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FOREWORD

The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS) requires navigating appliances and equipment to conform with appropriate performance standards not less than those adopted by the International Maritime organization (IMO).

Member governments are urged to accept navigating appliances and equipment on foreign flag ships where these comply with IMO standards and base such acceptance on the flag state's proof of compliance.

The Coast Guard accepts these principles and the Navigating Appliances and Equipment Regulations require such appliances and equipment to at least comply with:

1. these Standards for Navigating Appliances and Equipment, 1983, TP 3668 when fitted on Canadian ships; and
   
   
2. the IMO performance standards when fitted on non-Canadian ships.

The standards described in this document are generally based on IMO recommendations; however, the Coast Guard may adopt other standards developed by reputable national or international organizations where IMO standards do not exist.

In addition, the Coast Guard may require special provisions relating to design, construction and operational performance where there is a clear need for such special conditions. Where the IMO standards are modified or supplemented by special Canadian provisions, these provisions have been underlined to identify where the differences occur.

These standards do not supersede those published by the Department of Communications (DOC) for radio equipment or applicable Coast Guard installation specifications. These documents can be obtained by writing to any DOC or Coast Guard office, as applicable.

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