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Clarification of MSN 1874 amendment 7 correction relating to IEC 62288 standard and UK/4.29 - Voyage Data Recorders: UK23/N001

Updated 23 May 2023

This guidance was withdrawn on

MSN 1874 (M+F) Amendment 7 has been replaced with MSN 1874 (M+F) Amendment 8.

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UK approved recommendation UK23/N001 clarifying the update to MSN 1874 amendment 7, relating to item UK/4.29 - Voyage Data Recorders, that introduced a correction in relation to EN 62288:2013 and IEC 62288 Ed.2.0:2014-07.

1. Question

The publication of MSN 1874 amendment 7 introduced a correction in row 2 of UK/4.29 - Voyage Data Recorders. This corrected EN 62288:2014 to EN IEC 62288:2022, and corrected IEC 62288 Ed.2.0:2014-07 to IEC 62288 Ed. 3.0:2021. By introducing a correction rather than a new row to implement this standard, was it the intention to introduce an overnight change?

2. Recommendation

Introducing the update to these standards through a correction has inadvertently resulted in a requirement to comply with the new standard retrospectively from 1 July 2022, whilst simultaneously ending acceptance of EN 62288:2014 and IEC EN 62288 Ed.2.0:2014-07.

This was not the intention, and therefore EN 62288:2014 and IEC 62288 Ed. 20.0:2014-07 will continue to be accepted until 30 June 2025 for Voyage Data Recorders (UK/4.29). This is in line with MSC.466(101), which amends MSC.191(79) regarding the performance standards for the presentation of navigation-related information on shipborne navigational displays.

MSN 1874 amendment 8 will amend the requirements for UK/4.29 - Voyage Data Recorders accordingly, and in the meantime the following requirements should be followed until this is formally implemented when the next update to MSN 1874 is issued:

  • MSN 1874 amendment 7 should be interpreted to have instead introduced a last placing on board date for UK/4.29 row 2 of 30.06.2025, rather than a correction.

  • In addition, the introduction of EN 62288:2022 and IEC 62288 Ed. 3.0:2021 in row 2 of MSN 1874 amendment 7 should instead be interpreted as having introduced a new row for UK/4.29 (a ‘row 3’), identical to row 2 – but updating EN 62288:2014 to EN 62288:2022, and IEC EN 62288 Ed.2.0:2014-07 to IEC 62288 Ed. 3.0:2021.

The corrected requirements for UK/4.29 - VDRs can be found on the following page of this Recommendation, which also shows how this will be implemented in MSN 1874 Amendment 8. For clarity, the changes are highlighted in yellow in the Clarification of MSN 1874 amendment 7 correction PDF version.

In the meantime, this Recommendation should be followed by UK Approved Bodies, manufacturers, and other interested parties.

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