13.5 Radar installations
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13.5 Radar installations

  13.5.1 Craft should be provided with at least one azimuth-stabilized radar operating in the X-band (3 cm).

  13.5.2 Craft of 500 tons gross tonnage and upwards or craft certified to carry more than 450 passengers should be provided with at least two radar installations. A second radar may also be provided in craft of less than 500 tons gross tonnage or certified to carry 450 passengers or less where environmental conditions so require.

  13.5.3 At least one radar should be equipped with facilities for plotting which are at least as effective as a reflector plotter.

  13.5.4 Adequate communication facilities should be provided between the radar observer and the person in immediate charge of the craft.

  13.5.5 Each radar installation provided should be suitable for the intended craft speed, motion characteristics and commonly encountered environmental conditions.

  13.5.6 Each radar installation should be mounted so as to be as free as practicable from vibration.

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