13.8 Nautical charts and nautical publications
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13.8 Nautical charts and nautical publications

  13.8.1 Craft shall be provided with nautical charts and nautical publications to plan and display the ship's route for the intended voyage and to plot and monitor positions throughout the voyage; an electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS) may be accepted as meeting the chart carriage requirements of this paragraph.

  13.8.2 High-speed craft shall be fitted with an ECDIS as follows:

  • .1 craft constructed on or after 1 July 2008;

  • .2 craft constructed before 1 July 2008, not later than 1 July 2010.

  13.8.3 Back-up arrangements shall be provided to meet the functional requirements of 13.8.1, if this function is partly or fully fulfilled by electronic means.


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