1 To assist in casualty investigations, ships,
when engaged on international voyages, subject to the provisions of regulation 1.4, shall be fitted with a
voyage data recorder (VDR)footnote as follows:
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.1 passenger ships constructed on or after 1 July
2002;
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.2 ro-ro passenger ships constructed before 1
July 2002, not later than the first surveyfootnote on or after 1 July 2002;
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.3 passenger ships, other than ro-ro passenger
ships, constructed before 1 July 2002 not later than 1 January 2004;
and
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.4 ships, other than passenger ships, of 3,000
gross tonnage and upwards constructed on or after 1 July 2002.
2 To assist in casualty investigations, cargo
ships, when engaged on international voyages, shall be fitted with
a VDR which may be a simplified voyage data recorder (S-VDR)footnote as follows:
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.1 in the case of cargo ships of 20,000 gross
tonnage and upwards constructed before 1 July 2002, at the first scheduled
dry-docking after 1 July 2006 but not later than 1 July 2009;
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.2 in the case of cargo ships of 3,000 gross tonnage
and upwards but less than 20,000 gross tonnage constructed before
1 July 2002, at the first scheduled dry-docking after 1 July 2007
but not later than 1 July 2010; and
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.3 Administrations may exempt cargo ships from
the application of the requirements of subparagraphs .1 and .2 when
such ships will be taken permanently out of service within two years
after the implementation date specified in subparagraphs .1 and .2
above.
3 Administrations may exempt ships, other than
ro-ro passenger ships, constructed before 1 July 2002 from being fitted
with a VDR where it can be demonstrated that interfacing a VDR with
the existing equipment on the ship is unreasonable and impracticable.