IMO Resolution or Circular Number IMO Resolution or Circular title Amendments
GMDSS equipment
A.694(17) General requirements for shipborne radio equipment forming part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems (GMDSS) and for Electronic Navigational Aids
Compass equipment
A.382(X), Annex II Magnetic Compasses Carriage and Performance Standards
A.424(XI) Performance standards for gyro-compasses
MSC.86(70), Annex 2 Recommendation on performance standards for marine transmitting magnetic heading devices (TMHDs)Note A TMHD installed after 31 December 1999 and before 1 July 2002 must conform to performance standards not inferior to those set out in MSC.86(70), Annex 2.
MSC.116(73) Performance standards for transmitting heading devices (THDs).Note A THD installed after 30 June 2002 must conform to performance standards not inferior to those set out in MSC.116(73) Annex.
Radar equipment
MSC.64(67), Annex 4 Recommendation on performance standards for radar equipment
MSC.192(79) Adoption of the revised performance standards for radar equipment Note This resolution applies to equipment installed after 30 June 2008.
A.823(19) Recommendation on performance standards for Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPAs)
Electric Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS)
A.817(19) Performance standards for Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS)Note This resolution applies to equipment installed after 30 December 1995 and before 1 January 2009. MSC.64(67), Annex 5 and MSC.86(70), Annex 4
MSC.232(82) Adoption of the revised performance standards for Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS)Note This resolution applies to equipment installed after 30 December 2008.
Positioning receiving systems
A.816(19) Performance standards for shipborne Decca navigator receivers
A.818(19) Performance standards for shipborne Loran-C and Chakya receivers
A.819(19) Performance standards for shipborne Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver equipmentNote This resolution applies if GPS receiver equipment was installed before 1 July 2003. MSC.112(73)
MSC.53(66) Performance standards for shipborne GLONASS receiver equipment Note This resolution applies if GPS receiver equipment was installed after 30 June 2003. MSC.113(73)
MSC.64(67), Annex 2 Recommendation on performance standards for shipborne DGPS and DGLONASS maritime radio beacon receiver equipmentNote 1 A shipborne DGPS and DGLONASS installed on or after 1 July 2003, must conform to performance standards not inferior to those mentioned in MSC.114(73), Annex. Note 2 A shipborne DGPS and DGLONASS installed after 31 December 1998 and before 1 July 2003, must conform to performance standards not inferior to those mentioned in the Annex to MSC.64(67), Annex 2. MSC.114(73)
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MSC.74(69), Annex I Recommendation on performance standards for shipborne combined GPS/GLONASS receiver equipment Note MSC.74(69), Annex I applies to a GPS/GLONASS receiver installed after 30 June 2003.
MSC.115(73) Adoption of the revised performance standards for shipborne combined GPS/GLONASS receiver equipment Note MSC.115(73) applies to a GPS/GLONASS receiver installed after 30 June 2003.
MSC.233(82) Adoption of the performance standards for shipborne Galileo receiver equipment Note MSC.233(82) applies to a Galileo receiver installed after 31 December 2008.
Steering control systems
MSC.64(67), Annex 3 Recommendation on performance standards for heading control systemsNote A heading control system installed after 31 December 1998 must conform to performance standards not inferior to those mentioned in MSC.64(67), Annex 3.
MSC.74(69), Annex 2 Recommendation on performance standards for track control systemsNote A track control system installed after 31 December 1999 must conform to performance standards not inferior to those mentioned in MSC.74(69), Annex 2.
MSC.74(69), Annex 3 Recommendation on performance standards for an universal shipborne Automatic Identification System (AIS)Note AIS installed after 31 December 1999 must conform to performance standards not inferior to those mentioned in MSC.74(69), Annex 3.
A.526(13) Performance standards for rate-of-turn indicators
Echo sounding equipment
A.224(VII) Performance standards for echo sounding equipment MSC.74(69), Annex 4
Speed and distance measuring equipment
A.824(19) Performance standards for devices to indicate speed and distanceNote 1 A device to measure and indicate speed and distance installed after 30 June 2002, must conform to performance standards not inferior to those mentioned in MSC.96(72), Annex.Note 2 A device to indicate speed and distance installed after 31 December 1996 and before 1 July 2002 must conform at least to the performance standards mentioned in A.824(19).Note 3 MSC.334(90) applies to equipment installed after 1 July 2014. MSC.96(72); MSC.334(90)
Automatic Identification Systems (AIS)
A.917(22) Guidelines for the onboard operational use of shipborne Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) A.956(23)
Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT)
MSC.263(84) Revised performance standards and functional requirements for the long range identification and tracking of ships (LRIT)Note MSC.330(90) applies to equipment installed after 1 July 2014. MSC.330(90)
Voyage Data Recorders (VDR)
A.861(20) Performance standards for shipborne voyage data recorders (VDRs)Note 1 A VDR fitted before 1 June 2008, must conform to performance standards not inferior to those mentioned in A.861(20), Annex.Note 2 A VDR fitted after 31 May 2008, must also conform to the amendments to performance standards not inferior to those mentioned in MSC.214(81), Annex I. MSC.214(81)
MSC.163(78) Performance standards for shipborne simplified voyage data recorders (S-VDRs)Note 1 A S-VDR fitted before 1 June 2008 must conform to performance standards not inferior to those mentioned in MSC.163(78), Annex.Note 2 A S-VDR fitted after 31 May 2008, must also conform to the amendments to performance standards not inferior to those mentioned in MSC.214(81), Annex 2. MSC.214(81); MSC.333(90)
Adoption of revised Performance Standards for Shipborne Voyage Data Recorders (VDRs)Note MSC.333(90) applies to equipment installed after 1 July 2014.
Bridge design
A.575(14) Unification of performance standards for navigational equipment
A.813(19) General requirements for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) for all Electrical and Electronic Ship’s Equipment
MSC.64(67), Annex I Recommendation on performance standards for Integrated Bridge Systems (IBS)Note An IBS fitted after 31 December 1998 must conform to performance standards not inferior to those mentioned in MSC.64(67), Annex I.
MSC.86(70), Annex 3 Recommendation on performance standards for an Integrated Navigation System (INS)Note An INS installed after 31 December 1999 must conform to performance standards not inferior to those mentioned in MSC.86(70), Annex 3.
MSC.252(83) Adoption of the revised performance standards for Integrated Navigation Systems (INS)Note An INS installed after 31 December 2010 must conform to performance standards mentioned in MSC.252(83).
MSC.128(75) Performance standards for a Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) Note A BNWAS installed after 30 June 2003 must conform to performance standards not inferior to those mentioned in MSC.128(75), Annex.
MSC/Circ.982 Guidelines on ergonomic criteria for bridge equipment and layout
Sound reception systems
A.343(IX) Recommendation on methods of measuring noise levels at listening posts
MSC.86(70), Annex I Recommendation on performance standards for sound reception systems
Signalling equipment
MSC.95(72) Performance standards for daylight signalling lamps