Carriage of LRIT equipment
By adopting Resolution MSC 202(81) amending SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 19, IMO introduced a system for the long-range identification
and tracking (LRIT) of ships.
LRIT equipment has to be carried by all passenger vessels irrespective of their size and by cargo and other vessels >300 GT, in either case comprising all vessels engaged on international trade.
LRIT systems use shipboard LRIT equipment for the transmission of
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the identity of the ship
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the position of the ship (latitude and longitude), and
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the date and time of the position provided
to a LRIT Data Centre. Contracting Governments and search and rescue services which are entitled to receive such data obtain the LRIT data from LRIT Data Centres upon request.
Germany participates in the European LRIT-Data Centre, which is operated by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and has been in operation since 1 July 2009.
Port states or coastal states approached by vessels consequently expect to have access to the data stored at the Data Centre. Therefore, the LRIT communication equipment should be permanently operational.
Latest information:
EMSA has drawn attention to the fact that vessels transmitting LRIT position data should NOT switch off transmissions in high-risk regions. Unlike, for example, AIS transmissions, the LRIT system uses point-to-point communication which is not generally received. LRIT information enables Flag States to provide better assistence to vessels in high-risk regions. Any case in which the LRIT system has been placed out of operation has to be notified to the Flag State (here: LRIT@BSH.de) by the shipping company. See
EMSA Technical Note (PDF, 89 KB).
Additional information Information about implementation of LRIT carriage requirements (PDF, 37 KB) Sample of Statement of Equivalence
(PDF, 32 KB) IMO Resolution MSC 202(81) - Amendment of LRIT-carriage requirement (PDF, 169 KB) IMO Performance Standard MSC 263 (84) for LRIT - (PDF, 163 KB) IMO Circular MSC.1-Circ.1307 describing a LRIT functional test (PDF, 489 KB) Sample of Conformance Test Report issued by a testing ASP (PDF, 32 KB)
Please refer also to the following information of Dienststelle Schiffssicherheit bei der BG-Verkehr (PDF)
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