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    During a recent Port State Control inspection, a vessel was detained due to its MF DSC equipment being found inoperative. As the vessel operates within sea areas A1 and A2, SOLAS Chapter IV Regulation 9 requires it to have an operational MF radio installation for distress and safety purposes. Shipowners, managers, operators, and surveyors should take note of this detainable deficiency and ensure MF radio installations are functioning properly to avoid vessel detentions during future inspections.

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    During a recent Port State Control inspection, a vessel was detained due to its MF DSC equipment being found inoperative. As the vessel operates within sea areas A1 and A2, SOLAS Chapter IV Regulation 9 requires it to have an operational MF radio installation for distress and safety purposes. Shipowners, managers, operators, and surveyors should take note of this detainable deficiency and ensure MF radio installations are functioning properly to avoid vessel detentions during future inspections.

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    Alert On Detainable Deficiencies

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    During a recent Port State Control inspection, a vessel was detained due to its MF DSC equipment being found inoperative. As the vessel operates within sea areas A1 and A2, SOLAS Chapter IV Regulation 9 requires it to have an operational MF radio installation for distress and safety purposes. Shipowners, managers, operators, and surveyors should take note of this detainable deficiency and ensure MF radio installations are functioning properly to avoid vessel detentions during future inspections.

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    Alert on detainable deficiencies

    Following a recent Port State Control (PSC) inspection, a deficiency has been imposed that
    resulted in the detention of the vessel. Dromon wishes to draw attention to that detainable
    deficiency to avoid re-occurrence.
    Notice to: Ship Owners/ Managers/ Operators | Surveyors/Auditors

    C19018 | 27 March 2019

    MF Radio Installation

    During the PSC inspection, it was noted that the vessel’s MF DSC equipment was found inoperative. Since the detainable vessel
    operates within sea areas A1 and A2 and as per SOLAS, Chapter IV, Regulation 9, every ship engaged on voyages beyond sea
    area A1, but remaining within sea area A2, shall be provided with:
    1. an MF radio installation capable of transmitting and receiving, for distress and safety purposes, on the frequencies:
     2,187.5kHz using DSC; and
     2,182kHz using radiotelephony;
    2. a radio installation capable of maintaining a continuous DSC watch on the frequency 2,187.5kHz which may be separate
    from, or combined with the above; and
    3. means of initiating the transmission of ship-to-shore distress alerts by a radio service other than MF operating either:
     through the polar orbiting satellite service on 406 MHz; this requirement may be fulfilled by the satellite EPIRB, required
    by Regulation 7.1.6, either by installing the satellite EPIRB close to, or by remote activation from, the position from which
    the ship is normally navigated; or
     on HF using DSC; or
     through the Inmarsat geostationary satellite service by a ship earth station.

    Shipowners / Managers / Operators should be reminded that the radio surveys should be carried out always in presence of
    DromonClass surveyor.

    For the Radio Companies and since such service is affecting statutory certification and service, the firms are subject to approval
    and verification by Dromon. For such services Dromon may also accept approvals done by:
     the vessel’s flag Administration;
     duly authorized organizations acting on behalf of the flag Administration (such as IACS Classification Members); or
     other organizations those are acceptable to the flag Administration (e.g. other governments, etc.).
    Act now

    Surveyors must take note on the above detainable deficiency and give special attention during forthcoming class and statutory
    surveys, irrespective of scope.

    Shipowners / Managers / Operators are kindly requested to pay special attention into this deficiency, note the regulation’s
    requirements and should inform Masters to take corrective actions, if necessary.

    For further assistance please contact DBS Head Office at marine@dromon.com

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