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Conditions required to replace
paper charts
Introduction
Carriage requirement for adequate and up to date charts for intended voyage can be found from SOLAS Chapter
V/20 of the 1974. In resolution A.817(19) IMO has specified how requirement of the V/20 of the 1974 can be
fulfilled with a device called ECDIS. In resolution A.817(19), Appendix 7 (RCDS 1998) IMO has specified how
requirement of the V/20 of the 1974 can be fulfilled when an ECDIS uses RCDS mode. The traditional alternative
way to fulfil requirements of the SOLAS chapter V/20 of the 1974 has been the use of paper charts.
If you use type approved version of this ECDIS (BSH type approval certificate number 6579 / 080 138 / 99. If in
doubt, contact your supplier of the ECDIS to check the status of your system) and if following conditions are met,
then your system fulfils IMO A.817(19).
· own ship area is covered with updated ENC charts
· your selected display area is covered with updated ENC charts
· you have a backup system which fulfils IMO A.817 requirements. One example is a second
ECDIS
Note that ENC producers provide their conditions of use in the Publisher notes, which you should read always when
loading new material into the ECDIS. See chapter "How to load S57 charts from a CD-ROM, floppy or LAN" on
page 73.
In areas where ENCs are not available raster chart material called ARCS from UK HO can be used in the ARCS
mode of this ECDIS, if following additional conditions are met:
· own ship area is covered with updated ARCS charts
· your selected display area is covered with updated ARCS charts
· appropriate folio of up-to-date paper chart is carried onboard and available, if required by your
flag country administration