Terms of ECDIS equipment

In paragraph 2.1, the existing sub-4, which is replaced by the following: 

 

Nautical charts and nautical publications planning and mapping routes for the construction of the vessel intended voyage and positioning throughout the voyage. Electronic Chart Display and Information (ECDIS) is also accepted as the equipment performing requirements of passenger ships of this subparagraph. Ships to which paragraph 2.10 applies shall meet the requirements for ECDIS, which it clarified. 

 

After the existing paragraph 2.9, new paragraphs 2.10 and 2.11 are added as follows: 

 

2.10 Ships engaged on international voyages must be equipped with an electronic mapping and information system (ECDIS) as follows: 

.1 Passenger ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards constructed after July 1, 2012; 

.2 Tankers of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards constructed after July 1, 2012; 

.3 Cargo ships other than tankers, of 10,000 gross tonnage and above built after July 1, 2013; 

.4 Cargo ships other than tankers, of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards but less than 10,000 built after July 1, 2014; 

.5 Passenger ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards constructed before 1 July 2012, not later than the first survey * on or after July 1, 2014; 

.6 Tankers of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards constructed before 1 July 2012 not later than the first survey * on or after July 1, 2015; 

.7 Cargo ships other than tankers, of 50,000 gross tonnage and above constructed before 1 July 2013, not later than the first survey * on or after July 1, 2016; 

.8 Cargo ships other than tankers, of 20,000 gross tonnage and upwards but less than 50,000, constructed before 1 July 2013 not later than the first survey * on or after July 1, 2017; 

.9 Cargo ships other than tankers, of 10,000 gross tonnage and upwards but less than 20,000, constructed before 1 July 2013 not later than the first survey * on or after July 1, 2018. 

 

2.11 Administrations may exempt ships from the application of the requirements of paragraph 2.10, when such vessels are found to be finally coming out of the system within two years after the date of implementation referred to in subparagraphs a .5 to .9 of paragraph 2.10.