MPA Singapore issues Shipping Circular
Pole StarLRIT conformance test sample
MPA Singapore has issued a circular to update the shipping community on the
new appointment of testing Application Service Providers (ASPs) to conduct LRITconformance testing for Singapore Ships. Pole Star Space Applications Limited (PoleStar) remains as Singapore Registry of Ship’s Recognised ASP to conductconformance testing for Singapore ships.
With effect from 1 August 2015, MPA has also appointed Fulcrum Maritime Systems Ltd (Fulcrum) and Collecte Locallisation Services (CLS), as authorised testing ASPs to conduct conformance testing for Singapore ships, in accordance with procedures and provisions set out in MSC.1/Circ.1307 (Annex A).
The SOLAS regulation V/19-1 which entered into force on 1 January 2008, applies to ships engaged on international voyages: passenger ships, including highspeed passenger craft; cargo ships, including high-speed craft, of 300 GT and above, and Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs). Shipowners/managers of applicable ships are to ensure that their shipborne equipment is LRIT compliant and capable of transmitting LRIT information.
MPA Singapore advises operators to ensure that the vessel’s details declared in the LRIT conformance test application form correspond to the other existing statutory certificates of the vessel, for example Certificate of Singapore Registry and Cargo Ship Safety Radio certificate.
Please click on the circular below for further details:
Source: MPA Singapore