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Division 9 TEST OF ALARMS AND INDICATIONS

United Kingdom

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  1. (a)

    The alarms generated from Inland ECDIS equipment itself as well as the passed alarms delivered to the ECDIS by the connected sensors shall be tested.

  2. (b)

    The test procedure in navigation mode shall comprise the following situations:

    • any error in the Inland ECDIS equipment (built-in test equipment — BITE),

    • missing positioning signal,

    • missing radar signal,

    • missing rate of turn signal,

    • missing heading signal,

    • radar map matching not possible,

    • missing AIS signal.

  3. (c)

    The test procedure in information mode shall comprise the following situations:

    • any error in the Inland ECDIS equipment (built-in test equipment - BITE),

    • missing positioning signal,

    • missing heading signal,

    • missing AIS signal.

The Inland ECDIS manufacturers have to confirm in their system documentation that the system includes those test procedures and signal indicators in information mode.