The Merchant Shipping (Navigational Equipment) Regulations 1993

2. Introductory Text

1. Citation.

3. 2. Interpretation, revocation and application.

4. PART I General

   1. 3. Provision of navigational equipment installations.

   2. 4. Serviceability of installations.

   3. 5. Interference with other installations.

   4. 6. Provision of electrical energy.

   5. 7. Charging of batteries.

   6. 8. Servicing and operating information.

   7. 9. Spares and tools.

   8. 10. Approval of navigational equipment.

5. PART II Magnetic Compass Installation

   1. 11. Magnetic compass performance standards.

   2. 12. The magnetic compass installation.

   3. 13. Adjustment of magnetic compasses.

   4. 14. Spare magnetic compass.

   5. 15. Emergency steering position.

6. PART III Gyro Compass Installation

   1. 16. Gyro compass performance standards.

   2. 17. Siting of gyro compass installation.

   3. 18. Provision of gyro repeaters.

7. PART IV Radar Installation

   1. 19. Radar performance standards and interswitching facilities.

   2. 20. Provision of plotting facilities.

   3. 21. Radar watch.

   4. 22. Performance of radar installations.

   5. 23. Qualifications of radar observers.

   6. 24. Siting of radar installation.

   7. 25. Alignment of heading marker.

   8. 26. Measurement of shadow sectors.

   9. 27. Display sizes.

8. PART V Echo Sounder Installation

   1. 28. Echo sounder performance standards.

   2. 29. Siting of echo sounder installation.

9. PART VI Speed and Distance Measuring Installation

   1. 30. Speed and distance measuring equipment performance standards.

   2. 31. Siting of speed and distance measuring installation.

10. PART VII Direction-finder Installation

    1. 32. Direction-finder performance standards.

    2. 33. Siting of direction-finder installation.

    3. 34. Means of communication.

    4. 35. Calibration.

    5. 36. Records of calibration and verification.

11. PART VIII Installation for Homing on the Radiotelephone Distress Frequency (2182 kHz)

    1. 37. Homing equipment performance standards.

    2. 38. Siting of homing installation.

12. PART IX Automatic Radar Plotting Aid Installation

    1. 39. Automatic radar plotting aid performance standards.

    2. 40. Siting and other requirements of automatic radar plotting aid installations.

    3. 41. Use of an automatic radar plotting aid to assist in the radar watch.

    4. 42. Qualifications of observers using an automatic radar plotting aid to assist in keeping a radar watch.

13. PART X Installation of a Rate of Turn Indicator

    1. 43. Rate of turn indicator performance standards.

    2. 44. Siting of rate of turn indicator installation.

14. PART XI Exemptions

    1. 45. Exemptions.

15. PART XII Penalties

    1. 46. Penalties.

    2. 47. Compensation and enforcement of detention.

16. Signature

17. SCHEDULES

    1. 1

       Certificate of calibration of direction-finder.

    2. 2

       Record of check bearings taken by means of the direction-finder.

18. Explanatory Note