Regulation of 15 September 1992 No.

701 concerning
Navigational Aids and Arrangements on the Bridge and
in the Wheelhouse, and Communication Equipment
in the Wheelhouse of Ships
Laid down by the Norwegian Maritime Authority on 15 September 1992 pursuant to the Act of 9 June 1903 no. 7 relating to Public Control of the
Seaworthiness of Ships, etc. Legal basis amended to Act of 16 February 2007 No. 9 relating to Ship Safety and Security (the Ship Safety and Security Act)
sections 2, 9, 43, 45 and 47, cf. Formal Delegation of 16 February 2007 No. 171 and Formal Delegation of 31 May 2007 No. 590 and Act of 26 June 1998
No. 47 relating to Recreational and Small Craft sections 21, 24 and 25, cf. Formal Delegation of 27 November 1998 No. 1095, Formal Delegation of 1
December 1998 No. 4532 and Formal Delegation of 25 June 2007 No. 719. Cf. the EEA Agreement, Annex XIII (Directive 98/35/EC), point 56c (Directive
1999/35/EC), point 56d (Directive 96/98/EF), point 55a (Directive 2002/59/EC) and Annex II Chapter XXXII point 1 (Directive 96/98/EC). Amended 14
December 1995, 29 December 1998, 25 January 2000, 20 March 2001, 4 June 2002, 30 June 2003, 1 June 2004, 11 April 2007, 29 June 2007 (i.a. legal
basis), 4 July 2008 No. 793, 12 December 2008 No. 1325, 2 February 2009 No. 109, 20 June 2011 No. 632.

Chapter 1
General provisions

§1
Scope of application
(1) This Regulation applies to Norwegian ships, with the specifications referred to in the second to seventh paragraphs.
(2) This regulation shall apply to:
a) new passenger ships irrespective of size, and cargo ships of 15 metres and upwards in overall length;
b) new cargo ships of less than 15 metres in length, as set out in the individual sections; and
c) new barges of 50 gross tonnage and upwards for which a trading certificate is required unless otherwise
provided by the individual sections.
(3) The provisions shall apply to ships engaged on international or domestic voyages, unless otherwise specified.
(4) The regulation does not apply to fishing vessels but shall apply to pleasure craft as set out in the individual sections.
(5) Existing convention ships and barges shall comply with
a) the provisions of the conventions applicable at the time of the construction of the ship or barge;
b) any subsequent amendments to the conventions made applicable to existing ships or barges; and
c) the relevant national provisions pertaining to convention ships in accordance with the present regulation.
(6) Existing non-convention ships and barges of the same type and size as referred to in the first paragraph above shall
in general comply with the provisions of the regulations applicable at the time of the construction of the ship or barge, with
any amendments made applicable to existing ships or barges. These provisions need not be more strictly enforced than
expressed by this regulation, provided that the standard of safety laid down in the regulation is maintained.
(7) Existing ships and barges shall comply with the provisions of the present regulation when equipment is replaced or
arrangements are altered.
Amended by Regulations of 1 June 2004 No. 813 and 29 June 2007 No. 1006 (in force on 1 July 2007).

§2
Definitions
For the purpose of this regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
1. Accepted: Equipment accepted by the Norwegian Maritime Authority on the background of approval or type
approval of the equipment by:
a a recognized classification society,
b a Notified Body,
c another public/private institution specified by name, or
d the administration in a country which has ratified the SOLAS Convention.
2. Automatic identification system (AIS): A system which enables the exchange of information on the ship’s identity,
type, position, course, speed, navigational status and other safety-re-lated information between ships fitted with AIS
and between ships and shore-based AIS facilities.
3. Automatic radar plotting aid (ARPA): An installation which processes received data and gives information for the
purpose of avoiding collisions.
4. Authorized: Authorized by the Norwegian Maritime Authority. Otherwise the definitions contained in the SOLAS
Convention, Chapter I, regulation 2 shall apply. Any reference in the SOLAS Convention to “the Administration”
shall be taken to mean the Norwegian Maritime Authority, or whoever is authorized by the Norwegian Maritime
Authority.
5. Gross tonnage: The number entered as gross tonnage in the Tonnage Certificate. If safety tonnage is entered in the
remarks column of the Tonnage Certificate, this tonnage shall be used as gross tonnage.
6. Built: At a stage of construction where:
a the keel is laid; or
b the construction of a specific ship can be established as having commenced; or
c the parts of the ship that have been put together comprise at least 50 tons or constitute 1% of the calculated
weight of the building material, whichever is less.
7. Existing ship: A ship which is not a new ship, ref. subparagraph 22 below.
8. Electronic position-fixing equipment: Electronic equipment designed to fix a ship’s position by means of signals from
terrestrial transmitters or satellites.
9. Trade areas: Trade areas as defined in the regulations currently in force concerning trade areas.
10. Voyage data recorder (VDR): Equipment which continuously and automatically records navigational and safety-
related information, primarily for casualty investigation purposes.
11. Approved:
a In respect of equipment covered by the regulations currently in force concerning marine equipment:
Typeapproved by a Notified Body and marked in accordance with the said Regulations.
b In respect of other equipment: Approved by the Norwegian Maritime Authority.
c In respect of drawings: Approved by the Norwegian Maritime Authority.
12. High-speed craft: A craft built in accordance with the revised IMO Resolution A.373(X) “Code of safety for
dynamically supported craft”.
13. Passenger high-speed craft engaged on domestic voyages: A craft certified to carry more than 12 passengers and
capable of a maximum speed, in metres per second (m/s), equal to or exceeding 3.7γ0.1667 where γ= displacement
corresponding to the design waterline (m3), and capable of reaching a speed of 20 knots or more.
14. Passenger high-speed craft engaged on international voyages: A craft certified to carry more than 12 passengers and
capable of a maximum speed, in metres per second (m/s), equal to or exceeding 3.7γ0.1667 where γ= displacement
corresponding to the design waterline (m3).
15. Ro-ro passenger high-speed craft: Passenger high-speed craft with ro-ro cargo spaces or special category spaces as
defined in regulation II-2/3 of the SOLAS Convention, as amended, or a passenger high-speed craft with facilities to
enable road or rail vehicles to roll on and off the craft.
16. Domestic voyage: A voyage from a port of a State to the same or another port within that State.
17. Cargo ship: A ship which is not a passenger ship, a fishing vessel or a barge. (“Fishing vessel” means any vessel
used commercially for catching fish, whales, seals or other living resources of the sea, including seaweed and sea
tangle.)
18. Length: Overall length from the outboard side of the foremost part of the hull to the outboard side of the aftermost
part of the hull.
19. LRIT equipment: Equipment for long range identification and tracking of ships.
20. LRIT information: Ship identity, ship position (latitude and longitude), date and time of the
position.
21. Navigation system: An installation which processes received data and gives information on the ship’s position, the
course to the desired destination and which also, where appropriate, is capable of keeping the ship in a fixed position
(dynamic positioning).
22. Nordic Boat Standard: The common Nordic rules currently in force concerning commercial vessels of less than 15
metres in length.
23. Nordic approval: Approval given by the authorities of any of the Nordic countries, or by Det Norske Veritas, in
accordance with Nordic Boat Standard for commercial vessels.
24. New ship: A ship the keel of which was laid, or which was at a similar stage of construction, on or after the date of
entry into force of this regulation (1 November 1992).
25. Passenger ship: A ship that can carry more than 12 passenger or which is required to have official permission to
carry passengers.
26. Rousing and calling-up installation: A separate or integrated rousing and calling-up installation with bridge priority
enabling the bridge and the engine-room watch centre to rouse, call up and establish two-way telephone
communication with other watch centres, cabins, mess-rooms and day rooms.
27. Sea Area A1: Areas within radio coverage of at least one VHF/DSC coastal station.
28. Sea Area A2: Areas outside sea area A1, but within the radio coverage of at least one MF/DSC coastal station.
29. Sea Area A3: Areas outside sea areas A1 and A2, but within range of an Immarsat geostationary satellite that can
receive and relay distress alerts.
30. Sea Area A4: Areas outside sea areas A1, A2 and A3.
31. Radio homing equipment: Radio apparatus equipped to take bearings on other stations transmitting on distress
telephony frequencies.
32. Radio direction-finding apparatus: Fixed radio apparatus equipped to take bearings on other stations in the radio
navigation frequency and in the distress telegraphy frequency.
33. Radio station: A radiotelephony station, ship-earth station and/or telegraphy station in compliance with the
regulations.
34. Ro-ro passenger ship: A passenger ship with ro-ro cargo spaces or special category spaces as defined in regulation II-
2/3 of the SOLAS Convention, as amended, or a passenger ship with facilities to enable road or rail vehicles to roll
on and off the ship.
35. Regular service: A series of passenger ship crossings operated so as to serve traffic between the same two or more
ports, or a series of voyages from and to the same port without intermediate calls, either:
a according to a published timetable; or
b with crossings so regular and frequent that they constitute a recognizable systematic series.
36. Heading or tracking control system (automatic pilot): A device consisting of a steering unit, a compass, and a course
monitor (off-course alarm), which makes it possible to keep the vessel on a preset course and to receive an alarm
signal if the vessel deviates from its course.
37. SOLAS Convention: International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended.
38. Rules of the Road at Sea: The rules for preventing collisions at sea, as contained in the regulations currently in force
pertaining thereto.
39. Additional wheelhouse: A room outside the navigating bridge arrangement from where the ship can be steered and
manoeuvred.
40. Type-approved:
a In respect of equipment covered by the Regulations of 29 December 1998 No. 1455 concerning marine
equipment: Type-approved by a Notified Body and marked in accordance with the said Regulations.
b In respect of other equipment: A prototype approved by the Norwegian Maritime Authority with or without
random sample inspection of serial production.
41. Casualty: An accident, ref. the definition contained in the IMO Code for the Investigation of Marine Casualties.
42. International voyage: A voyage from a port of a State to a port outside that State, or conversely.
43. First survey: Either the first annual survey, the first periodical survey or the first renewal survey, whichever is due
first after the date specified in the relevant provision of this regulation or any other survey if the Norwegian Maritime
Authority deems it to be reasonable and practicable, taking into account the extent of repairs and alterations being
undertaken. For a ship under construction, where the keel is laid before, but the ship is delivered after,the date specified in
the relevant provision, the initial survey is the “first survey”.

Amended by Regulations of 30 June 2003 No. 936 (effective from 1 July 2003), 1 June 2004 No. 813, 29 June 2007 No. 1006 (in force on 1 July 2007), 12
December 2008 No. 1325 (in force on 1 January 2009), 20 June 2011 No. 632.

§3
Duties
The company, master and other persons working on board shall perform their duties in accordance with the Ship Safety
and Security Act and the supplementary provisions laid down in this Regulation.
Amended by Regulation of 29 June 2007 No. 1006 (in force on 1 July 2007).

§4
Exemptions
The Norwegian Maritime Authority may, in individual cases and upon written application, grant exemption from the
requirements of this regulation. There must be special reasons that make the exemption necessary and it must be justifiable
in terms of safety. Exemptions can only be granted where they do not contravene international agreements to which
Norway has acceded.

Chapter 2
Drawings, approval and control

§5
Drawings, etc.
(1) Drawings of newbuildings or converted ships of 15 metres and upwards in length, showing the arrangements and
equipment required by this regulation, shall be submitted to the Norwegian Maritime Authority, or to the classification
society for cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards to be registered in the Norwegian International Ship Register, for
consideration well before the commencement of construction or conversion.
(2) Drawings shall show, in plane, profile and cross-section, the forward and after sections and the sides of the
wheelhouse. Any additional wheelhouse and separate room/compartment for radio communication and/or dead reckoning,
and also the deck above the wheelhouse, shall be shown. The drawings shall indicate the location of windows and exits,
etc., and fixed and portable equipment, whether mandatory or optional. Antenna arrangements, lights, sound signalling
apparatus, and fixed light signalling equipment shall be described in a separate drawing.
(3) The drawings shall be on a scale of at least 1:50.
(4) The drawings shall indicate the type and make or trademark of the equipment, and also give information about any
approval body.
(5) In addition, one copy of drawings showing the unobstructed view of the sea surface forward, to the sides and aft of
the wheelhouse and bridge wings when the ship is ballasted and when deck cargo is carried, shall be submitted to the
Norwegian Maritime Authority or to whoever is authorized by the Norwegian Maritime Authority for information. Any
blind sectors caused by cranes, posts, deck structures, window frames, arrangements in the wheelhouse and on bridge
wings, etc. shall be shown. Reference is also made to IMO Res. A.708(17).

§6
Approval of equipment
Equipment required by the provisions of this regulation and Chapter V of the SOLAS Convention or IMO Resolution
A.373(X) shall be type-approved or accepted, ref. § 2 subparagraphs 1 and 34. Instruction manuals and maintenance
material, etc. for the shipboard equipment shall be carried on board.

§7
Functional control
For newbuildings and for converted ships, and for new installation of equipment, navigational aids shall undergo a
functional test before the vessel is put into service. Tests shall be carried out in co-operation with a representative of the
manufacturer.
Amended by Regulation of 29 June 2007 No. 1006 (in force on 1 July 2007).

Chapter 3
International requirements

§8
International requirements
(1) All ships to which this Regulation applies shall comply with the requirements of the SOLAS- Convention, Chapter
V with amendments up to and including Resolution MSC. 202(81) adopted on 19 May 2006 and with the additions
specified by this Regulation.
 (2) High-speed craft shall comply with the requirements for navigational aids and wheelhouse arrangements of IMO
Assembly Resolution A.373(X).
(3) Vessels of less than 15 metres in length shall comply with the provisions of Nordic Boat Standard for commercial
vessels.
(4) IMO Assembly resolutions, MSC circulars and ISO standards shall otherwise apply as specified in the individual
sections. This regulation refers to the following resolutions, circulars and standards:
a) A.209(VII) Recommendation on information to be included in the manoeuvring book let.
b) A.223(VII) Performance Standards for radio direction-finding systems.
c) A.224(VII) Performance Standard for Echo-Sounding Equipment.
d) A.281(VIII) Recommendation on General Requirements for Electrical Navigational Aids.
e) A.342(IX) Recommendations for Performance Standards for Automatic Pilots.
f) A.373(X) Code of Safety for Dynamically Supported Craft.
g) A.382((X) Magnetic Compasses Carriage and Performance Standards.
h) A.422(XI) Performance Standards for Automatic Plotting Aids (ARPA).
i) A.424(XI) Performance Standards for Gyro Compasses.
j) A.477(XII) Performance Standard for Radar Equipment.
k) A.478(XII) Performance Standards for Devices to Indicate Speed and Distance.
l) A.479(XII) Performance Standard for Shipborne Receivers for Use with Differential OMEGA.
m) A.574(14) Recommendation on General Requirements for Electronic Navigational Aids.
n) A.601(15) Provision and Display of Manoeuvring Information on Board Ships.
o) A.708(17) Navigation Bridge Visibility and Functions.
p) A.795(19) Navigational Guidance and Information Scheme for Ro-Ro Ferry Operations.
q) A.861(20) Performance Standards for Shipborne Voyage Data Recorders (VDRs).
r) MSC.163(78) Performance standards for shipborne simplified voyage data recorders
(S-VDRs), as amended by MSC.214(81).
s) MSC Circ.403 Draft Guidelines on Navigation Bridge Visibility.
t) MSC Circ.566 Provisional guideline on the conduct of trials in which the officer of the navigational watch acts
as the sole look-out in periods of darkness.
u) ISO Standard 8468 Ship’s Bridge Layout and Associated Equipment, Requirements and Guidelines.
v) IEC Standard no. 61996.
Amended by Regulations of 1 June 2004 No. 813, 4 July 2008 No. 793, 12 December 2008 No. 1325 (in force on 1 january 2009).

§ 8A
Navigational guidance and information scheme for ro-ro passenger ships engaged in
regular service within the EEA
For ro-ro passenger ships engaged in regular service on international voyages from ports within the EEA or domestic
voyages within the EEA in sea areas covered by Class A as provided in Article 4 of Directive 98/18/EC, IMO Resolution
A.795(19) shall be complied with.

Chapter 4
Equipment requirements

§9
Magnetic compass
(1) Ships of 150 gross tonnage and upwards shall be fitted with one or more magnetic compasses at least satisfying the
provisions of the SOLAS Convention, regulation V/12(b), and IMO Resolution A.382(X). In addition, the following shall
apply:
a) Equipment dependent on electrical power for its operation shall be automatically connected to the ship’s source
of emergency power or a separate source of emergency power in the event of a failure of the main power
supply.
b) The illumination arrangement of the compass installation shall have a built-in dimmer which can be adjusted
from the helmsman’s position.
c) A fixed telephone connection is regarded as equivalent to the conventional voice tube connection.
 (2) Ships of 15 metres and upwards in length, but of less than 150 gross tonnage, shall be provided with at least a
steering compass and have means for taking bearings in accordance with the SOLAS Convention, regulation V/12(c). A
steering magnetic compass installation shall satisfy at least IMO Resolution A.382(X).
(3) Vessels of less than 15 metres in length shall have a magnetic compass in accordance with ISO 613:1982 (E) –
Magnetic compass class B.
(4) High-speed craft built in accordance with IMO Resolution A.373(X) shall be provided with a magnetic compass
which is especially appropriate to this type of vessel.

§ 10
Gyro-compass
(1) Ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards, built on or after 1 September 1984, and ships of 1,600 gross tonnage and
upwards built before 1 September 1984 shall be fitted with a gyro-com-pass installation at least satisfying regulation
V/12(d ), (e) and (f) of the SOLAS Convention, IMO Resolution A.424(XI) and IMO Resolution A.574(14).
(2) When the master gyro-compass is located in a separate room, communication shall be provided between the
wheelhouse and that room.
(3) High-speed craft built in accordance with IMO Resolution A.373(X) shall be fitted with a gyro-compass satisfying
the resolutions referred to.

§ 10A
Bridge navigational watch alarm system
(1) Ships of 150 gross tonnage and upwards and passenger ships irrespective of size shall be fitted with bridge
navigational watch alarm systems. The bridge navigational watch alarm system shall be in operation whenever
theship is underway at sea.

(2) The requirement is introduced according to the following timetable:

a) cargo ships of 150 gross tonnage and upwards and passenger ships irrespective of size constructed on or
after 1 July 2011;

b) passenger ships irrespective of size constructed before 1 July 2011, not later than the first survey after 1
July 2012;

c) cargo ships of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards constructed before 1 July 2011, not later than the first
survey after 1 July 2012;

d) cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards but less than 3,000 gross tonnage constructed before 1
July 2011, not later than the first survey after 1 July 2013; and

e) cargo ships of 150 gross tonnage and upwards but less than 500 gross tonnage constructed before 1 July
2011, not later than the first survey after 1 July 2014.

Added by Regulation of 20 June 2011 No. 632.

§ 12
Speed and distance measuring device
(1) Ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards, built on or after 1 September 1984 and certified for greater trade than small
coasting, shall be fitted with a speed and distance measuring device at least satisfying the provisions of the SOLAS
Convention, regulation V/12(l), IMO Resolution A.478(XII), and IMO Resolution A.574(14).
(2) High-speed craft built in accordance with IMO Resolution A.373(X) shall have a speed and distance measuring
device at least satisfying IMO Resolutions A.478(XII) and A.574(14).

§ 13
Radar installations
(1) Ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards, built on or after 1 September 1984, and ships of 1,600 gross tonnage and
upwards built before 1 September 1984, shall have a radar installation at least satisfying the provisions of the SOLAS
Convention, regulation V/12(g) and (i), IMO Resolution A.477(XII) and IMO Resolution A.574(14).
(2) From 1 February 1995, the radar installation shall be capable of operating in the 9 GHz frequency band (X band).
(3) In addition, from 1 February 1995 all passenger ships irrespective of size engaged in international trade, and all
cargo ships of 300 gross tonnage and upwards engaged in international trade, shall be fitted with a radar installation
capable of operating in the 9 Ghz frequency band, ref. the SOLAS Convention, regulation V/12(g), as amended 9
November 1988.
(4) All ships of 10,000 gross tonnage and upwards shall be fitted with two radar installations. From 1 February 1995 at
least one of the radar installations shall be capable of operating in the 9 GHz frequency band (X band), ref. the SOLAS
Convention, regulation V/12(h), as amended 9 November 1988. Ships to which the SOLAS Convention applies shall have
facilities for plotting radar readings in accordance with the SOLAS Convention, regulation V/12(i).
(5) High-speed craft built in accordance with IMO Resolution A.373(X) shall have a radar installation at least satisfying
IMO Resolution A.477(XII).

§ 14
Electronic position-fixing equipment
(1) For tankers and passenger ships of more than 1,600 gross tonnage, the following requirements apply: In respect of
accuracy, electronic position-fixing equipment on board ships shall give positions according to the theoretical and practical
specifications of the navigation system, and shall otherwise satisfy IMO Resolution A.281(VIII).
(2) Differential Omega equipment shall satisfy at least IMO Resolution A.479(XII) and IMO Resolution A.281(VIII).

§ 15
Radio direction-finding apparatus
(1) Ships of 1,600 gross tonnage and upwards certified for greater trade than small coasting shall be fitted with a radio
direction-finding apparatus or other navigation equipment covering the area for which the ship is certified, ref. the SOLAS
Convention, regulation V/12(p), as amended 9 November 1988. The radio direction-finding apparatus shall satisfy at least
IMO Resolutions A.223(VII), A.574(14), and A.665(16).
(2) Until 1 February 1999, ships of 1,600 gross tonnage and upwards certified for greater trade than small coasting
which are built between 25 May 1980 and 1 February 1995 shall have radio equipment for homing on 2182 kHz, ref. the
SOLAS Convention, regulation V/12(q), as amended 9 November 1988. The radio equipment for homing on 2182 kHz
shall satisfy at least IMO Resolution A.574(14).
 § 16
Echo-sounding device
(1) Ships of 1,600 gross tonnage and upwards certified for greater trade than small coasting and built before 25 May
1980 and ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards certified for greater trade than small coasting and built on or after 25
May 1980 shall be fitted with an echo-sounding device satisfying at least the provisions of the SOLAS Convention,
regulation V/12(k) and IMO Resolutions A.224(VII) and A.574(14).
(2) High-speed craft built in accordance with IMO Resolution A.373(X) shall be fitted with an echo-sounding device
satisfying at least IMO Resolutions A.224(VII) and A.574(14).

§ 17
Automatic radar plotting aid (ARPA)
The provisions of regulation V/12(j) of the SOLAS Convention shall apply, and automatic radar plotting aids shall
satisfy IMO Resolutions A.422(XI) and A.574(14).

§ 18
Steering gear
(1) All ships shall be fitted with steering gear in accordance with the SOLAS Convention, regulation II-1/29. In
addition, the following requirements apply:
a) Steering shall function synchronously with the propulsion power on ships of 15 metres in length and upwards
which do not have a rudder, but are fitted with a rotating propulsion and steering propeller system.
b) Steering gear in ships of 15 metres in length and upwards shall be arranged so that the ship will turn to the
same side as the wheel or tiller, etc. is moved.
c) Vessels of less than 15 metres in length shall have steering gear in accordance with the provisions of Nordic
Boat Standard for commercial vessels.

§ 19
Rudder angle, rate of revolution and rate of turn indicators
(1) Ships of more than 1,600 gross tonnage built before 1 September 1984, and all ships of more than 500 gross tonnage
built on or after 1 September 1984, shall satisfy the requirements of the SOLAS Convention, regulation V/12(m).
(2) Ships of 100,000 gross tonnage and upwards built on or after 1 September 1984 shall satisfy the requirements of the
SOLAS Convention, regulation V/12(n).
(3) All ships shall satisfy the requirements of regulation II-1/29 of the SOLAS Convention. In addition, the following
requirements apply:
a) Rudder indicator. All ships of 15 metres in length and upwards which are fitted with steering gear shall have a
rudder indicator. In ships with a rotating propulsion and steering propeller system, the indicator shall show the
ship’s turning direction and the propulsion system’s angle on the diametral plane.
b) Propeller indicator. Indicator(s) shall show the rate of revolution of the propeller(s) and, if the ship is fitted with
variable pitch propeller(s) or side thrusters, the pitch and mode of operation shall be shown.

§ 19A
Voyage data recorder (VDR) on passenger ships
(1) Passenger ships built before 1 July 2002 shall be provided with a voyage data recorder according to the following
timetable:
a) Ro-ro passenger ships engaged on international voyages and ro-ro passenger ships engaged on domestic
voyages within the EEA in sea areas covered by Class A as provided in Article 4 of Directive 98/18/EC: On the
date of the first survey for certificate issue on or after 1 July 2002.1
b) Other passenger ships engaged on international voyages and other passenger ships engaged on domestic
voyages covered by Class A as provided in Article 4 of Directive 98/ 18/EC: 1 January 2004.
(2) The following passenger ships built on or after 1 July 2002 shall be provided with a voyage data recorder:
a) All passenger ships engaged on international voyages.
b) Passenger ships engaged on domestic voyages within the EEA in sea areas covered by Class A as provided in
Article 4 of Directive 98/18/EC.
 (3) Passenger high-speed craft built on or after 1 January 2001 of 150 gross tonnage and upwards shall be provided with
a voyage data recorder.
(4) Passenger high-speed craft built before 1 January 2001 which are engaged in regular ser vice on international
voyages from ports within the EEA or domestic voyages within the EEA in sea areas covered by Class A as provided in
Article 4 of Directive 98/18/EC shall be provided with a voyage data recorder.
Amended by Regulation of 30 June 2003 No. 936 (effective from 1 July 2003).
1
The requirements applicable to ro-ro passenger ships were made effective by the IMO on the same date for ships engaged on international voyages. For ro-
ro passenger ships engaged on domestic voyages in Class A, the requirements were introduced by Regulation of 20 March 2001 No. 376, with 1 January
2003 as the time-limit for compliance with the functional requirements.

§ 19B
Voyage data recorder (VDR) on cargo ships
(1) Cargo ships built before 1 July 2002 shall be provided with a voyage data recorder (VDR) or a simplified voyage
data recorder (S-VDR) according to the following timetable:
a) Cargo ships of 20,000 gross tonnage and upwards, at the first scheduled dry-docking after 7 July 2008, but not
later than 1 July 2009.
b) Cargo ships of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards but of less than 20,000 gross tonnage, at the first scheduled
dry-docking after 7 July 2008, but not later than 1 July 2009. (2) Cargo ships built on or after 1 July
2002 of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards, shall be provided with a voyage data recorder (VDR).
Added by Regulation of 30 June 2003 No. 936 (effective from 1 July 2003). Amended by Regulation of 4 July 2008 No. 793.

§ 19C
Standards of the VDR and use of information
(1) The voyage data recorder shall comply with the functional requirements of IMO Resolution A.861(20) and the
testing standards of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), standard no. 61996.
(2) Data which have been collected from a voyage data recorder shall be made available to the authority concerned
within the EEA in the event of an investigation of a marine casualty which has occurred within the EEA. The authorities
shall ensure that such data are used in the investigation and are properly analyzed and shall ensure that the findings of the
investigation shall be published as soon as possible after its conclusion.
Added by Regulation of 30 June 2003 No. 936 (effective from 1 July 2003).

§ 19D
Automatic identification systems (AIS) on passenger ships
(1) The following passenger ships built before 1 July 2002 shall be provided with an automatic identification system
from 1 July 2003:
a) All passenger ships engaged on international voyages, including passenger high-speed craft.
b) Passenger ships engaged on domestic voyages of 300 gross tonnage and upwards.
c) Passenger high-speed craft engaged on domestic voyages of 150 gross tonnage and up wards.
(2) The following passenger ships built on or after 1 July 2002 shall be provided with an automatic identification
system:
a) All passenger ships engaged on international voyages, including passenger high-speed craft.
b) Passenger ships engaged on domestic voyages of 300 gross tonnage and upwards.
c) Passenger high-speed craft engaged on domestic voyages of 150 gross tonnage and up wards.
Added by Regulation of 30 June 2003 No. 936 (effective from 1 July 2003).

§ 19E
Automatic identification systems (AIS) on cargo ships
(1) Cargo ships built before 1 July 2002 shall be provided with an automatic identification system according to the
following timetable:
a) Tankers of 300 gross tonnage and upwards: Not later than the date of the first survey for Cargo Ship Safety
Equipment Certificate1 after 1 July 2003.
b) Other cargo ships of 50,000 gross tonnage and upwards engaged on domestic or international voyages; 1 July
2004.
 c) Other cargo ships of 300 gross tonnage and upwards but of less than 50,000 gross tonnage, engaged on
international voyages; first survey for certificate issue after 1 July 2004 and not later than 31 December 2004.2
d) Other cargo ships of 10,000 gross tonnage and upwards but of less than 50,000 gross tonnage, engaged on
domestic voyages; 1 July 2005.
e) Other cargo ships of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards but of less than 10,000 gross tonnage, engaged on
domestic voyages; 1 July 2006.
f) Other cargo ships of 300 gross tonnage and upwards but of less than 3,000 gross tonnage, engaged on domestic
voyages; 1 July 2007.
(2) Cargo ships of 300 gross tonnage and upwards built on or after 1 July 2002, engaged on international or domestic
voyages, shall be provided with an automatic identification system.
Added by Regulation of 30 June 2003 No. 936 (effective from 1 July 2003).
1
For tankers not issued with a Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate:
At the date of the first survey for certificate issue after 1 July 2003 and not later than 1 July 2004.
2
Adopted at the SOLAS Conference 5/32 (2002).

§ 19F
Standards of automatic identification systems (AIS), etc.
(1) The automatic identification system shall comply with IMO Resolution MSC.74(69) and be type-approved in
accordance with the IEC standard 61993-2, and shall be fitted in accordance with SN/Circ.227 and operated in accordance
with IMO guidelines.
(2) Ships fitted with an automatic identification system shall maintain it in operation at all times except where
international agreements, rules or standards provide for the protection of navigational information.
Added by Regulation of 30 June 2003 No. 936 (effective from 1 July 2003).

§ 19G
Automatic identification systems (AIS)on pleasure craft
Pleasure craft of 300 gross tonnage and upwards and with an overall length of 45 metres or more shall be provided with
an automatic identification system (AIS).
Added by Regulation of 11 April 2007 No. 400 (effective from 1 July 2007).

§ 19H
LRIT equipment
SOLAS Regulation V/19-1 with amendments up to and including Resolution MSC.202(81) shall apply to the following
ships engaged in international trade:
1. Passenger ships, including passenger high-speed craft,
2. cargo ships, including cargo high-speed craft, of 300 gross tonnage and upwards
Depending on date of construction and sea area, ships shall be fitted with a system to automatically transmit LRIT
information in accordance with the deadlines below, as specified in SOLAS Regulation V/19-1.4.1, cf. SOLAS Regulation
V/19-1.5:
1. ships constructed on or after 31 December 2008, at the date of the entry into force of the provision;
2. ships constructed before 31 December 2008 and certified for operations in sea areas A1 and A2 or A1, A2 and
A3, not later than the first survey of the radio installation after 31 December 2008;
3. ships constructed before 31 December 2008 and certified for operations in sea areas A1, A2, A3 and A4, not
later than the first survey of the radio installation after 1 July 2009. When such ships operate in sea areas A1,
A2 and A3, the deadline specified in sub-paragraph 2 shall be complied with.
Ships fitted with AIS and operated exclusively within sea area A1 shall not be required to comply with the provisions of
SOLAS Regulation V/19-1.
Ships shall automatically transmit information about the identity of the ship, the position of the ship (latitude and
longitude) and the date and time of the position provided.
Systems and equipment shall conform to performance standards adopted by IMO Resolution MSC.263(84). Any
shipboard equipment shall be of a type approved by the Administration.
Systems and equipment used to meet the LRIT requirements shall be capable of being switched off on board or be
capable of ceasing the distribution of LRIT information:
1. where international agreements, rules or standards provide for the protection of naviga-tional information; or
 2. in exceptional circumstances and for the shortest duration possible where the operation is considered by the
master to compromise the safety or security of the ship. In such a case, the master shall inform the
Administration without undue delay and make an entry in the record of navigational activities and incidents
maintained in accordance with regulation 28 setting out the reasons for the decision and indicating the period
during which the system or equipment was switched off.
Added by Regulation of 12 December 2008 No. 1325 (in force on 1 January 2009). Amended by Regulation of 2 February 2009 No. 109.

§ 19I
Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS)
(1) Ships engaged on international voyages shall be fitted ECDIS.

(2) The requirement is introduced according to the following plan:

a) passenger ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards constructed on or after 1 July 2012;
b) tankers of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards constructed on or after 1 July 2012;
c) cargo ships, other than tankers, of 10,000 gross tonnage and upwards constructed on or after 1 July
2013;
d) cargo ships, other than tankers, of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards but less than 10,000 gross tonnage
constructed on or after 1 July 2014;
e) passenger ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards constructed before 1 July 2012, not later than the first
survey on or after 1 July 2014;
f) tankers of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards constructed before 1 July 2012, not later than the first
survey on or after 1 July 2015;
g) cargo ships, other than tankers, of 50,000 gross tonnage and upwards constructed before 1 July 2013,
not later than the first on or after 1 July 2016;
h) cargo ships, other than tankers, of 20,000 gross tonnage and upwards but less than 50,000 gross tonnage
constructed before 1 July 2013, not later than the first survey on or after 1 July 2017; and
i) cargo ships, other than tankers, of 10,000 gross tonnage and upwards but less than 20,000 gross tonnage
constructed before 1 July 2013, not later than the first survey on or after 1 July 2018.

(3) Ships may be exempted from the application of the requirements of this provision when such ships will be
taken permanently out of service within two years after the implementation date specified in the first
paragraph, subparagrahs e) to i).
Added by Regulation of 20 June 2011 No. 632.

§ 20
Sextant, ship’s clock and chronometer
(1) Ships required to be certified for greater trade than North Sea and Baltic trade shall be provided with a sextant, a
nautical almanac and the necessary tables.
(2) Ships equipped with electronic position-fixing equipment of global coverage need not be provided with a sextant.
Navigators on all ships shall have access at all times to a clock for the reading of the correct time, and ships required to be
provided with a sextant, etc. shall have a chronometer or a clock of equivalent accuracy.

§ 21
Charts, etc.
All ships shall carry the necessary and updated charts, nautical publications, etc. in accordance with regulation V/20 of
the SOLAS Convention.
 § 22
Lights and shapes
(1) All ships shall be provided with lights and shapes in accordance with the Rules of the Road at Sea, Part C. Masthead
lights, sidelights, stern lights, anchor lights and NUC lights shall be fixed. Mandatory lights shall be connected to an
emergency source of power in accordance with the SOLAS Convention, regulation II-1/42.2.2 and regulation II-1/43.2.2.
(2) The emergency source of power for mandatory lights in ships of less than 500 gross tonnage shall be sufficient for at
least 12 hours’ operation.
(3) The emergency source of power for high-speed craft shall satisfy at least the provisions of IMO Resolution
A.373(X).
(4) Electric lights and light control panels shall satisfy the current regulations concerning electrical installations on
board ships. Vessels of less than 15 metres in length may have lights in accordance with Nordic Boat Standard for
commercial vessels.
(5) On ships equipped/constructed for special purposes and fitted with mandatory shapes and electric lights showing the
nature of the operations carried out, such shapes and lights shall be fixed.

§ 23
Signalling equipment
(1) Ships as referred to in regulation V/21 of the SOLAS Convention shall carry the International Code of Signals. Ships
engaged on voyages where the use of a pilot or a call at a foreign port may become necessary, shall be provided with signal
flags G, H and Q, and the flags included in the ship’s call sign.
(2) For ships of 15 metres in length and upwards, documentary evidence shall be provided that the whistle satisfies the
requirements of the Rules of the Road at Sea, annex III.
(3) Ships shall be provided with the Norwegian merchant flag.
(4) All ships shall be provided with means for distress signalling in accordance with the Rules of the Road at Sea, annex
IV.
(5) The provisions relating to signalling lamps in regulation V/11 of the SOLAS Convention shall be complied with.

Chapter 5
Wheelhouse and navigating bridge. Location of equipment

§ 24
Wheelhouse and navigating bridge
(1) Visibility from the wheelhouse and navigating bridge of ships and high-speed craft shall be in accordance with
guidelines given in MSC/Circular 403, ref. paragraph 3 of Circ. 403 or ISO standard 8468 4.1.
(2) The windows in the wheelhouse of ships and high-speed craft shall be in accordance with MSC/Circular 403,
paragraph 4. The front windows of high-speed craft may nevertheless be slanted backwards.
(3) Layout of the wheelhouse.
a) The size and layout of the wheelhouse shall be such that navigational aids and equipment may be located in an
appropriate manner. Where instruments are to be located beneath the wheelhouse ceiling there must be
unobstructed visibility and a headroom of not less than 190 cm. The requirement does not apply to the reflector
device of the magnetic compass.
b) Windows which may be exposed to breaking seas shall be fitted with external or internal deadlights with
peepholes and an arrangement for securing the deadlights.
c) The temperature and humidity in the wheelhouse shall be capable of being adjusted with regard to the
operability of the navigational equipment.
d) Reference is otherwise made to ISO standard 8468 “Ship’s bridge layout and associated equipment –
requirements and guidelines”.
(4) All ships of 50,000 gross tonnage and upwards and all chemical carriers, gas carriers and passenger ships of
10,000 gross tonnage and upwards shall carry on board the ship’s information regarding manoeuvrability in accordance
with IMO Resolution A.209(VII) and A.601(15). The graphs and diagrams given in those resolutions shall be displayed in
the wheelhouse in such a way that no disturbing reflections in the windows occur.
 § 25
Arrangements, etc. in the wheelhouse and on bridge wings
(1) Equipment relating to navigation, manoeuvring, monitoring, internal and external communication, and equipment
for use in distress situations shall have an appropriate location. The equipment shall not be located so that the navigator’s
view of the weatherdeck forward of the wheelhouse is obstructed.
(2) In ships fitted with only a magnetic compass, the compass shall be located so that the distance from the centre of the
compass bowl is in accordance with IMO Resolution A.382(X) and so that no equipment is closer to the magnetic compass
than what is prescribed as the equipment’s safe compass distance. The provision is not applicable to ships equipped with a
gyro-compass.
(3) In cases where the Norwegian Maritime Authority has given permission for the officer of the navigational watch to
act as look-out in periods of darkness, this applies on condition that MSC Circular 566, “Guidelines on the Conduct of
trials in which the officer of the navigational watch acts as the sole look-out in periods of darkness”, is complied with.
(4) ISO standard 8468 shall be applied as a guideline for the construction of ships, and be complied with as far as
appropriate and practicable on the individual ship.

§ 26
Additional wheelhouse
(1) On ships which are to be engaged in special activities and which consequently need manoeuvring space outside the
ordinary bridge arrangement, an additional wheelhouse shall be arranged in an appropriate manner and satisfy the
requirements specified for the ship’s ordinary wheelhouse as far as possible.
(2) The additional wheelhouse shall be provided with the following equipment:
a) Means for remote manoeuvring of the propulsion machinery.
b) Fixed or portable equipment to give the sound and light signals prescribed by the Rules of the Road at Sea.
c) Arrangement for manual steering.
d) Rudder indicator visible from any place in the additional wheelhouse.
e) Speed indicator (log), which may be a slave unit.
f) Gyro-compass, which may be a slave unit.
g) Radar installation, which may be a slave unit, capable of being operated from the additional wheelhouse.
h) Equipment for internal communication with a priority switch for the wheelhouse and the engine-room or a
separate line to the wheelhouse and engine-room.
i) Depth measuring device (echo-sounding device), which can be operated from the additional wheelhouse.
j) Control panel for lights.

Chapter 6
Concluding provisions

§ 27
Entry into force
(1) This regulation enters into force on 1 November 1992.
(2) As from the same date, the following regulations are repealed:
a) Regulation of 24 August 1984 No. 1578 concerning Navigational Aids and Arrangements on the Bridge and in
the Wheelhouse of Ships,
b) Regulation of 30 June 1987 No. 563 concerning Navigational Aids and Arrangements on the Bridge and in the
Wheelhouse, and Communication Equipment in the Wheelhouse for Ships, and
c) Regulation of 5 October 1973 No. 2 concerning Data for Manoeuvring and Stopping of Ship; in respect of
1. all ships or barges the keels of which are laid or which are at a similar stage of construction on or after 1
November 1992, and
2. convention ships and barges the keel of which are laid or which are at a similar stage of construction
before 1 November 1992.
(3) For non-convention ships and barges the keels of which are laid or which are at a similar stage of construction
before 1 November 1992, the regulations in force at the time of the construction of the ship or barge still apply, with any
amendments made applicable to existing ships or barges.
(4) § 19 H of this Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2009.
Amended by Regulations of 29 June 2007 No. 1006 (in force on 1 July 2007, previously § 28), 12 December 2008 No. 1325 (in force on 1 January 2009).