12 Ship undergoing repairs, modifications or conversions in dry-dock or in port or laid up for a long period
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12 Ship undergoing repairs, modifications or conversions in dry-dock or in port or laid up for a long period

  12.1 Paragraph 4.4.1 of the Revised performance standards provides that when a ship is undergoing repairs, modifications or conversions in dry-dock or in port or is laid up for a long period, the master or the Administration may reduce the frequency of the transmission LRIT information to one transmission every 24-hour period, or may temporarily stop the transmission of such information.

  12.2 Administrations should issue instructions to masters of ships entitled to fly their flag in relation whether they are authorized, and if so under what circumstances and on how they are able, to reduce, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 4.4.1 of the Revised performance standards, the frequency of the transmission LRIT information or to temporarily stop the transmission of such information when a ship is undergoing repairs, modifications or conversions in dry-dock or in port or is laid up for a long period.

  12.3 It should be noted that, depending on the duration of the suspension of the transmission of LRIT information, the apparent savings to be realized may be less than the cost and charges incurred as a result of consequence in terms of communication services.

  12.4 It is highly advisable that, instead of suspending the transmission of LRIT information, to reduce the transmission rate to one every 24 hours and thus also leave the ship integrated in the LRIT system.

Parent topic: Annex – Guidance on the Implementation of the LRIT System
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