18 Until the completion of establishment of the
LRIT system and the integration of all ships which are required to
transmit LRIT information, the security forces need to be aware that
they might not receive flag State LRIT information from all ships
within the special geographical polygon, or that the transmission
of flag State LRIT information from ships within the special geographical
polygon might be erratic and in some cases might cease completely
due to problems with legacy shipborne equipment.