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MSC 1-Circ 1676

The document discusses delays in the availability of new GMDSS equipment that complies with revised performance standards adopted by the IMO in 2022. It notes that while work has been done to develop the new equipment, some features still require specification from other organizations. Therefore, the IMO concluded it is unrealistic for the new equipment to be available by January 2024, and invited member states to permit continued installation of existing compliant equipment until January 2028.

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MSC 1-Circ 1676

The document discusses delays in the availability of new GMDSS equipment that complies with revised performance standards adopted by the IMO in 2022. It notes that while work has been done to develop the new equipment, some features still require specification from other organizations. Therefore, the IMO concluded it is unrealistic for the new equipment to be available by January 2024, and invited member states to permit continued installation of existing compliant equipment until January 2028.

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4 ALBERT EMBANKMENT
LONDON SE1 7SR
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7735 7611 Fax: +44 (0)20 7587 3210

MSC.1/Circ.1676
30 June 2023

DELAYS AFFECTING THE AVAILABILITY OF NEW GMDSS EQUIPMENT COMPLIANT


WITH THE REVISED PERFORMANCE STANDARDS SET OUT IN RESOLUTIONS
MSC.511(105), MSC.512(105) AND MSC.513(105)

1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its 105th session (20 to 29 April 2022), adopted
amendments to:

.1 the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974
(resolution MSC.496(105));

.2 the Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention for the Safety of
Life at Sea, 1974 (1988 SOLAS Protocol) (resolution MSC.497(105));

.3 the International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft, 1994 (1994 HSC
Code) (resolution MSC.498(105)) and the International Code of Safety for
High-Speed Craft, 2000 (2000 HSC Code) (resolution MSC.499(105)); and

.4 the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling
Units, 1979 (1979 MODU Code) (resolution MSC.504(105)), the Code for the
Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 1989
(1989 MODU Code) (resolution MSC.505(105)) and the Code for the
Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 2009
(2009 MODU Code) (resolution MSC.506(105)),

which will enter into force on 1 January 2024.

2 The Committee also adopted, inter alia, resolutions:

.1 MSC.511(105) on Performance standards for shipborne VHF radio


installations capable of voice communication and digital selective calling;

.2 MSC.512(105) on Performance standards for shipborne MF and MF/HF


radio installations capable of voice communication, digital selective calling
and reception of maritime safety information and search and rescue related
information; and

.3 MSC.513(105) on Performance standards for Inmarsat-C ship earth stations


capable of transmitting and receiving direct-printing communications,

which recommend Governments to ensure that shipborne equipment installed on


or after 1 January 2024, which will form part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
(GMDSS), conform to performance standards not inferior to those adopted at that session.

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3 The Committee, at its 107th session (31 May to 9 June 2023), having considered
information provided by IEC and CIRM on the availability of GMDSS equipment
after 1 January 2024, noted that considerable work had been carried out by the radio
manufacturing industry and the standards' organizations to develop the new equipment
required. However, some of the performance standards incorporate new features which still
require specification from other organizations.

4 The Committee, therefore, concluded that it was unrealistic for new shipborne
VHF radio installations, shipborne MF and MF/HF radio installations or Inmarsat-C ship earth
stations conforming to performance standards specified in the annex to resolutions
MSC.511(105), MSC.512(105) and MSC.513(105), respectively, to be available for installation
from 1 January 2024.

5 In this regard, the Committee invited Member States to consider permitting


until 1 January 2028 the continued installation of:

.1 shipborne VHF radio installations conforming to performance standards not


inferior to those specified in the annex to resolution A.803(19), as amended;

.2 shipborne MF and MF/HF radio installations conforming to performance


standards not inferior to those specified in the annex to
resolutions A.804(19), as amended and A.806(19), as amended; and

.3 Inmarsat-C ship earth stations conforming to performance standards not


inferior to those specified in the annex to resolution A.807(19), as amended.

6 Member States are invited to bring this information to the attention of the appropriate
national authorities and all other parties concerned.

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