3.1 If availability is ensured by using a combination
of methods which includes shore-based maintenance, an arrangement
acceptable to the Administration should be established to ensure adequate
support of the ship for the maintenance and repair of its radio installations.
For example, the following arrangements, among others, may be suitable:
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.1 an agreement with a company known to cover
the trading area of the ship to provide the maintenance and repair
facilities on a call-out basis;
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.2 provision of facilities at the main base of
ships engaged on a regular trading pattern. Records of Equipment (Form
P, R or C) should include an indication of the types of arrangements
for shore-based maintenance.
3.2 It should be recognised that, despite the
use of other methods, some reliance on shore-based maintenance to
ensure the availability of the functional requirements of the GMDSS
will always be necessary.