PART VIIIFOR HOMING ON THE RADIOTELEPHONE DISTRESS FREQUENCY (2182 kHz)
Homing equipment performance standards
37. Every homing installation required to be provided shall comply with the performance standard adopted by the Organisation and shall, in the case of a United Kingdom ship, comply with the relevant performance standard.
Siting of homing installation
38.—(1) The homing equipment shall be so sited that efficient determination of radio bearings by means of the equipment will not be affected by extraneous noises.
(2) The antenna system shall be mounted in such a manner that the efficient determination of radio bearings by means of the homing equipment will be affected as little as possible by the proximity of antennas, derricks, wire halyards and other large metal objects.