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Navigation and communication regulations

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Sea Area A1+A2+A3+A4 Passenger ships (500 GT and upward)
DescriptionModelQtySOLAS
VHF + DSC JHS-800S1 View product
Duplicated VHF+DSC JHS-800S1 View product
VHF DSC Watch receiver (ch.70) Build in JHS-800
MF SSB + DSC JSS-2150/2250/25001 View product
MF DSC Watch receiver (2 187,5 kHz) build in JSS-2XXX
Inmarsat C (or GMDSS mini-C) including EGC receiver JUE-871 View product
MF/HF SSB+DSC+NBDP JSS-2150/2250/2500 + 7ZZJD00891 View product
Duplicated MF/HF SSB+DSC+NBDP JSS-2150/2250/2500 + 7ZZJD00891 View product
MF/HF DSC Watch receiver (2, 4, 6, 8, 12 & 16 MHz) build in JSS-2XXX
NAVTEX NCR-3331 View product
Passenger Aero VHF 1
GMDSS Distress alarm panel NCH-321A1
Satellite EPIRB 406 MHz

SBM of EPIRB required at every battery change or at least once every 5 years. Alternative method: Replace: the EPIRB with a new one VDR floating recording medium of new VDRs placed after 1 July 2014 includes EPIRB functionality and may fulfil the EPIRB requirement

2
SAR Locating Device (RADAR-SART (9 GHz) or AIS-SART) 

2 pieces for passenger ships and cargo ships ≥ 500 gt and 1 piece for cargo ships < 500 gt

2
Reserve Power source + Automatic Battery Charger 1
SBM – Shore Based Maintenance

At-Sea Maintenance as alternative for SBM is not in use

1
2-way radiotelephones (GMDSS and Fire Fighting) 

2-way VHF radiotelephones, as follows:

  • 3 pieces for passenger ships and cargo ships ≥ 500 gt
  • 2 pieces for cargo ships < 500 gt

Explosion proof or intrinsically safe 2-way portable radiotelephone

equipment: 2 pieces per fire party on board

  • All ships built on or after 1 July 2014
  • All ships built before 1 July 2014, not later than 1st survey after 1 July 2018
JHS-207 GMDSS / JHS-431 Fire fighting3 View product
General Alarm System + communication- or PA system AlphaCall/AlphaConnect/AlphaAnnounce (stand alone Gen Alarm System:owner supply)1 View product
Public Address System AlphaAnnounce1 View product
LRIT reporting function

LRIT guidance

  • LRIT functionality via Inmarsat: Inm-C, mini-C or IsatM2M
  • LRIT functionality in Sea Areas A1+A2+A3+A4 via Iridium
  • A valid LRIT Conformance Test Report (CTR) to be available on board

Contact us for LRIT Testing

JUE-95SA / JUE-871 View product
SSAS - Ship Security Alert System

SSAS can be met by satellite or terrestrial communication system

JUE-95SA / JUE-871 View product
Iridium for GMDSS

New requirements for Iridium

Sea AreaVHF DSC 1VHF DSC 2MF DSCMF/HF DSC incl. HF telexSES 1 Iridium/ Sat CSES 2 Iridium/ Sat CNAvtex EPIRB/SART Port. VHF
A1XX
A1+A2XXX
A1+A2+A3XXXXXX
A1+A2+A3 SATXXXXXX
A1+A2+A3+A4XXXXXXX


Alphatron LT-3100S GMDSS1 View product
Annual Radio, AIS, SSAS and LRIT surveys

Contact us for your annual Radio, AIS, SSAS and LRIT survey (Approved by the major Classification Societies)

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