Carriage requirements and performance standards for shipborne navigational systems and equipment
1.1 Application and requirements
1.1.1 Ships constructed on or after [1 July 2002] shall be fitted with navigational systems and equipment which will fulfil the requirements as prescribed in paragraphs 1.2 to 1.10.
1.1.2 Ships constructed before [1 July 2002] shall:
.1 subject to the provisions of paragraphs 1.1.2.2 and 1.1.3, unless they comply fully with this regulation, continue to be fitted with equipment which fulfils the requirements prescribed in regulations V/12 and V/20 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 in force prior to [ 1 July 2002];
.2 be fitted with the equipment or systems required in paragraph 1.2.6 not later than the first survey after [ 1 July 2002] at which time the radio direction-finding apparatus referred to in V/12 (p) of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 in force prior to [1 July 2002] shall no longer be required; and
.3 be fitted with the system required in paragraph 1.5 not later that the date specified in paragraph 1.5.1.2 and .1.3.
Shipborne navigational equipment and systems
1.2 All ships irrespective of size shall have:
.1 a properly adjusted magnetic compass, or other means, independent of any power supply to determine the ship's heading and display the reading at the main steering position;
.2 a pelorus or compass bearing device, or other means, independent of any power supply to take bearings over an arc of the horizon of 360°;
.3 means of correcting heading and bearings to true at all tunes;
.4 [official] paper nautical charts or an Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) and [official] nautical publications to plan and display the ship's route for the intended voyage and to plot and monitor positions throughout the voyage;
.5 means to back up the functional requirements of sub-paragraph .4, if this function is partly or fully fulfilled by electronic means;
