New Ship Station Requirements for Compulsorily-fitted Vessels

Ship Station (Radio) Regulations, 1999

	Ships 20m and certified to carry >12 passengers, or ships 300gt.
	All other ships

Italics represent new requirements to be complied with by April 1st, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.

• Requirements for Safety Convention ships are not shown as they must comply with the Safety Convention
• Requirement for ships on inland voyages and minor waters voyages are not shown since there are no new requirements
• Regulations do not apply to a pleasure yacht not carrying a master or crew for hire, or a tow-boat in a booming ground.

Equipment	Sea Area A1 or VHF Area	Sea Area A3	Sea Area A4
VHF Radio with DSC (SSRR)	Yes - unless ship operates within a VTS Zone, then will have until August 1, 2003. Yes - by August 1, 2003 ships 8m in length and of closed construction, ships carrying >6 passengers, and tow boats -exempted are ships on a home-trade voyage, class IV in a VTS Zone -current VHF radiotelephone provisions remain in effect until then
Inmarsat Ship Earth Station with EGC, and MF Radio with DSC, Or MF/HF Radio with DSC and NBDP (SSRR)	no Yes (EGC required only if outside NAVTEX range) Yes MF/HF option only no
NAVTEX Receiver (no change to current requirement-SSRR)	no Yes no no Yes if 150gt tow boat if 300gt cargo ship if   24m fishing, or passenger ship no
EPIRB (float-free)  (SSRR)	Yes Yes if 20m (and beyond home trade IV voyage) if tug >5gt and <20m if voyage >50 miles long and >2 miles from shore if 15gt and go beyond home-trade III voyage limits i.e., 20 miles from shore by April 1, 2001 if 8m and go beyond home-trade III voyage limits on April 1, 2002 (Note: EPIRB does not have to be float-free if less than 15gt) -exempted are ships on home-trade voyages, class IV or minor waters voyages
Radar Transponder(s) (SARTs) (SSRR, Life Saving Equipment Regulations, Large Fishing Vessel Inspection Regulations, and Small Fishing Vessel Inspection Regulations)	no Yes 2 are required, unless ship is certified to carry 12 passengers and is <500gt, then carry 1 Yes1 if 20m in length or over on > HTII voyages; but, can continue to carry 2 Class II EPIRBs instead until one of the batteries expire.
Survival Craft VHF Portable Radio (Life Saving Equipment Regulations, Large Fishing Vessel Inspection Regulations)	Yes 3 are required, unless ship is certified to carry 12 passengers and is <  500gt, then carry 2 (new requirement for ships on home-trade voyages, class III) no Yes 3 are required if ship is certified to carry >12 passengers and is >5gt
Reserve Source of Energy	Yes Yes if ship is 20m, is carrying more than 6 passengers, or is a tow-boat

DSC: digital selective calling
EGC: enhanced group calling
NBDP: narrow band direct printing

Additional requirements:emergency procedures card, operating and routine maintenance manuals, consumable spare parts, radio publications, time piece, weather facsimile (Arctic), spare antennas (some ships 20m).

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