Guidance

Annex 3 - MSN 1874 (M+F) Amendment 6

Updated 1 July 2022

This guidance was withdrawn on 24 March 2023

MSN 1874 Amendment 6 has been replaced by MSN 1874 Amendment 7.

1. Annex 3

This annex sets out equipment within the scope of part III of this Notice. This is equipment which does not require approval. This is equipment to which an explicit standard is not cited in UK instruments forming a carriage requirement.

The table below sets out minimum standards for acceptance on board the relevant UK ship listed in column 2. Column 1 states the item designation and column 3 states the minimum standard. When a minimum standard is not indicated, MCA will develop minimum standards through a separate MGN to be included in updates to this Notice. A ship carrying equipment which exceeds these minimum standards will be taken as meeting these standards.

Item Designation	Applicable Ships	Standard
Firefighter’s Radios	UK Class I – II(A), VII – VIII(A), as required by SOLAS Regulation II-2 paragraph 10.4	The two-way portable radiotelephone apparatus shall be of an explosion- proof type or intrinsically safe. In order for such equipment to meet the explosion proof or intrinsically safe requirements, the radio telephone apparatus are to be certified in accordance with relevant standards for equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres, and maintained as such, for example:- Directive 94/9/EC (ATEX) - with approval rating such as II2G Ex ib IIA T3; or IEC 60079-0 2009 - Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres - Classification of areas; or IEC 60092-502 1999 - Electrical installations in ships - Tankers – Special features Intrinsically safe radios should have a power output of 1 watt or less The radio telephone apparatus are to be fit for purpose, i.e. they are able to work within the environment to be expected in a fire scenario, that their operating range is sufficient and that they are safe
Draught Gauge Indicators	UK Class I – II(A) – as required by SI 1998 No. 2514, Regulation 41	-
Lifebuoys- lightweight type (horseshoe)	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-
Means of Recovery	Passenger Ships certificated to MSN 1823 (Cat A-D)	-
ORIL	Ships Certificated in accordance with MGN 469	-
Radar Reflector	Ships Certificated in accordance with MGN 469	-
Flares	Ships Certificated in accordance with MGN 469	-
HRUs	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-
TPAs	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-
Hand held orange smoke flare	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-
Line Thrower	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-
VHF	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-
EPIRB	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-
SART	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-
Lifebouy	Inland small Pax code	-
Radar Reflector	Fishing 15-24	-
Fire Detection	Inland small Pax Code	-
Fixed Fire Extinguishing	Inland small Pax Code	-
Fixed Fire Extinguishing	Fishing less 15	-
EPIRB	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-
VHF DSC	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-
Magnetic Compass	Inland small pax	-
Search Light	Large Yacht	-
Echo Sounder	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-
GPS	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-
Vessel’s Log	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-
Signalling Lamp	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-
SART	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-
Compass/ Bearing Compass	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-
Echo Sounder	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-
GPS	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-
Signalling Lamp	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-
Search Light	Small Commercial Vessels[footnote 1].	-

1. Small Commercial Vessels are deemed to be any vessel which has been issued certification in accordance with the Codes of Practice for Vessels in Commercial use for Sport or Pleasure, Workboats and Pilot Boats or MGN 280. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷ ↩¹⁸ ↩¹⁹ ↩²⁰