# Merchant Shipping (Safety And Load Line Conventions) Act 1932, Paragraph 17

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

The direction-finding apparatus required by Article 47 shall be efficient and capable of receiving clearly perceptible signals and of taking bearings from which the true bearing and direction may be determined. It shall be capable of receiving signals on the frequencies prescribed for distress, direction finding and wireless telegraph beacons by the International Radiotelegraph Convention in force.
Efficient communication shall be provided between the apparatus and the bridge.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/22-23/9/schedule/FIRST/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-safety-and-load-line-conventions-act-1932/schedule-FIRST/paragraph-17
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