSC+NBDP NAVTEX Receiver Satellite EPIRB – 406 MHz Reserve Power source + Automatic Battery Charger SBM – Shore Based Maintenance ⁽⁶⁾ 2-way radiotelephones (Portable GMDSS VHF) 2-Way radio telephones (Portable FFA VHF) SART (RADAR-SART (9 GHz) or AIS-SART) x1 General Alarm System + Communication RADAR (X-band, 9 GHz) LRIT reporting function Annual Radio Survey GMDSS Alarm Panel Passenger Aero VHF Public Address System
500 < GRT	VHF + DSC Duplicated VHF + DSC VHF – DSC Watch Receiver (Ch. 70) NAVTEX Receiver Satellite EPIRB – 406 MHz Reserve Power Source + Automatic Battery Charger SBM – Shore based Maintenance 2-Way radio telephones (Portable GMDSS VHF) 2-Way radio telephones (Portable FFA VHF) SART (RADAR-SART (9 GHz) or AIS-SART) x1 General Alarm System + Communication RADAR (X-band, 9 GHz) Annual Radio Survey GMDSS Alarm Panel Passenger Aero VHF Public Address System	VHF + DSC Duplicated VHF + DSC VHF DSC Watch receiver (Ch. 70) MF SSB + DSC MF DSC Watch receiver (Freq. 2187,5 KHz) NAVTEX Receiver Satellite EPIRB - 406 MHz Reserve Power source + Automatic Battery Charger SBM – Shore based Maintenance 2-Way radio telephones (Portable GMDSS VHF) 2-Way radio telephones (Portable FFA VHF) SART (RADAR-SART (9 GHz) or AIS-SART) x1 General Alarm System + Communication RADAR (X-band, 9 GHz) LRIT reporting function Annual Radio Surveys GMDSS Alarm Panel Passenger Aero VHF Public Address System VHF + DSC Duplicated VHF +DSC VHF – DSC Watch receiver (ch.70) MF – SSB + DSC MF – DSC Watch Receiver (Freq. 2 187,5 kHz) Inmarsat C (or GMDSS mini-C) + EGC receiver MF/HF – SSB + DSC + NBDP MF/HF DSC Watch receiver (2, 4, 6, 8, 12 & 16 MHz) Duplicated Inmarsat C (or GMDSS mini-C) + EGC Duplicated MF/HF – SSB + DSC+NBDP NAVTEX Receiver Satellite EPIRB – 406 MHz Reserve Power source + Automatic Battery Charger SBM – Shore Based Maintenance ⁽⁶⁾ 2-way radiotelephones (Portable GMDSS VHF) 2-Way radio telephones (Portable FFA VHF) SART (RADAR-SART (9 GHz) or AIS-SART) x1 General Alarm System + Communication RADAR (X-band, 9 GHz) LRIT reporting function Annual Radio Survey GMDSS Alarm Panel Passenger Aero VHF Public Address System

Navigation

Gross Tonnage/Area	Cargo & Passenger Ships
GRT < 150	Standard Magnetic Compass Pelorus -or- Compass bearing device Correction to Heading/Bearing Nautical charts + Nautical Publications GNSS (GPS, D-GPS, Glonass, Galileo) -or- Terrestrial Radio Nav. System RADAR Reflector (3GHz + 9GHz) Sound Reception System (SRS) Telephone to Emergency Steering System Service & Maintenance Agreements Standard Magnetic Compass Pelorus -or- Compass Bearing Device Correction to Heading/Bearing Spare Magnetic Compass Nautical Charts + Nautical Publications GNSS (GPS, Glonass, Galileo) -or- Terrestrial Radio Nav. System RADAR reflector (3GHz + 9 GHz) Sound Reception System (SRS) Telephone to Emergency Steering System Daylight Signaling Lamp Automatic Identification System (AIS) 9GHz X-Band RADAR + EPA, ATA -or- ARPA Echo-Sounder Speed and Distance Measuring Device (SDME) – Speed Thru Water Transmitting Heading Device (THD) [Gyro -or- Electromagnetic –or- Satellite Compass Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) Simplified/ Voyage Data Recorder (S/ VDR) S/ VDR Annual Performance Testing Service and Maintenance Agreements
150 < GRT < 300	Standard Magnetic Compass Pelorus -or- Compass Bearing Device Correction to Heading/Bearing Spare Magnetic Compass Nautical Charts + Nautical Publications GNSS (e.g. GPS, Glonass, Galileo) -or- Terrestrial Radio Nav. System Sound Reception System (SRS) Telephone to Emergency Steering System Daylight Signaling Lamp Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) Standard Magnetic Compass Pelorus –or- Compass Bearing Device Correction to Heading/Bearing Spare Magnetic Compass Nautical Charts + Nautical Publications GNSS (GPS, Glonass, Galileo) -or- Terrestrial Radio Nav. System Sound Reception System (SRS) Telephone to Emergency Steering System Daylight Signaling Lamp Automatic Identification System (AIS) 9GHz X-Band RADAR + EPA, ATA -or- ARPA Echo-Sounder Speed and Distance Measuring Device (SDME) – Speed Thru Water Transmitting Heading Device (THD) [Gyro –or- Electromagnetic –or- Satellite Compass] Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) Simplified/ Voyage Data Recorder (S/ VDR) S/ VDR Annual Performance Testing (APT)
300 < GRT < 500	Standard Magnetic Compass Pelorus -or- Compass Bearing Device Correction to Heading/Bearing Spare Magnetic Compass Nautical Charts + Nautical Publications GNSS (GPS, Glonass, Galileo) -or- Terrestrial Radio Nav. System Sound Reception System (SRS) Telephone to Emergency Steering System Daylight Signaling Lamp Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) Automatic Identification System (AIS) 9 GHz X-Band RADAR + EPA, ATA -or- ARPA Echo-Sounder Speed & Distance Measuring Device (SDME) – Speed Thru Water Transmitting Heading Device (THD) [Gyro –or- Electromagnetic –or- Satellite Compass] Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) Standard Magnetic Compass Pelorus -or- Compass Bearing Device Correction to Heading/Bearing Spare Magnetic Compass Nautical Charts + Nautical Publications GNSS (GPS, Glonass, Galileo) -or- Terrestrial Radio Nav. System Sound Reception System (SRS) Telephone to Emergency Steering System Daylight Signaling Lamp Automatic Identification System (AIS) 9 GHz X-Band RADAR + EPA, ATA -or- ARPA Echo-Sounder Speed and Distance Measuring Device (SDME) – Speed Thru Water Transmitting Heading Device (THD) [Gyro -or- Electromagnetic -or- Satellite Compass) Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) Simplified/ Voyage Data Recorder (S/ VDR) S/ VDR Annual Performance Testing (APT)
500 < GRT < 3000	Standard Magnetic Compass Pelorus -or- Compass Bearing Device Correction to Heading/Bearing Spare Magnetic Compass Nautical Charts + Nautical Publications GNSS (GPS, Glonass, Galileo) -or- Terrestrial Radio Nav. System Sound Reception System (SRS) Telephone to Emergency Steering System Daylight Signaling Lamp Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) Automatic Identification System (AIS) 9 GHz X-Band RADAR + EPA, ATA -or- ARPA Echo-Sounder Speed & Distance Measuring Device (SDME) – Speed Thru Water Transmitting Heading Device* (Gyro, Electromagnetic or Satellite) (THD) Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) Gyrocompass Gyrocompass Heading Repeater at emergency steering position Gyrocompass Heading Repeaters (360 degrees) Indicators (Rudder, Propeller, Thrust, Pitch, and Operational mode) Standard Magnetic Compass Pelorus -or- Compass Bearing Device Correction to Heading/Bearing Spare Magnetic Compass Nautical Charts and Nautical Publications GNSS (GPS, Glonass, Galileo) -or- Terrestrial Radio Nav. System RADAR Reflector (3GHz + 9 GHz) Sound Reception System (SRS) Telephone to Emergency Steering System Daylight Signaling Lamp ECDIS + backup arrangement Automatic Identification System (AIS) 9 GHz X-Band RADAR + EPA, ATA -or- ARPA Echo-Sounder Speed and Distance Measuring Device (SDME) – Speed Thru Water Gyrocompass Gyrocompass Heading Repeater at emergency steering position Gyrocompass Heading Repeaters (360 degrees) Indicators (Rudder, Propeller, Thrust, Pitch, and Operational mode) Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) Simplified/ Voyage Data Recorder (S/VDR) S/ VDR Annual Performance Testing (APT)
3000 < GRT < 10000	Standard Magnetic Compass Pelorus -or- Compass Bearing Device Correction to Heading/Bearing Spare Magnetic Compass Nautical charts + Nautical Publications GNSS (GPS, Glonass, Galileo) -or- Terrestrial Radio Nav. System Sound Reception System (SRS) Telephone to Emergency Steering System Daylight Signaling Lamp Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) Automatic Identification System (AIS) ECDIS + backup arrangement 9-GHz X-Band RADAR + EPA, ATA -or- ARPA 3-GHz S-Band RADAR + ATA -or- ARPA Echo-Sounder Speed and Distance Measuring Device (SDME) – Speed Thru Water Transmitting Heading Device (THD) [(Gyro -or- Electromagnetic -or- Satellite Compass) Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) Gyrocompass Gyrocompass Heading Repeater at emergency steering position Gyrocompass Heading Repeaters (360 degrees) Indicators (Rudder, Propeller, Thrust, Pitch, and Operational mode) Simplified /Voyage Data Recorder (S/VDR) S/VDR Annual Performance Testing (APT)
10000 < GRT < 50000	Standard Magnetic Compass Pelorus -or- Compass Bearing Device Correction to Heading/Bearing Spare Magnetic Compass Nautical charts + Nautical Publications GNSS (GPS, Glonass, Galileo) -or- Terrestrial Radio Nav. System Sound Reception System (SRS) Telephone to Emergency Steering System Daylight Signaling Lamp Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) Automatic Identification System (AIS) ECDIS + backup arrangement 9-GHz X-Band RADAR + EPA, ATA -or- ARPA 3-GHz S-Band RADAR + ATA -or- ARPA Echo-Sounder Speed and Distance Measuring Device (SDME) – Speed Thru Water Transmitting Heading Device (THD) [(Gyro -or- Electromagnetic -or- Satellite Compass) Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) Gyrocompass Gyrocompass Heading Repeater at emergency steering position Gyrocompass Heading Repeaters (360 degrees) Indicators (Rudder, Propeller, Thrust, Pitch, and Operational mode) Simplified /Voyage Data Recorder (S/VDR) S/VDR Annual Performance Testing (APT)
50000 < GRT	Standard Magnetic Compass Pelorus -or- Compass Bearing Device Correction to Heading/Bearing Spare Magnetic Compass Nautical charts + Nautical Publications GNSS (GPS, Glonass, Galileo) -or- Terrestrial Radio Nav. System Sound Reception System (SRS) Telephone to Emergency Steering System Daylight Signaling Lamp Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) Automatic Identification System (AIS) ECDIS + backup arrangement 9-GHz X-Band RADAR + EPA, ATA -or- ARPA 3-GHz S-Band RADAR + ATA -or- ARPA Echo-Sounder Speed and Distance Measuring Device (SDME) – Speed Thru Water Transmitting Heading Device (THD) [(Gyro -or- Electromagnetic -or- Satellite Compass) Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) Gyrocompass Gyrocompass Heading Repeater at emergency steering position Gyrocompass Heading Repeaters (360 degrees) Indicators (Rudder, Propeller, Thrust, Pitch, and Operational mode) Simplified /Voyage Data Recorder (S/VDR) S/VDR Annual Performance Testing (APT)

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