29Nautical charts and nautical publications

29 Nautical charts and nautical publications

[SOLAS V/27]

 29.1 The owner of a ship embarking on a voyage must ensure nautical charts and nautical publications on board for the voyage are adequate and up to date.

 29.2 The owner of a ship must ensure that any electronic version of a nautical chart or publication mentioned in subsection 29.1 is:

(a) a version officially issued by an administration, authorised hydrographic office or other approved organisation; and

(b) accessible using a computer that is:

 (i) located on the bridge; and

 (ii) available at all times to the officer of the watch; and

 (iii) connected to the ship’s main and emergency power supplies; and

(c) available:

 (i) on at least 1 other back up computer that can be made available to the officer of the watch within 5 minutes; or

 (ii) as up to date printouts of the nautical charts or publications.

 29.3 For an electronic nautical chart, the owner must ensure that the chart is displayed on an electronic chart display and information system in accordance with Regulation 27 of Chapter V of SOLAS.

 29.4 The owner of a ship must ensure that all software and hardware used for accessing official electronic versions of nautical publications complies with the recommendations of MSC/Circ.891 Guidelines for the onboard use and application of computers.

 29.5 The master of a ship must ensure that the information mentioned in sections 29.1 and 29.2 is on board before embarking on a voyage.