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MERCHANTSHIPPINGNOTICEMSN1810(M+F)RadioCommunications:SOLAS&non-SOLASVesselsNoticetoallshipowners,fishingvesselowners,Builders,MastersandOfficers,shorebasedmaintenanceproviders,equipmentmanufacturers,classificationsocietiesandallotherpartiesconcerned.
ThisnoticeshouldbereadwithMSN1690andreplacesMSN1779.
SummaryKeyNotes:1.
ThisNoticespecifiesthechangesinrequirementsforshipssubjecttoSOLASChapterIVconcerningradiocommunicationswhichcameintoforceon1July2002andResolutionMSC.
152(78)whichcameintoforce1July2006.
Italsoappliestonon-SOLASvessels(e.
g.
FishingVessels>15m)wherethecarriageofanEPIRBismandatory.
2.
Thepurposeoftheseguidelinesisto:EstablishstandardisedproceduresandminimumlevelsofserviceforthetestingandmaintenanceofsatelliteEPIRBstoensuremaximumreliabilitywhilstminimisingtheriskoffalsedistressalerting,includingtheadoptionofResolutionMSC.
152(78)inregardtoSOLASChapterIVRegulation15–Maintenancerequirements.
Toadvisethatalltwo-waycommunicationequipmentcarriedonboardashipwhichiscapableofautomaticallyincludingtheship'spositioninthedistressalertshallbeautomaticallyprovidedwiththisinformationfromaninternalorexternalnavigationreceiver,ifeitherisinstalled.
Introduction/Background1.
Witheffectfrom1July2002anumberofamendmentstotheInternationalConventionfortheSafetyofLifeatSea1974(SOLAS)cameintoforceconcerningpositionupdatingofshipbornetwo-waycommunicationequipmentandtheannualtestingofsatelliteEmergencyPositionIndicatingRadioBeacons(EPIRBs).
ChangestoSOLASChapterIVRegulation15enteredintoforcethroughResolutionMSC.
152(78)on1July2006.
2.
SubjecttothefollowingparagraphsandtotheprovisionsofindividualregulationsinSOLASChaptersIVandV,theseamendmentsapplytoshipsasdescribedinTheMerchantShipping(RadioInstallation)Regulations1998.
-1-SOLASCHAPTERIVREGULATION15:MaintenanceRequirements3.
Thefollowingnewparagraph9hasbeenaddedafterexistingparagraph8:SatelliteEPIRBsshallbe:.
1annuallytestedforallaspectsofoperationalefficiency,withspecialemphasisoncheckingtheemissiononoperationalfrequencies,codingandregistration,atintervalsasspecifiedbelow:.
1onpassengerships,within3monthsbeforetheexpirydateofthePassengerShipSafetyCertificate;and.
2oncargoships,within3monthsbeforetheexpirydate,or3monthsbeforeoraftertheanniversarydate,oftheCargoShipSafetyRadioCertificate.
Thetestmaybeconductedonboardtheshiporatanapprovedtestingstation;and.
2subjecttomaintenanceatintervalsnotexceedingfiveyears,tobeperformedatanapprovedshore-basedmaintenancefacility.
4.
TheMaritimeSafetyCommitteehasapprovedGuidelinesforshore-basedmaintenanceofsatelliteEPIRBs(seeAnnex2).
Itshouldbenotedthat.
12ofMSC1040requiresmaintenancebyanapprovedshorebasedmaintenanceprovider.
TheUKAdministrationacceptsorganisationsnominatedandapprovedbytheEPIRBmanufacturertocarryoutshorebasedmaintenance.
Shorebasedmaintenanceshallbecarriedout,inaccordancewiththerequirementsofMSC/Circ1039(reproducedinAnnex2),atanintervalnotexceedingfiveyearsorwhenbatteryreplacementisdue.
ForvesselswherethereisnomandatoryEPIRBcarriagerequirement,theMCAwouldencourageownerstofitanEPIRBandconductmaintenanceatafiveyearintervalthroughanapprovedSBMwherepossible.
SOLASCHAPTERIVREGULATION18:PositionUpdating5.
Thefollowingnewregulation18isaddedafterexistingregulation17:Alltwo-waycommunicationequipmentcarriedonboardashiptowhichthischapterapplieswhichiscapableofautomaticallyincludingtheship'spositioninthedistressalertshallbeautomaticallyprovidedwiththisinformationfromaninternalorexternalnavigationreceiver,ifeitherisinstalled.
Ifsuchareceiverisnotinstalled,theship'spositionandthetimeatwhichthepositionwasdeterminedshallbemanuallyupdatedatintervalsnotexceeding4h,whiletheshipisunderway,sothatitisalwaysreadyfortransmissionbytheequipment.
Althoughthereisprovisionforthecircumstanceswhereanavigationreceiverisnotinstalled,Regulation192.
1.
6ofChapterVofSOLASrequiresfrom1July2002thecarriageofaGlobalNavigationSatelliteSystemreceiver.
SOLASCHAPTERIVREGULATION136.
Regulation13paragraph8requiresaradioinstallationincludingthenavigationreceiverreferredtoinregulation18,tohavemeansprovidedtoensurethecontinuoussupplyofsuchinformationintheeventoffailureoftheship'smainoremergencysourceofelectricalpower.
Existingshipsarealsoadvisedtoensurethatequipmentreferredtoinparagraph6aboveisconnectedtotheshipsRadioReservepowersupply.
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uk08706006505MCAWebsiteAddress:www.
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ukFileRef:MNA161/002/0019Published:December2006CrownCopyright2006SaferLives,SaferShips,CleanerSeasPrintedonmaterialcontainingminimum75%post-consumerwastepaper-3-ANNEX1GUIDELINESONANNUALTESTINGOF406MHzSATELLITEEPIRBs(MSCCircular1040)1Theannualtestingof406MHzsatelliteEPIRBsisrequiredbynewSOLASregulationIV/15.
9enteringintoforceon1July2002.
2Thetestingshouldbecarriedoutusingsuitabletestequipmentcapableofperformingalltherelevantmeasurementsrequiredintheseguidelines.
Allchecksofelectricalparametersshouldbeperformedintheself-testmode,ifpossible.
3Theexaminationoftheinstalled406MHzsatelliteEPIRBshouldinclude:.
1checkingpositionandmountingforfloat-freeoperation;.
2verifyingthepresenceofafirmlyattachedlanyardingoodcondition;thelanyardshouldbeneatlystowed,andmustnotbetiedtothevesselorthemountingbracket;.
3carryingoutvisualinspectionfordefects;.
4carryingouttheself-testroutine;.
5checkingthattheEPIRBidentification(15HexIDandotherrequiredinformation)isclearlymarkedontheoutsideoftheequipment;.
6decodingtheEPIRB15HexadecimalIdentificationDigits(15HexID)andotherinformationfromthetransmittedsignal,checkingthatthedecodedinformation(15HexIDorMMSI/callsigndata,asrequiredbytheAdministration)isidenticaltotheidentificationmarkedonthebeacon;.
7checkingregistrationthroughdocumentationorthroughthepointofcontactassociatedwiththatcountrycode;.
8checkingthebatteryexpirydate;.
9checkingthehydrostaticreleaseanditsexpirydate,asappropriate;.
10checkingtheemissioninthe406MHzbandusingtheself-testmodeoranappropriatedevicetoavoidtransmissionofadistresscalltothesatellites;.
11ifpossible,checkingemissiononthe121.
5MHzfrequencyusingtheself-testmodeoranappropriatedevicetoavoidtransmissionofadistresscalltothesatellites;.
12checkingthattheEPIRBhasbeenmaintainedbyanapprovedshore-basedmaintenanceprovideratintervalsrequiredbytheAdministration;.
13afterthetest,remountingtheEPIRBinitsbracket,checkingthatnotransmissionhasbeenstarted;and.
14verifyingthepresenceofbeaconoperations.
-4-ANNEX2GUIDELINESFORSHORE-BASEDMAINTENANCEOFSATELLITEEPIRBS(MSCCircular1039)1Introduction1.
1ThepurposeoftheseguidelinesistoestablishstandardisedproceduresandminimumlevelsofserviceforthetestingandmaintenanceofsatelliteEPIRBstoensuremaximumreliabilitywhilstminimisingtheriskoffalsedistressalerting.
1.
2Theguidelinesareintendedtobeapplicablebothto406MHzEPIRBsandtoL-bandEPIRBs,aseithertypemaybecarriedtocomplywiththerequirementsofSOLASregulationIV/7.
1.
6.
EPIRBsmayinclude121.
5MHztransmitters,orGlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem(GNSS)receivers.
1.
3TheguidelinesalsoapplytoserviceexchangeEPIRBswhichshouldbeproperlyencodedtomatchtheappropriateregistrationdatabase.
2Shore-basedmaintenance(SBM)provider2.
1TheSBMprovidershould:.
1haveaqualitycontrolsystemauditedbyacompetentauthorityinrespectofitsservicingoperation;.
2haveaccesstoadequatecalibratedtestequipmentandfacilitiestocarryouttheSBMinaccordancewiththeseguidelines;.
3haveaccesstobatteriesandothersparepartstotheoriginalequipmentspecification;.
4haveaccesstoup-to-datetechnicalmanuals,servicebulletinsandthelatestsoftwareversionsasprovidedbytheoriginalequipmentmanufacturer;.
5keeprecordsofmaintenance,availableforinspectionbytheAdministrationasmayberequired;.
6ensurethatallpersonnelresponsibleforsupervisingandforcarryingoutthemaintenanceproceduresareadequatelytrainedandfullycompetenttoperformtheirduties;and.
7issueashore-basedmaintenancereportwithalistofthetestresultsandmaintenanceperformed.
3Preventionoffalsedistressalerts3.
1Throughoutthetestingandmaintenanceprocess,greatcaremustbetakentoavoidthetransmissionoffalsedistressalerts.
Thetransmissionsmaybepickedupbyaircraftaswellassatellites.
3.
2Aradio-frequency-screenedroomorenclosureshouldbeusedforallmaintenanceproceduresinvolving,orlikelytoinvolve,anytransmissionfromanEPIRB.
3.
3Provisionofa121.
5MHzmonitorreceiverisrequired;thiswillpickupthehomingtransmitterandgiveawarningiftheEPIRBisaccidentallyactivatedoutsidethescreenedenclosure.
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4Ifadistresssignalistransmittedaccidentally,thelocalRCCshouldbecontactedimmediatelyandinformedoftheco-ordinatesofthetestsite.
4Maintenanceserviceinterval4.
1406MHzsatelliteEPIRBsshouldbeinspectedandtestedinaccordancewithMSC/Circ.
1040.
4.
2Shore-basedmaintenanceofallsatelliteEPIRBs,asdefinedinparagraph1.
2,shouldbecarriedoutinaccordancewiththeseguidelinesatintervalsspecifiedbytheflagAdministrationandnotexceeding5years.
Itisrecommendedthatthemaintenancebeperformedatthetimewhenthebatteryistobechanged.
5Self-test5.
1Priortocarryingoutanymaintenanceand,uponcompletion,aself-testshouldbeperformed,followingtheinstructionsontheequipment,andtheresultsnoted.
5.
2Attentionisdrawntoparagraph3onthepreventionoffalsedistressalerts.
Avoidanceoflivetransmissionsisrequiredtopreventunnecessaryloadingofthesatellitechannels.
5.
3Itshouldbeverifiedthattheself-testmodeoperatesproperly.
Thischeckcouldbeperformedbyholdingtheswitchinself-testmodepositionfor1minafterthefirstself-testmodebursttransmission.
Alltransmissionsshouldceaseafterreleasingtheself-testmodeswitch.
Additionally,for406MHzsatelliteEPIRBswhichreceivedtheCOSPAS-SARSATtypeapprovalafterOctober1998(TypeApprovalCertificates106andhigher)thenumberofself-testburstsshouldbeverifiedtobenomorethanone.
6Batterychange6.
1Themainbatteryshouldbechangedinaccordancewiththemanufacturer'srecommendations,includingthereplacementofanyotherroutineserviceparts(e.
g.
seals,memorybattery,desiccant).
6.
2Theremovedbatteriesshouldbedisposedofinaccordancewiththemanufacturer'sand/ornational/localrecommendations.
6.
3Afterhavingchangedthebattery,thenewexpirationdateshouldbedisplayedontheexteriorsurfaceoftheEPIRB.
7Satellitedistresstransmission7.
1ThesatelliteEPIRBshouldbeactivatedinitsnormaltransmittingmode(i.
e.
notjustself-test).
Attentionisdrawntoparagraph3onthepreventionoffalsedistressalerts.
Whereseawatercontactsarefitted,theseshouldbeconnectedtogethertoactivatetheEPIRB.
7.
2Thetransmittedsignalshouldbecheckedwithasuitabletestreceivertoverifythesignalintegrityandcoding.
7.
3Thefrequencyofthetransmittedsignalshouldberecordedandverifiedtobewithinthelimitsrequiredbythespecificationtowhichitisapproved.
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4Theoutputpowerofthetransmittershouldbecheckedintheself-testmode.
Asimplemethodoftheemissionverification,suchasalowsensitivityreceiverplacedatanunobstructeddistanceofatleast3mfromtheEPIRBantenna,maybeusedforthischeck.
Theoriginalequipmentmanufacturermaysuggestanappropriatemethodtoverifytheoutputpower.
Attentionisdrawntoparagraph3onthepreventionoffalsedistressalerts.
8121.
5MHzhomingtransmission8.
1ThesatelliteEPIRBshouldbeactivatedinitsnormaltransmittingmode(i.
e.
notjustself-test).
Attentionisdrawntoparagraph3onthepreventionoffalsedistressalerts.
Whereseawatercontactsarefitted,theseshouldbeconnectedtogethertoactivatetheEPIRB.
8.
2Thetransmittedsignalshouldbecheckedwithasuitabletestreceiverforthecharacteristicswepttonemodulation.
9GlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem(GNSS)9.
1SomesatelliteEPIRBsaredesignedtotransmitapositionderivedfromaGNSSreceiver,whichmaybeinternalorexternaltotheEPIRB.
9.
2Theoriginalequipment(EPIRB)manufacturershouldbeconsultedforamethodoftestingthecorrectoperationofthisfunction,e.
g.
:byusingaGNSSrepeater/simulatororexternalinput.
ThistestmayinvolvealivetransmissionfromtheEPIRBandshouldbeperformedinascreenedroomorenclosureinaccordancewithparagraph3.
2.
Attentionisdrawntoparagraph3onthepreventionoffalsedistressalerts.
9.
3AtestreceivershouldbeusedtoverifythatthesignaltransmittedbythesatelliteEPIRBcontainsthecorrectlyencodedpositiondataderivedfromtheGNSSreceiver.
Attentionisdrawntoparagraph3onthepreventionoffalsedistressalerts.
10Waterproofintegrity10.
1ThesatelliteEPIRBshouldbeinspectedforanysignsofdamageorcrackstothecasing,orofwateringress.
Anydamageditemshouldbereplacedinaccordancewiththemanufacturer'srecommendedprocedures.
10.
2ThesatelliteEPIRBshouldbetestedforwaterproofintegrityattheendoftheSBM.
TheequipmentmanufacturermaysuggestanappropriatemethodtotesttheintegrityoftheEPIRB.
10.
3Onemethodinvolvesimmersingtheequipmentinhotwater(20-30°Caboveambient)foraperiodof1min.
Itcanbereadilyseenifthereareanyproblemswiththeseals,astheairinsidethebeaconexpandsandescapesasastreamofbubbles.
Thistestshouldnotbecarriedoutwithcoolwater,asthewatermaybedrawnintotheequipmentwithoutshowingsignificantreleaseofairbubbles.
10.
4SatelliteEPIRBsequippedwithseawaterswitchesshouldhavethisfunctiondisabledduringtheimmersiontesttopreventactivation,unlessthecompletetestisperformedinsideascreenedroom.
ThisdisablingmaybeachievedbyimmersingtheEPIRBcompletewithamountingbracketifthebracketincludesaninterlocktopreventactivationbeforerelease.
InsomecasestheEPIRBcontainsaninversionswitch,soitwillnotbeactivatedifimmersedintheinvertedposition.
Themanufacturershouldbeconsultedforspecificguidance.
-7-11Labelling11.
1Asaminimum,theequipmentexternallabellingshouldbecheckedforthefollowingdetails:.
1manufacturer'sserialnumber.
Thisidentifiestheequipment,eveniftheprogrammeddata(e.
g.
MMSIorcallsign)islaterchanged;.
2thetransmittedidentificationcode:-forL–bandEPIRBs,itwillbetheInmarsatSystemCode;and–for406MHzEPIRBs,thiswillbethebeacon15HexadecimalIdentification(15HexID)andotherencodedidentificationinformation(MMSI/callsign)asrequiredbytheAdministration.
Itshouldbeverifiedthatthelabelmatchestheinformationdecodedfromtheself-testmodetransmissionusingthetestreceiver.
FortheCOSPAS-SARSATlocationprotocolbeacons,the15HexIDshouldcorrespondtopositiondatasettodefaultvalues;.
3theexpirationdateofthebattery;and.
4thedatewhenthenextshore-basedmaintenanceisdue(seeparagraph12.
1).
11.
2TheabovechecksalsoapplyifareplacementEPIRBisprovidedbytheSBMprovider.
12Shore-basedmaintenancereportandotherdocumentation12.
1Theresultsofshore-basedmaintenanceshouldbeprovidedintheformofashore-basedmaintenancereport,acopyofwhichistobekeptonboard,andalabelaffixedtotheexteriorofthebeacondetailingthenameoftheSBMproviderandthedatewhenthenextshore-basedmaintenanceisdue.
12.
2TheSBMprovidermayaffixatamperproofsealorsimilardeviceoncompletionoftheSBM.
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3Beforereturningthebeacontotheowner,orwhenprovidingareplacementbeacon,theSBMprovidershouldchecktheregistrationdetailswiththebeaconregistry,wherepracticable.
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