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The introduction of the Long Range Identication and Tracking (LRIT) amendment
to SOLAS V/19 requires all operators of ships engaged on international voyages,
including passenger ships, cargo ships of 300 gross tonnage and above, and Mobile
Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs) to provide tested and certied shipborne equipment
for the transmission of LRIT information. For full details see www.lrit.com.
LRIT INMARSAT C EQUIPMENT CONFORMANCE TESTING
What do I have to do?
Compliance to LRIT is important. Some Governments
have indicated that they may not grant entry to their
territorial waters, or to their ports, for ships that do not
comply with LRIT.
You should arrange to test your equipment as soon
as possible. LRIT Conformance Test Reports (CTRs)
are required for radio surveys and inspection from 31
December 2008.
Ship operators are required to provide shipborne
equipment which complies with the LRIT regulation,
pass a conformance test and obtain a CTR. All
shipborne LRIT equipment must be tested and
certied by an Authorised Testing ASP appointed
by your Flag. Authorised Testing ASPs will also, on
behalf of most Flags, be able to issue CTRs for
transceivers that pass the test.
1
Buy test credits from us which
activates your online LRIT test
account. Please email
lrittesting@polestarglobal.com
or phone (refer to the last page
for telephone numbers).
2
Upload your entire eet
and transceiver details
into the account using a
precongured spreadsheet.
3
Decide which terminals you
wish to test and start the tests
at a time of your choosing.
4
Results are automatically emailed
to you within 48 hours, with clear
and helpful advice about what to
do if your terminal failed the test.
All successful test results are
forwarded, free of charge, to
your ag.
Four simple steps to testing
Why test with Pole Star?
We understand the LRIT system and what is required.
We attend and contribute to the relevant IMO COMSAR,
NAV, MSC, Engineering and Working Group meetings.
We work with all the major satellite equipment
manufacturers, communications service providers, land
earth station operators, Inmarsat and other satellite
communication network providers to ensure that the
LRIT system works end-to-end. Pole Star is an LRIT
Data Centre Administrator and an Authorised Testing
ASP for over 90 Flags. See www.lrit.com for the latest
information.
Pole Star’s system manages all aspects of the
test, including: terminal commissioning, satellite
communications network management, post-test
de-commissioning, production of a detailed test result
and provision of a conformance test certicate if
required. Testing of shipborne Inmarsat C equipment
began in July 2008 and we have conducted over
25,000 tests since then.
Our technical capability is backed up by a professional,
multi-lingual customer support team with ofces
in both Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. Ship
operators who test their LRIT transceivers with Pole
Star will also be offered a free trial of our commercial
Fleet Management product.
Why test now?
The vessel shows its compliance to the regulation by
having on board a valid CTR, issued on behalf of their
ag, in accordance with the provisions of MSC.1/
Circ.1307 on Guidance on the survey and certication
of compliance of ships with the requirement to
transmit LRIT information.
A vessel must show compliance by the date of its rst
survey after 31 December 2008 or at change of ag
(considered the rst survey after 31 December 2008).
Although a number of Flag States are still to implement
their operational LRIT Data Centre as required by
Regulation V/19-1, in order to prevent Port State
Controls from penalizing ships of these ags, the
IMOs Maritime Safety Committee approved transitional
arrangements for the compliance of vessels.
This means that as long as the vessel has complied
with its LRIT obligation (provided a tested and certied
transceiver in advance of the radio survey date) within
the deadline, it cannot be sanctioned for matters
outside its control. With this in mind, ship operators
are advised to test their transceivers in good time.
The ship operator’s obligation under the LRIT regulation is to
ensure provision of compliant equipment to transmit the identity
of the ship, the position and date and time of the position to
the Data Centre nominated by the Flag Administration / Ship
Registry. In addition, the transceiver must be able to respond
to polling for an on-demand position report and be able to
immediately respond to instructions to modify the automatic
reporting interval to a frequency of a maximum of once every
15 minutes. Automatic Position Reports will be transmitted at a
minimum four times per day to your Flag’s National Data Centre.
LRIT system architecture
How to test
We provide a web based system where ship operators
have their own account. From your account you can
initiate tests at any time and review the progress
and status of your tests. The system provides error
messages and suggests corrective action on failed
equipment.
Our simple user-friendly interface
is designed with shipowners
in mind. Registering your
transceivers is free. Our custom-
designed import tool within our
interface will allow you to import
your eet data all at once.
The imported eet details will be transferred to the LRIT
Transceiver list. Once the transceiver(s) are registered, you
can start the testing process immediately.
Our simple user-friendly interface gives you a secure
testing account. With this, you can initiate your tests
at any time, allowing you to t your testing around your
operational schedule.
Once you’ve gathered your eet information, our
intuitive application allows you to upload your entire
eet with one click. With your testing account, you can
overview the progress and status of testing of your
eet. Your results are emailed to you within 48 hours.
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issued by Pole Star Space Applications Limited
on behalf of THE GOVERNMENT OF
Name of ship
Port of registry
Distinctive number or letters
IMO Number
Maritime Mobile Service Identity
Gross tonnage
Sea areas in which the ship is certied to operate
Sea areas for which this report is valid
Application Service Provider conducting the test
THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the shipborne equipment designated to transmit LRIT information and specied below:
1. has been found to meet the requirement of the provision of regulations V/19-1.6 and V/19-1.7 and of the Revised performance
standards and functional requirements for the long-range identication and tracking of ships adopted by resolution MSC.263(84)
and:
.1 is of a type approved by the Administration in accordance with the provisions of regulation V/19-1;
.2 is of a type approved by the Administration in accordance with the provisions of regulation IV/14;
.3 has been certied by the Administration as meeting the requirements of IEC 60945 (2002-08) and IEC
60945 Corr.1 (2008-04) on Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems –
General requirements – Methods of testing and required test results;
.4 has been certied by the Administration as complying with the provisions of regulation XI-2/6;
and of resolution MSC.136(76) on Performance standards for a ship security alert system*/resolution
MSC.147(77) on Adoption of the Revised performance standards for a ship security alert system*;
(* Delete as appropriate.)
2. has undergone conformance testing in accordance with the procedures and provisions set out in MSC.1/Circ.1307,
and has shown that it can operate within the tolerances of the acceptance criteria stated in the aforesaid circular.
The conformance test was satisfactorily completed on
Details of the shipborne equipment used to transmit LRIT information:
(e.g., make, model, serial number and shipborne equipment identifier)
Issued in London, United Kingdom on
CONFORMANCE TEST REPORT
issued under the provisions of MSC.1/Circ.1307 on Guidance on the survey and certication
of compliance of ships with the requirement to transmit LRIT information
No:
VOID
Y e s No
Y e s No
Y e s No
Y e s No
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How do I get a certicate?
Pole Star can issue LRIT CTRs on behalf of most ags.
Your LRIT CTRs will be dispatched as a scan by email,
and as a hard copy by courier within 3 days of receipt
of payment. You can refer to www.lrit.com/testing_asp.
html to nd the latest list of ags we certify for.
If your Flag is issuing CTRs directly, Pole Star will
forward all successful test results directly to your Flag.
What should I do if my equipment fails
the test?
If your shipborne equipment is non-conformant, Pole
Star offers a dedicated LRIT equipment package that
includes an LRIT conformance test. The SkyWave DMR-
800LRIT transceiver is delivered directly to your ship
pre-congured and ready for immediate test, providing
a cost effective LRIT compliance option where existing
equipment is not suitable or where a stand-alone LRIT
solution is required.
Information on survey and certication
It is important to note that an existing ship safety radio
certicate does not confer LRIT compliance on the ship.
MSC.1/Circ.1307 regarding Guidance on the survey and
certication of compliance of ships with requirement to
transmit LRIT information states that compliance of the
shipborne equipment with the regulation should be
demonstrated by the equipment being:
1. of a type approved by the Administration in accordance
with the provisions of regulation V/19-1 and section 4
of the revised performance standards; or
2. certied by the Administration as meeting the
requirements of regulation IV/14 and satisfactorily
completing a conformance test; or
3. certied by the Administration as meeting the
requirements of IEC 60945 (2002-08) and IEC 60945
Corr.1 (2008-04) on Maritime navigation and
radiocommunications equipment and systems – General
Requirements – Methods of testing and required test
results and satisfactorily completing a conformance test.
ANNEX – CONFORMANCE TEST RESULTS AS PER TABLE 2 OF APPENDIX 1 MSC.1/CIRC.1307
CTN Test requirement Results
EL1 The equipment is activated into the ASP system Pass
1Establish the sea areas the ship is certied to operate from the Cargo Ship Safety
Radio Certicate, Cargo Ship Safety Certicate, Passenger Ship Safety Certicate or equivalent Pass
2 The equipment automatically transmits an LRIT information Pass
3 The equipment identity is present in the received LRIT information Pass
4a The latitude and longitude is present in the received LRIT information Pass
4b The equipment GNSS position information is based upon the WGS84 datum Pass
5a The date and time is present in the received LRIT information Pass
5b The equipment date and time information is in UTC Pass
5c The equipment transmits a Time Stamp relative to when the position was generated
(not the CSP receipt time) Pass
6 The equipment is of a type approved by the Administration Pass
7 The equipment is switched off on board or ceases the distribution of LRIT information Pass
8The equipment is compliant with provisions of resolution A.694(17). The equipment has been
tested for electromagnetic compatibility (refer to resolution A.813(19)) Pass
9a The equipment is re-congured to automatically transmit LRIT information at 15 minute intervals Pass
9b The equipment is re-congured to automatically transmit LRIT information at 60 minute
intervals demonstrating that a change in transmitting interval has been successfully achieved Pass
9c The equipment automatically transmits a LRIT information at 6 hour intervals Pass
9d The equipment is re-congured to automatically transmit LRIT information at 24 hour intervals Pass
9e LRIT information is available within 15 minutes of the time it is transmitted by the ship Pass
10
The equipment transmits LRIT information (subsequent to the ASP issuing a poll command)
and the LRIT information is available within 30 minutes of the time the ASP has requested
the information
Pass
11 The equipment interfaces directly to the shipborne global navigation satellite system
equipment, or has internal positioning capability Pass
12 The equipment is supplied with energy from the main and emergency source of electrical
power (this provision does not apply to Inmarsat-C) Pass
13 The equipment automatically transmits LRIT information via the CSP to the ASP in a reliable
and secure manner Pass
EL2 The equipment is de-activated and released from the LRIT system Pass
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