3 Functional Requirements
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.64(67) - Adoption of New and Amended Performance Standards - (Adopted on 4 December 1996) - Annex 2 - Recommendation on Performance Standards for Shipborne DGPS and DGLONASS Maritime Radio Beacon Receiver EquipmentClasifications Register Note: See also Resolution MSC.114(73) - 3 Functional Requirements

3 Functional Requirements

 The DGPS and DGLONASS maritime radio beacon receiver equipment should:

  • .1 operate in the band of 283.5 to 315 kHz in Region 1 and 285 to 325 kHz in Regions 2 and 3 in accordance with ITU-R M.823;

  • .2 provide means of automatically and manually selecting the frequency, but operator acknowledgement will be required for each frequency change when in automatic mode;

  • .3 make the data available for use with a delay not exceeding 100 ms after its reception;

  • .4 be capable of acquiring a signal in less than 45 seconds in the presence of electrical storms;

  • .5 have at least one serial data output that conforms to the relevant international marine interface standardfootnote; and

  • .6 have an omni-directional antenna in the horizontal plane,


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