8.1.1 Contracting Governments should, as soon
as possible and well before 31 December 2008, communicate to the
Organization and enter into the LRIT Data Distribution Plan
the required information so as to enable the timely establishment
of the LRIT system and thereafter should, without undue delay, update
the information provided as and when changes occur so as to enable
the continuous efficient functioning of the LRIT system.
8.1.1.1 The information to be communicated
to the Organization are those specified in regulation V/19-1.8.2 and paragraphs
5.2, 8.1 or 8.2, 8.3.2, 11.2 and 16.1.1 of the Revised
performance standards. However, the information required in paragraphs
11.2.2 of the Revised performance standards should be entered in
the LRIT Data Distribution Plan either manually or by uploading the
relevant files in GML format as specified in the Technical specifications
for the LRIT Data Distribution Plan.
8.1.2 Contracting Governments should, as soon
as possible and well before 31 December 2008, communicate to the
Organization a list with the names and contact details of the authorized
testing ASPsfootnotetogether with any associated
conditions of authorization and thereafter should, without undue
delay, update the Organization as changes occur.
8.1.3 Subject to the provisions of the statutes
of the Contracting Government concerned all communications
of information to the Organization should originate from
the Head of the Ministry or Department of Foreign or External
Affairs or equivalent; or the Head of the Ministry or Department
of Transport or Communications or equivalent if under the statutes
of the Contracting Government concern is designated as the
competent or appropriate authority for matters relating to the
Conventionfootnote; or the Head of the Ministry
or Department or Agency which under the statutes of the Contracting
Government concern is designated as the competent or appropriate
authority for matters relating to the Convention, or by the Diplomatic
Mission of the State concerned based in the United Kingdom
or accredited to the Government of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland; or by the Permanent
Mission of the Member State concerned to Organization, if such
a mission exists.
8.1.4 All communications of information should
be addressed and send to:
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| International Maritime Organization
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| 4 Albert Embankment
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| London SE1 7SR
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| United Kingdom
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| Facsimile number:
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+ 44 20 7587 321
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| E-mail address:
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info@imo.org (with copy to e-mail address
: LRIT@imo.org)
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8.1.5 The communication of information may be
in the form of a signed and sealed letter or in case it originates
from Ministry or Department of Foreign or External Affairs or equivalent
or a Diplomatic or Permanent Mission it may be in the form of a note
verbale.
8.1.6 Subject to the practice of the Contracting
Government concerned in relation to communicating information
to the Organization or the Secretary-General in his capacity as the
Depository for Convention, the communication of information should
follow as much as is practically possible the models provided in
the Appendix 1.
8.1.7 In addition, Contracting Governments should
update the information they communicated to the Organization pursuant
to the provisions of regulation XI-2/13
and the information they have provided in response to COMSAR/Circ.27
on Data format for new SAR.2 and SAR.3 circulars concerning information
on current availability of SAR services, or in case they have not
provided such information to do so.
8.1.8 The Contracting Governments have agreed
that the LRIT system should use simplified geographical areasfootnote when processing requests for the provision
of LRIT information pursuant to the provisions of regulation V/19-1.8.1. The agreed
caveats to be posted on the LRIT Data Distribution Plan are set out
in the Appendix 2.