Goto Section: 80.1103 | 80.1109 | Table of Contents
FCC 80.1105
Revised as of October 1, 2008
Goto Year:2007 |
2009
Sec. 80.1105 Maintenance requirements.
(a) Equipment must be so designed that the main units can be replaced
readily, without elaborate recalibration or readjustment. Where applicable,
equipment must be constructed and installed so that it is readily accessible
for inspection and on-board maintenance purposes. Adequate information must
be provided to enable the equipment to be properly operated and maintained
(see IMO Resolution A.569(14)).
(b) Radio equipment required by this subpart must be maintained to provide
the availability of the functional requirements specified in Sec. 80.1081 and to
meet the performance standards specified in Sec. 80.1101.
(c) On ships engaged on voyages in sea areas A1 and A2, the availability
must be ensured by duplication of equipment, shore-based maintenance, or
at-sea electronic maintenance capability, or a combination of these.
(d) On ships engaged on voyages in sea areas A3 and A4, the availability
must be ensured by using a combination of at least two of the following
methods: duplication of equipment, shore-based maintenance, or at-sea
electronic maintenance capability.
(e) Irrespective of the maintenance methods used, a ship must not depart
from any port unless and until the ship is capable of performing all
distress and safety functions as specified in Sec. 80.1081.
(f) Irrespective of the maintenance methods used, all manufacturers'
instruction manuals and maintenance manuals for each piece of equipment
required and installed must be available on-board ship. Adequate tools,
spare parts, and test equipment appropriate to the methods used by the ship
as recommended by the manufacturer should be provided. The manuals, tools,
spare parts, and test equipment, as applicable, should be readily
accessible.
(g) If the duplication of equipment maintenance method is used, the
following radio installations, in addition to other equipment requirements
specified in this subpart, must be available on-board ships for their sea
areas as applicable. Equipment carried in accordance with this paragraph
must comply with Sec. Sec. 80.1101 and 80.1103. Additionally, each radio
installation must be connected to a separate antenna and be installed and be
ready for immediate operation.
(1) Ships, equipped in accordance with Sec. 80.1087 for sea area A1, must carry
a VHF radio installation complying with the requirements of Sec. 80.1085(a)(1).
(2) Ships, equipped in accordance with Sec. 80.1089 for sea areas A1 and A2,
must carry a VHF radio installation complying with the requirements of
Sec. 80.1085(a)(1) and an MF radio installation complying with the requirements
of Sec. 80.1089(a)(1) and being able to fully comply with watch requirements as
specified in Sec. 80.1123(a)(2). The MF radio installation installed for
duplication must also comply with the requirements Sec. 80.1089(c).
(3) Ships, equipped in accordance with Sec. 80.1091 for sea areas A1, A2, and
A3, must carry a VHF radio installation complying with the requirements of
Sec. 80.1085(a)(1) and either an MF/HF radio installation complying with the
requirements of Sec. 80.1091(b)(1) and being able to fully comply with watch
requirements as specified in Sec. 80.1123(a)(2) or an INMARSAT ship earth
station complying with the requirements of Sec. 80.1091(a)(1). The MF/HF radio
installation or the INMARSAT ship earth station installed for duplication
must also comply with the requirements Sec. 80.1091(c).
(4) Ships, equipped in accordance with Sec. 80.1093 for sea areas A1, A2, A3,
and A4, must carry a VHF radio installation complying with the requirement
of Sec. 80.1085(a)(1) and an MF/HF radio installation complying with the
requirements of Sec. 80.1091(b)(1) and being able to fully comply with watch
requirements as specified in Sec. 80.1123(a)(2). The MF/HF radio installation
installed for duplication must also comply with the requirements
Sec. 80.1091(c).
(h) The radio installations specified in paragraph (g) of this section
(referred as “duplicated equipment”), in addition to the appropriate radio
equipment specified in Sec. 80.1099 (referred as “basic equipment”), must be
connected to the reserve sources of energy required by Sec. 80.1099. The
capacity of the reserve sources of energy should be sufficient to operate
the particular installation ( i.e., the basic equipment or the duplicated
equipment) with the highest power consumption, for the appropriate period
specified in Sec. 80.1099. However, the arrangement for the reserve sources of
energy must be such that a single fault in this arrangement cannot affect
both the basic and the duplicated equipment.
(i) If the shore-based maintenance method is used, the following
requirements apply.
(1) Maintenance services must be completed and performance verified and
noted in the ship's record before departure from the first port of call
entered after any failure occurs.
(2) Each GMDSS equipment must be tested and performance verified and the
results noted in the ship's record before departure from every port. To
accomplish this, each ship shall carry a performance checkoff sheet listing
each GMDSS equipment carried on a mandatory basis.
(j) If the at-sea maintenance method is used, the following requirements
apply.
(1) Adequate additional technical documentation, tools, test equipment, and
spare parts must be carried on-board ship to enable a qualified maintainer
as specified in Sec. 80.1074 to perform tests and localize and repair faults in
the radio equipment.
(2) Only persons that comply with the requirements of Sec. 80.1074 may perform
at-sea maintenance on radio installations required by this subpart.
(k) Satellite EPIRBs shall be tested at intervals not exceeding 12 months
for all aspects of operational efficiency with particular emphasis on
frequency stability, signal strength and coding. The test may be conducted
on board the ship or at an approved testing or servicing station.
[ 51 FR 31213 , Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 68 FR 46980 , Aug. 7, 2003]
Operating Procedures for Distress and Safety Communications
Goto Section: 80.1103 | 80.1109
Goto Year: 2007 |
2009
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