# Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system and repealing Council Directive 93/75/EEC, Division 2: Exemptions from the requirement to carry a VDR or S-VDR on board

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Member States may grant exemptions from the requirement to be fitted with a VDR or an S-VDR as follows:
(a) Passenger ships only on voyages in sea areas other than those covered by Class A, as referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council , may be exempted from the requirement to be fitted with a VDR.
(b) Ships, other than ro-ro passenger ships, constructed before 1 July 2002 may be exempted from the requirement to be fitted with a VDR where it can be demonstrated that interfacing a VDR with the existing equipment on the ship is unreasonable and impracticable.
(c) Cargo ships constructed before 1 July 2002 , engaged on international or non-international voyages, may be exempted from the requirement to be fitted with an S-VDR if such ships are to be taken permanently out of service within two years of the implementation date specified in Chapter V of SOLAS.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2002/59/annex/II/division/IV/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-59/annex-II/division-IV/division-2
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