4 Sources of Energy
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.306(87) – Revised Performance Standards for Enhanced Group Call (EGC) Equipment – (Adopted on 17 May 2010) - Annex – Revised Performance Standards for Enhanced Group Call (EGC) Equipment - 4 Sources of Energy

4 Sources of Energy

  4.1 The EGC equipment should normally be powered from the ship's main source of electrical energy. In addition, it should be possible to operate the EGC equipment, and all other equipment necessary for its normal functioning, from an alternative source of energy.

  4.2 Changing from one source of supply to another, or any interruption of up to 60 seconds' duration of the supply of electrical energy, should not require the equipment to be manually re-initialized and should not result in loss of received messages stored in the memory.

Parent topic: Annex – Revised Performance Standards for Enhanced Group Call (EGC) Equipment
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