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FCC 80.273
Revised as of October 1, 2007
Goto Year:2006 |
2008
Sec. 80.273 Technical requirements for radar equipment.
(a) Radar installations on board ships that are required by the Safety
Convention or the U.S. Coast Guard to be equipped with radar must comply
with either the document referenced in paragraph (a)(1) of this section or
the applicable document referenced in paragraphs (a)(2) through (4) of this
section. These documents contain specifications, standards and general
requirements applicable to shipboard radar equipment and shipboard radar
installations. For purposes of this part the specifications, standards and
general requirements stated in these documents are mandatory irrespective of
discretionary language. The standards listed in paragraphs (a)(1), (2), (3),
and (4) of this section are incorporated by reference. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with
5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR Part 51. Copies of these standards can be
inspected at the Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC (Reference Information Center) or at the National Archives
and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of
this material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, or go to:
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_loc
ations.html. The standards referenced in paragraphs (a)(1), (2), and (3) of
this section can be purchased from the Radio Technical Commission for
Maritime Services (RTCM), Suite 600, 1800 Diagonal Road, Alexandria,
Virginia 22314–2480; telephone 703–684–4481; fax 703–684–4229; email
wtadams@rtcm.org. The standard referenced in section (a)(4) can be purchased
from International Maritime Organization (IMO), Publications, 4 Albert
Embankment, London SE1 7 SR, United Kingdom; telephone 011 44 71 735 7611.
(1) Radar installed on or after July 1, 1988, on ships of 500 gross tons and
upwards that were constructed on or after September 1, 1984, must comply
with the provisions of RTCM Paper 133–87–SC 103–33 including Appendix A.
Title: “RTCM Recommended Performance Specification for a General Purpose
Navigational Radar Set for Oceangoing Ships of 500 Gross Tons and Upwards
for New Radar Installations.” Title of Appendix A: “General Purpose
Shipborne Navigational Radar Set for Oceangoing Ships Design and Testing
Specifications.” Document originally approved by RTCM August 15, 1985 and
revised May 15, 1987.
(2) Radar installed on ships of 1,600 gross tons and upwards on or before
April 27, 1981, must comply with the provisions of Volume II of RTCM Special
Committee No. 65 Final Report; Part II. Title: “Performance Specification
for a General Purpose Navigational Radar Set for Oceangoing Ships of 1,600
Tons Gross Tonnage and Upwards for Ships Already Fitted.” Document approved
by RTCM July 18, 1978; effective as FCC requirement on April 27, 1981.
(3) Radar installed on ships of 1,600 gross tons and upwards after April 27,
1981 and before July 1, 1988, must comply with the provisions of Volume II
of RTCM Special Committee No. 65 Final Report with Change 1 entered; Part I
including Appendix A. Title: “Performance Specification for a General
Purpose Navigational Radar Set for Oceangoing Ships of 1,600 Tons Gross
Tonnage and Upwards for New Radar Installations.” Title of Appendix A:
“General Purpose Shipborne Navigational Radar Set for Oceangoing Ships
Design and Testing Specifications.” Document approved by RTCM July 18, 1978;
effective as FCC requirement on April 27, 1981.
(4) Ships between 500 and 1,600 gross tons constructed on or after September
1, 1984, with radar installed before July 1, 1988, must comply with
Regulation 12, Chapter V of the Safety Convention and with the provisions of
Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) [now
International Maritime Organization] Resolution A.477 (XII). Title:
“Performance Standards for Radar Equipment,” with Annex. Adopted by IMCO
November 19, 1981.
(b) For ships of 10,000 gross tons or more and any other ship that is
required to be equipped with two radar systems, each of these systems must
be capable of operating independently and must comply with the
specifications, standards and general requirements established by paragraph
(a) of this section. One of the systems must provide a display with an
effective diameter of not less than 340 millimeters (13.4 inches), (16 inch
cathode ray tube). The other system must provide a display with an effective
diameter of not less than 250 millimeters (9.8 inches), (12 inch cathode ray
tube).
(c) Recommendations for tools, test equipment, spares and technical manuals
are contained in Part IV of Volume III of the RTCM SC–65 Final Report
approved by RTCM July 18, 1978.
[ 68 FR 46967 , Aug. 7, 2003]
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