Maritime Transport Instrument MTI-404.210-1

Understanding the Maritime Transport Instrument MTI 404.210-1

What this maritime transport instrument does

Transport Instrument MTI-404.210-1 sets out further requirements in relation to the standards for radiocommunications equipment and procedures on vessels of less than 45 metres in length.

MTI-404.210-1 applies as follows:

• section 5 applies to vessels to which rule 404.210(2) applies:
• (2) Section 6 applies to vessels to which rule 404.210(1)(b) or rule 404.210(2) applies:
• (3) Section 7 applies to vessels to which rule 404.210(3) applies.

Commencement

This maritime transport instrument comes into force on the same date that Maritime Rules Part 404 Design, Construction, and Equipment , New Zealand Cape Town Vessels and Foreign Cape Town Vessels comes into force.

Section 5 required standards to meet compliance

Section 5 of MTI 404.210-1 1 sets out the required standards to meet compliance for the following items:

• MF/HF Radiotelephone fitted with Digital Select Calling (DSC)
• VHF Radio
• radar Transponder or Automatic Identification System- A system used by ships and Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) for (AIS)-SART
• EPIRB
• IMO recognised Mobile Satellite Service
• automatic Identification System (AIS)
• source of energy
• clock
• card of instructions
• emergency electric light
• documentation.

Section 6– performance standards for radiocommunications equipment

Section 6 outlines the performance standards for radiocommunications equipment for all vessels.

Section 7 – Maintenance, Inspection and servicing of radiocommunications equipment for all vessels

Section 7 outlines the maintenance, inspection, and servicing of radiocommunications equipment for all vessels.

Materials incorporated by reference in Maritime Transport Instrument MTI-404.210-1

The following items are incorporated by Reference in Maritime Transport Instrument MTI 404.210-1

Getting copies of material incorporated by reference

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