4 At-sea Electronic Maintenance Capability for Ensuring Availability
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Assembly - IMO Resolution A.702(17) – Radio Maintenance Guidelines for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Related to Sea Areas A3 and A4 – (Adopted on 6 November 1991) - 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 - 4 At-sea Electronic Maintenance Capability for Ensuring Availability

4 At-sea Electronic Maintenance Capability for Ensuring Availability

  4.1 If availability is ensured by using a combination of methods which includes at-sea electronic maintenance capability, adequate additional technical documentation, tools, test equipment and spare parts must be carried on board in order to enable the maintainer to perform tests and localize and repair faults in the radio equipment. The extent of this additional technical documentation, tools, measuring equipment and spare parts to be carried on board should be consistent with the equipment installed and should be approved by the Administration. An indication of such approval should be entered in the Records of Equipment (Form P, R or C).

  4.2 The person designated to perform functions for at-sea electronic maintenance should either hold an appropriate certificate as specified by the Radio Regulations, as required, or have equivalent at-sea electronic maintenance qualifications, as may be approved by the Administration, taking into account the recommendationsfootnote of the Organization on the training of such personnel.


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