# The Merchant Shipping (Navigational Equipment) Regulations 1993, Regulation 24: Siting of radar installation


(1) The antenna unit of the radar installation shall be sited so that satisfactory overall performance is achieved in relation to:
(a) the avoidance of shadow sectors;
(b) the avoidance of false echoes caused by reflections from the ship’s structure; and
(c) the effect of antenna height on the amplitude and extent of sea-clutter.
(2) The radar display shall be sited on the bridge from which the ship is normally navigated. The siting of one of the displays shall be such that:
(a) an observer, when viewing the display, faces forward and is readily able to maintain visual lookout;
(b) there is sufficient space for two observers to view the display simultaneously.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/69/regulation/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-navigational-equipment-regulations-1993/regulation-24
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