1 Basic Requirements for Ensuring Availability
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1 Basic Requirements for Ensuring Availability

  1.1 Irrespective of the methods used to ensure the availability of the functional requirements specified in Regulation IV/4, and as specified in Regulation IV/15.8, a ship should not depart from any port unless and until the ship is capable of performing all distress and safety functions, as set out in Regulation IV/4.

  1.2 Irrespective of the methods used by the ship, all manufacturers' instruction manuals and maintenance manuals for each piece of equipment required and installed should be available on board. Adequate tools, spare parts and test equipment appropriate to the methods used by the ship, as specified by the Administration, should be provided. The manuals, tools, spare parts and test equipment, as applicable, should be readily accessible.

Parent topic: Annex - Guidelines for Ensuring the Availability of Radio Equipment for Ships Engaged on Voyages in Sea Areas A3 and A4 required by Regulation IV/15.7 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, as amended in 1988
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