13.12.1 All craft, including existing craft, should
be provided with nautical charts and nautical publications to plan
and display the craft’s route for the intended voyage and to
plot and monitor positions throughout the voyage. An electronic chart
display and information system (ECDIS) may be accepted as meeting
the chart carriage requirements of this paragraph.
13.12.2 All craft, including existing craft, should
be fitted with an ECDIS not later than 1 July 2010.
13.12.3 Back-up arrangements should be provided
to meet the functional requirements of 13.12.1, if this function is
partly or fully fulfilled by electronic means.footnote