(1) Every vessel, while at sea, shall maintain
a continuous watch:
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(a) on VHF DSC channel 70, if the vessel, in accordance
with the requirements of regulation 6(1)(b),
is fitted with a VHF radio installation;
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(b) on the distress and safety DSC frequency 2,187.5
kHz, if the vessel, in accordance with the requirements of regulation 8(1)(b) or 9(1)(c), is fitted with an MF radio installation;
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(c) on the distress and safety DSC frequencies
2,187.5 kHz and 8,414.5 kHz and also on at least one of the distress
and safety DSC frequencies 4,207 5 kHz, 6,312 kHz, 12,577 kHz or 16,804
5 kHz, appropriate to the time of day and the geographical position
of the vessel, if the vessel, in accordance with the requirements
of regulation 9(2)(b) or 10(1), is fitted with an MF/HF radio
installation. This watch may be kept by means of a scanning receiver;
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(d) for satellite shore-to-ship distress alerts,
if the vessel, in accordance with the requirements of regulation 9(1)(a), is fitted with an
Inmarsat ship earth station.
(2) Every vessel, while at sea, shall maintain
a radio watch for broadcasts of maritime safety information on the
appropriate frequency or frequencies on which such information is
broadcast for the area in which the vessel is navigating.
(3) Until 1 February 1999 or until such other
date as may be determined by the Maritime Safety Committee of the
Organization, every vessel, while at sea, shall maintain, when practicable,
a continuous listening watch on VHF channel 16. This watch shall be
kept at the position from which the vessel is normally navigated.
(4) Until 1 February 1999 or until such other
date as may be determined by the Maritime Safety Committee of the
Organization, every vessel, while at sea, shall maintain, when practicable,
a continuous watch on the radiotelephony distress frequency 2,182
kHz. This watch shall be kept at the position from which the vessel
is normally navigated.