a aa: fae ake velegktun = pegesnrp ex : DGS IN 0411-86644 TeX GOVERNMENT OF INDIA oa wpe weer Ws7 at 2613651-4 Rone, ~MINISTRY-OF SURENCE TRANSPORT ae shag aePtasn Fox 2 91-22-2613655 DIRZCLORHTE GERERRL OF SUAPRING “ser wet", arats dais ah, 10> ENTRY. 1796 To The Principat Officer, ~~ , Mercantile Marine Department, Mumbai/Caleutla/Chennai, ‘Subject : Exemption SS radio equipment for vessels bling en the ade of India.” Sir, Bosed on the number ‘of representations trom’ the. ship-owners, ‘coriséquent tothe meeling held in the conference room of the D.G. Shipping, - Mumbai on 22.2.2000 and in view of close vicinity of service stations for _GMDSS equipments and short voyages normally undertaken by these vessels, lthas been decided that vessels exclusively engaged of the eéasting lrade:of India as defined in MS. Act Part € Section 3(2) need nat comply swith fult GMOSS requirements pertaining (othe fitment of radio equipments for-area AS \ as laid down in M:S.{Distress bret Safely Radio Communication) Rules, 1995, Accordingly, thé ‘list of equipments to be carted on ‘such ships Is ws Ste DAF -00 P-o2,y 2 Vessel¥ ext ively plying on the’ coastobindia‘and more than (b) ViiF Radio installation withiDSe” SOUGT buttess thuns000GT (6) Twonumberp SARTS t {d) Two numbers EPIRES (8) NAVTEX Reveivt {) Three numbers Two-Way’ ipso Telephone appar {o) SSHIMFMERad (h) The ShorelBased Maintenance (a) INMARSAT Cwilh EGS Contract (SpMey, A 3. Vossels exclusively plying onthe To comply val the requirement for - ‘coast of india and more than c area accordance. #ith 3000 GT SS (SRO) Rules, 1895 ti ~ The vessels exclusively plying on the coast of India and-tass then 300 | GT wil be required to have af least one GMOSS (GOG} cerilficate holder to ooerats the radio equipments on board, and the vessalsiabove this tonnage vat be reguired to comply with Section 16 (Manning Requifements} “of ts° M.S.(OSRC) Rules; 1985. tf latin pis tequired to” asts “only.. The above provision of dispens. ion wil become élfectiv eens duly 2002 and shall be vatid till further Sao: i : 2a? 7 Yours faithful, Sdt {Capt LK. Panda} + Nautical Surveyar C.c.t0:~ 1. NSA, subat : 2,_+ Coastat Ship-owner’s Association, Chennai \67 Andaman Ship-owner's Association, Port Blair |