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MSN 1690 (M) Amendment 1 Radio equipment: serviceability and maintenance

The serviceability and maintenance requirements of radio equipment under the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 6 December 2021

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MSN 1690 (M) Amendment 1 Radio equipment: serviceability and maintenance

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Merchant Shipping Notice (MSN) 1690(M) Amendment 1 is given effect by the Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998. It supersedes Merchant Shipping Notice 1690(M) and sets out the serviceability and maintenance requirements of radio equipment under the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).

This notice applies to all ships to which the Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998 apply.

Notice to all:

• shipbuilders

• shipowners

• masters and officers of merchant ships

• manufacturers of marine radio equipment

This notice supersedes MSN 1690 (M) and should be read in conjunction with MSN 1903 (M)

Published 6 December 2021