safety radio certificate and safety radio survey Preparation on a merchant vessel

 

PREPARATION FOR SAFETY RADIO SURVEY ON BOARD A VESSEL

 

 

 1. Ship owners and managers are required to arrange radio survey.

 

    Qus 1: why safety radio survey is required.

       -   It is required by SOLAS Chapter 1  regulation 9 – Surveys of Radio Installations of Cargo 

           Ships.

        -  The details of requirements for equipment is contained in SOLAS Chapter IV– 

            Radiocommunications.

   Qus 2: Which ships requires safety radio survey.

         -   Cargo ships of 300 gross and above.

   Qus 3 : What information does safety radio certificate contain.

      -  Name of ship

      -  Distinctive number or letters

      -  Port of registry

       - Gross tonnage

       -  Sea areas in which ship is certified to operate (regulation IV/2)

       -  IMO Number

       -  Date on which keel was laid or ship was at a similar stage of construction or, where applicable, 

          date on which work for a conversion or an alteration or modification of a major character was 

          commenced

        -  Completion date of the survey on which this certificate is based  

  Qus 4: What form should be attached with safety radio cert.

      - A Record of Equipment for the Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate (Form R)

   Qus 5 : What does radio safety certificate / survey certifies.

  -   That the ship has been surveyed in accordance with the requirements of regulation I/9 of the 

      Convention.

  -  That the survey showed that:The ship complied with the requirements of the Convention as regards 

       radio installations

   -  The functioning of the radio installations used in life-saving appliances complied with the   

       requirements of the Convention.That an Exemption Certificate has/has not been issued.

 

   Qus 6:What Surveys are required.

• An initial survey before the ship is put in service;
• A renewal survey at intervals specified by the Administration but not exceeding five years
• A periodical survey within three months before or after each anniversary date of the Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate
  

 

Refer to Form-R, attached with the certificate safety radio It contains the survey items.

Following items to be checked and must be in good operational condition:

1.       VHF radio telephony

2.       VHF DSC

3.       MF/HF radio telephony, NBDP ( if fitted )

4.       MF/HF DSC

5.       INMARSAT

6.       NAVTEX receiver

7.       EGC receiver

8.       EPIRB, battery expiry date

9.       SART, battery expiry date

10.   Two way VHF radio telephony apparatus

11.   Main and Emergency sources of power

12.   Battery, battery charging system

13.   General operator’s certificate

14.   GMDSS log book

15. Condition of all antenna and stencil  on monkey island

16. Operational LRIT 

 Any other item mentioned in Form -R should be attended as required.