15 Administrations
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.263(84) – Revised Performance Standards and Functional Requirements for the Long-Range Identification and Tracking of Ships – (Adopted on 16 May 2008) - Annex – Revised Performance Standards and Functional Requirements for the Long-Range Identification and Tracking of Ships - 15 Administrations

15 Administrations

  15.1 Each Administration should decide to which LRIT Data Centre ships entitled to fly its flag are required to transmit LRIT information.

  15.2 Each Administration should provide to the selected LRIT Data Centre the following information for each of the ships entitled to fly its flag which is required to transmit LRIT information:

  • .1 name of ship;

  • .2 IMO Ship identification number;

  • .3 call sign;

  • .4 Maritime Mobile Service Identity; and

  • .5 Type of ship.

  15.3 Upon the transfer of the flag of a ship which is required to transmit LRIT information from another State, the Administration whose flag the ship is now entitled to fly should provide, without undue delay, to the selected LRIT Data Centre in addition to the information specified in paragraph 15.2 the following information:

  • .1 the effective date and time (UTC) of transfer; and

  • .2 the State whose flag the ship was formally entitled to fly, if known.

  15.4 Administrations should, without undue delay, update the LRIT Data Centre as and when changes to the information they have provided under paragraphs 15.2 and 15.3 occur.

  15.5 Upon the transfer of the flag of a ship which is required to transmit LRIT information to another State or when the ship is to be taken permanently out of service, the Contracting Government of the State whose flag the ship was entitled to fly hitherto should provide, without undue delay, to the LRIT Data Centre the following information:

  • .1 name of ship;

  • .2 IMO Ship identification number;

  • .3 the effective date and time (UTC) of the transfer, or when the ship was, or will be, taken permanently out of service; and

  • .4 the State to which the flag of the ship has been transferred, if known.

  15.6 Administrations should either provide the ASP(s) they recognize with relevant information taking into account the provisions of 15.2 to 15.5 or should make the necessary arrangements for the aforesaid information to be provided to the ASP(s) concerned by the selected LRIT Data Centre.

Parent topic: Annex – Revised Performance Standards and Functional Requirements for the Long-Range Identification and Tracking of Ships
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