Goto Section: 80.1103 | 80.1109 | Table of Contents
FCC 80.1105
Revised as of October 1, 2011
Goto Year:2010 |
2012
§ 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
§ 80.1081 and to meet the performance standards specified in § 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 § 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 § § 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 § 80.1087 for sea area A1, must
carry a VHF radio installation complying with the requirements of
§ 80.1085(a)(1).
(2) Ships, equipped in accordance with § 80.1089 for sea areas A1 and
A2, must carry a VHF radio installation complying with the requirements
of § 80.1085(a)(1) and an MF radio installation complying with the
requirements of § 80.1089(a)(1) and being able to fully comply with
watch requirements as specified in § 80.1123(a)(2). The MF radio
installation installed for duplication must also comply with the
requirements § 80.1089(c).
(3) Ships, equipped in accordance with § 80.1091 for sea areas A1, A2,
and A3, must carry a VHF radio installation complying with the
requirements of § 80.1085(a)(1) and either an MF/HF radio installation
complying with the requirements of § 80.1091(b)(1) and being able to
fully comply with watch requirements as specified in § 80.1123(a)(2) or
an INMARSAT ship earth station complying with the requirements of
§ 80.1091(a)(1). The MF/HF radio installation or the INMARSAT ship
earth station installed for duplication must also comply with the
requirements § 80.1091(c).
(4) Ships, equipped in accordance with § 80.1093 for sea areas A1, A2,
A3, and A4, must carry a VHF radio installation complying with the
requirement of § 80.1085(a)(1) and an MF/HF radio installation
complying with the requirements of § 80.1091(b)(1) and being able to
fully comply with watch requirements as specified in § 80.1123(a)(2).
The MF/HF radio installation installed for duplication must also comply
with the requirements § 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 § 80.1099 (referred as "basic equipment"),
must be connected to the reserve sources of energy required by
§ 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 § 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 § 80.1074 to perform tests and localize and
repair faults in the radio equipment.
(2) Only persons that comply with the requirements of § 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.
[ 57 FR 9065 , Mar. 16, 1992, as amended at 68 FR 46980 , Aug. 7, 2003]
Operating Procedures for Distress and Safety Communications
Goto Section: 80.1103 | 80.1109
Goto Year: 2010 |
2012
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