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