Marine Order 21, issue 8
17Maintenance of navigational equipment
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17 Maintenance of navigational equipment
[SOLAS V/16]
17.1 The master of a ship must take all reasonable steps to have navigational equipment maintained in efficient working order.
17.2 The owner of a ship must ensure that spare parts and tools for repairs to navigational equipment fitted on the ship are available on the ship.
17.3 The spare parts and tools must be recommended by the manufacturer of the navigational equipment.
17.4 However, if the ship is at a place where repair facilities are not available and a defect in navigational equipment is discovered on the ship, the master of the ship may, if agreed by AMSA, proceed to a port where repairs can take place.
17.5 For subsection 17.4, the master of the ship must ensure that the inoperative equipment or the unavailability of information is taken into account when planning and making the voyage to the port.