# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1973 of 7 December 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2013 on the technical specifications for the electronic chart display and information system for inland navigation (Inland ECDIS) referred to in Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Division 1.4: Third party components requirements

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

Third party components, such as OEM (original equipment manufacturer) products, include software not developed by the navigation system provider. This includes but is not restricted to:
static or dynamic linked libraries,
computer aided design and engineering tools producing source or object code,
operating systems.
Third party software components shall be chosen according to the general safety requirements. The navigation system provider shall prove that third party components meet the high standards necessary for safe navigation either by providing acceptable quality certificates or by extensive and provable testing of the components.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/1973/annex/division/ELECTRONIC/section/4A/division/1/division/1.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1973/annex/division-ELECTRONIC/section-4A/division-1/division-1.4
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