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PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT FOR HIGH SPEED CRAFT
1 OBJECTIVES OF NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT FOR HIGH SPEED CRAFT
At night and under conditions of restricted visibility, night vision equipment on board High Speed Craft (HSC) facilitates the detection of other vessels, offshore structures, obstructions to shipping, floating objects and living things, as well as shorelines, fixed and floating sea marks and other aids to navigation, above the water surface, thus providing essential information to the navigator for safe navigation and collision avoidance.
2 APPLICATION OF THESE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
These performance standards should be applied to night vision equipment, which is required for HSC pursuant to Chapter 13, paragraph 13.10 oft he International Code of Safety for High Speed Craft (HSC Code - Resolution MSC 36 (63)).
3 RELATED REQUIREMENTS INVOLVED
The following standards should be additionally applied, as far as applicable：
- Resolution A.694 (17) "General Requirements for Shipborne Radio Equipment forming Part of the Global Maritime Distress and Information System (GMDSS) and for Electronic Navigational Aids";
- Resolution A.813 (19) General Requirements for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) for all Electrical and Electronic Ship's Equipment;
- IEC 447 "Man-Machine Interface (MMI)- Actuating Principles";
- IEC 945 "Maritime Navigation and Radiocommunication Equipment and Systems- General Requirements, Methods of Testing and Required Test Results";
- IEC 1162 "Maritime Navigation and Radiocommunication Equipment and Systems- Digital Interfaces"; and
- ISO/IEC 9126 "Information Technology, Software Product Evaluation, Quality Characteristics and Guidelines for their Use".
4 DEFINITIONS
"Night vision equipment" means any technical means enabling the position and aspect of objects above the water surface relative to one's own craft to be recognized at night and under conditions of restricted visibility.
"High-speed craft" means any craft to which the definition in chapter 1 of the HSC Code applies.
