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This Technical Information became null and void on 16 Oct 2007.

Special Requirements Relating to INMARSAT-C Ship Earth Stations of Singapore GMDSS Ships

Tec No.:TEC- 223 (81kb)

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Issued:10 Sep 1997

INMATRAT-C ship earth stations installed on board GMDSS ships (ships fully complying with the requirements of Chapter IV of the 1988 SOLAS Convention) should comply with performance standards adopted by IMO (IMO Assembly Resolution A.663(16)). IMO Resolution A.663(16), paragraph 3.2 states that INMARSAT-C Ship Earth Station should be possible to initiate and make distress calls from the position from which the ship is normally navigated and from at least one other position designated for distress alerting. Bearing in mind such performance standards, the Singapore Government has notified that the ship owner or operator should define this secondary position in accordance with the distress operating procedure of the ship in addition to the position from w

Reserve Sources of Energy for GMDSS Radio Equipment on board Greek Flag Ships

Tec No.:TEC- 208 (86kb)

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Issued:25 Feb 1997

Reference is made to NK Technical Information No.136 (issued at 10 May 1994), by which it is informed that the additional requirements of GMDSS for the Greek flag ships have been notified by the Greek Government. The Greek Government has recently notified the Society of their requirements for the reserve sources of energy for GMDSS radio equipment, which is reproduced below for information/action: In case where the duplication of equipment is adopted as the maintenance method, the batteries used as a reserve source of energy should satisfy one of the following requirements: 1. The batteries should be connected in a permanent way with a charger. Arrangement should be made that in case of failure of the charger, the batteries should be linked to a second c

This Technical Information became null and void on 22 Jan 2016.

Qualifications and Number of Radio Personnel Required on board Libyan Flag GMDSS ships

Tec No.:TEC- 205 (58kb)

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Issued:6 Feb 1997

The Libyan Government have recently notified the Society of their requirements for qualifications and number of radio personnel on board Libyan flag GMDSS ships, which are reproduced below for information/action: Qualifications and Number of Radio Personnel Required on board Libyan flag GMDSS Ships One exclusive radio officer holding 1st/2nd class radiotelegraph certificate together with GOC, or two deck officers each with GOC. Department in Charge : Material and Equipment Department Tel : 03-5226-2020 Fax : 03-5226-2019

Maintenance for electro-hydraulic cranes

Tec No.:TEC- 199 (87kb)

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Issued:11 Nov 1996

Casualties occurred to jibs of over-10-years-old electro-hydraulic cranes installed on board some NK class ships. The casualties were such that jibs of the cranes fell suddenly and sustained damages when lowered without cargo after the cranes were started. The circumstance and the result of the investigation into the cranes damaged suggest possible causes of the fall of the jibs which are ; (1) insufficient warming up operations of the cranes at the cold temperature (about -10℃) might have kept the viscosity of the system oils of the electro-hydraulic systems high resulting in the systems not functioned as designed, and (2) deterioration of the oil motors as a result of insufficient maintenance work for the electro-hydraulic systems might have caused irre

This Technical Information became null and void on 27 Mar 2018.

IMPLEMENTATION OF MANEUVERING PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY TESTS FOR TANK VESSELS WITHOUT DOUBLE HULLS CARRYING OILS OF 5,000 GROSS TONNAGE AND MORE WHICH ENTER INTO U.S. WATERS

Tec No.:TEC- 198 (100kb)

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Issued:15 Oct 1996

The U.S. Coast Guard recently revised "33CFR157, Subpart G, H & I" of their Rules. According to the revised "33CFR157,§157.455", tank vessels without double hulls carrying "petroleum oils" and/or "Non-Petroleum Oils" and/or "Animal Oils" and/or "Vegetable Oils" of 5,000 gross tonnage or more are required to have a Certificate issued by the Flag Administration or the authorized Classification Society certifying that the vessel was carried out the necessary maneuvering performance capability tests in accordance with the requirements of IMO Resolution A.751(18) ("INTERIM STANDARDS FOR SHIP MANOEUVRABILITY"). The results of these maneuvering performance capability tests as specified in the Standard Format of Appendix 6 of MSC/Circ.644 ("Explanatory Notes to t

This Technical Information became null and void on 22 Jan 2016.

Qualifications and Numbers of Radio Personnel Required on board Malaysian Flag and Myanmar Flag GMDSS ships

Tec No.:TEC- 193 (70kb)

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Issued:5 Aug 1996

The Malaysian Government and the Myanmar Government have recently notified the Society of their requirements for qualifications and numbers of radio personnel on board Malaysian flag and Maynmar flag GMDSS ships, which are reproduced below for information/action: Qualifications and number of radio personnel required on board Malaysian flag GMDSS ships One exclusive GOC or 1st/2nd REC holder; or Two non-exclusive GOC holders A holder of a certificate issued by other countries than the Malaysian Government should obtain recognition from Malaysia Telekom Department beforehand. Qualifications and number required of radio personnel required on board Myanmar flag GMDSS ships One exclusive radio officer holding 1st/2nd class radiotelegraphy certi

This Technical Information became null and void on 27 Jun 2001.

REQUIREMENTS OF GMDSS FOR HONG KONG REGISTERED SHIPS

Tec No.:TEC- 191 (113kb)

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Issued:30 Jul 1996

The requirements of Hong Kong Government for a safety radio survey of ships registered in Hong Kong and equipped with GMDSS have just been received. For your information, these requirements, together with the requirements the Hong Kong Government notified the Society and the Society informed you previously, are summarized below. 1. The required number of qualified radio personnel is one holding a GOC issued by the Hong Kong Telecommunication Authority (HKTA), or one holding a GOC issued by his native country together with a valid "Authority to Operate" issued by the HKTA. (Ref. NK Technical Information No.169) 2. Transmitting antennas of MF and MF/HF radio installations should be provided with a spare wire antenna completely assembled for rapid repla

Positioning of Sidelights on Hong Kong Flag Container Ships

Tec No.:TEC- 190 (101kb)

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Issued:25 Jul 1996

The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 as amended (COLREGS) states in its paragraph 2(g) of Annex I that the sidelights shall be placed at a height above the hull not greater than three quarters that of the foremast light, and also in its paragraph 9(a)(I) of Annex I that the sidelights shall be seen a minimum of 1° and a maximum of 3° on the opposite bow. There may be cases where a container ship has difficulties in installing its side lights in compliance with these requirements due to its deck stow of containers. The Hong Kong Government has notified the Society of its policy on exemption from application of the requirements related to the positioning of side lights as per below. Where you wish to apply for exemption fr

This Technical Information became null and void on 22 Jan 2016.

Revised Qualifications and Number of Radio Personnel Required on board Vanuatu GMDSS Ships

Tec No.:TEC- 186 (65kb)

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Issued:25 Jun 1996

The requirements of the Vanuatu Government for the required qualifications and number of radio personnel on board Vanuatu flag GMDSS ships are given in NK Technical Information No. 169 of 20 October 1995. The Government has recently notified the Society of its revised requirements in this respect which are reproduced below for your information/necessary arrangements. Revised qualifications and number of radio personnel required on board Vanuatu GMDSS ships Two officers with GOC, or one officer with 1st class or 2nd class REC issued by the Vanuatu Government.

Suspension of Class

Tec No.:TEC- 185 (163kb)

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Issued:1 Jun 1996

Referring to Item 3. "Procedure for Suspension of Class" described in the previous NK TECHNICAL INFORMATION N0.181 dated 15 May 1996, you are kindly requested to confirm again the following: 1. In accordance with the initiative adopted by IACS, a unified procedure for automatic suspension of class in the event of a special survey or recommendations of class overdue has been established as follows: I) Classification will be automatically suspended on the day following the due date in the event of a special survey not being completed by the due date. In exceptional circumstances, Surveyors of this Society may grant a three-month extension, after the authorization of flag state bas been obtained, in cases where an application for extension of the due

This Technical Information became null and void on 1 Jul 2003.

Exemption from Installation of a Radio Direction Finder and Radio Equipment for Homing on Barbados Flag Ships

Tec No.:TEC- 183 (101kb)

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Issued:8 May 1996

The 1988 Amendments to the 1974 SOLAS specify in Regulation V/12(p) and (q) the requirements for installation of a radio direction finder and radio equipment for homing, and for exemption from their installation under certain conditions. In this respect, the Barbados Government has just notified the Society that the Government permits the Society to grant exemption from installation of a radio direction finder and radio equipment for homing on board a Barbados ship if it complies with certain conditions specified by the Government and to issue an exemption certificate to it. Shipowners or shipbuilders who may wish to apply for exemption from installation of a radio direction finder and radio equipment for homing for a Barbados ship are requested to sub