With regard to the"measures for providing heading information, particularly for providing compass readings at emergency steering positions" required under the revised Regulation V/12(f) of the 1992 revision of the SOLAS Convention, the interpretations of the Society and of some flag governments are shown in NK Technical Information No.144.

In this respect, the Argentine Government has recently notified the Societyof its requirement that a gyro repeater should be fitted permanently in theemergency steering positions as a measure for compass readings to be taken there.

Accordingly, for a ship being constructed with the Argentine flag on and after the issue of this circular and having emergency steering positions in it, special attention should be paid to the above interpretation of the Argentine Government.