13.11 Voyage data recorders (VDR) footnote
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13.11 Voyage data recorders (VDR) footnote

  13.11.1 To assist in casualty investigations, all passenger craft, including existing passenger craft, should be fitted with a voyage data recorder (VDR).

  13.11.2 The Administration may exempt passenger craft, other than ro-ro passenger craft, from being fitted with a VDR where it can be demonstrated that interfacing a VDR with the existing equipment on the craft is unreasonable and impracticable.

  13.11.3 The voyage data recorder system, including all sensors, should be subjected to an annual performance test. The test should be conducted by an approved testing or servicing facility to verify the accuracy, duration and recoverability of the recorded data. In addition, tests and inspections should be conducted to determine the serviceability of all protective enclosures and devices fitted to aid location. A copy of the certificate of compliance issued by the testing facility, stating the date of compliance and the applicable performance standards, should be retained on board the craft.

Parent topic: Chapter 13 - Radiocommunications and Navigational Equipment
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