Number range CHAPTERPublication--National Ocean Service--U.S. Coast
Pilot 9, Pacific and Arctic Coasts Alaska: Cape Spencer to Beaufort Sea,
2008 (26^th^) Edition. Change No. 01.

Coast Pilot 9 26^th^ Ed 2008 Corrections

Page 43-Table, insert after Part 168-Escort Requirements for Certain
Tankers

Part 169 Ship Reporting Systems

(FR 4/29/08)

Page 97-Paragraph 1273, line 2; read:

tanker master, pilot or escort vessel masters.

**Part 169-Ship Reporting Systems**

**Subpart A-General**

**§169.1 What is the purpose of this part?**

This subpart prescribes the requirements for mandatory ship reporting
systems. Ship reporting systems are used to provide, gather, or exchange
information through radio reports. The information is used to provide
data for many purposes including, but not limited to: navigation safety,
maritime security and domain awareness, environmental protection, vessel
traffic services, search and rescue, weather forecasting and prevention
of marine pollution.

**§169.5 How are terms used in this part defined?**

As used in this part--

*Administration* means the Government of the State whose flag the ship
is entitled to fly.

*Cargo ship* means any ship which is not a passenger ship.

*Flag Administration* means the Government of a State whose flag the
ship is entitled to fly.

*Gross tonnage* means tonnage as defined under the International
Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 (Incorporated by
reference, see §169.15).

*Gross tons* means vessel tonnage measured in accordance with the method
utilized by the flag state administration of that vessel.

*High speed craft* means a craft that is operable on or above the water
and is capable of a maximum speed equal to or exceeding
V=3.7xdispl^1667^, where "V" is the maximum speed and "displ" is the
vessel displacement corresponding to the design waterline in cubic
meters.

*High speed passenger craft* means a high speed craft carrying more than
12 passengers.

*International voyage* means a voyage from a country to which the
present International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS),
1974 applies to a port outside such country, or conversely. For U.S.
ships, such voyages will be considered to originate at a port in the
United States, regardless of when the voyage actually began. Such
voyages for U.S. ships will continue until the ship returns to the
United States from its last foreign port.

*Long range identification and tracking (LRIT) information or position
report* means report containing the following information:

\(1\) The identity of the ship;

\(2\) The position of the ship (latitude and longitude); and

\(3\) The date and time of the position provided.

*LRIT Data Center* means a center established by a SOLAS Contracting
Government or a group of Contracting Governments, or in the case of
International Data Center, by IMO, to request, receive, process, and
archive LRIT information. An LRIT Data Center may be National, Regional,
Co-operative or International.

*Mandatory ship reporting system* means a ship reporting system that
requires the participation of specified vessels or classes of vessels,
and that is established by a government or governments after adoption of
a proposed system by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as
complying with all requirements of regulation V/8--1 of the
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended
(SOLAS), except paragraph (e) thereof.

*Mobile offshore drilling unit* means a self-propelled vessel capable of
engaging in drilling operations for the exploration or exploitation of
subsea resources.

*Passenger ship* means a ship that carries more than 12 passengers.

*Self-propelled ships* means ships propelled by mechanical means.

*Shore-based authority* means the government appointed office or offices
that will receive the reports made by ships entering each of the
mandatary ship reporting systems. The office or offices will be
responsible for the management and coordination of the system,
interaction with participating ships, and the safe and effective
operation of the system. Such an authority may or may not be an
authority in charge of a vessel traffic service.

*United States* means the States of the United States, the District of
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the
Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the
United States.

**§169.10 What geographic coordinates are used?**

Geographic coordinates expressed in terms of latitude or longitude, or
both, are not intended for plotting on maps or charts where the
referenced horizontal datum is the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD
83), unless such geographic coordinates are expressly labeled NAD 83.
Geographic coordinates without the NAD 83 reference may be plotted on
maps or charts referenced to NAD 83 only after application of the
appropriate corrections that are published on the particular map or
chart being used.

**§169.15 Incorporation by reference: Where can I get a copy of the
publications mentioned in this part?**

\(a\) Certain material is incorporated by reference into this part with
the approval of the Director of the Federal Register under 5 U.S.C.
552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. To enforce any edition other than that
specified in this section, the Coast Guard must publish notice of change
in the **Federal Register** and the material must be available to the
public. All approved material is available for inspection at the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on
the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030 or go to
*http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html*.
Also, it is available for inspection at the Coast Guard, Office of
Navigation Systems (CG-54132), 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC
20593-0001, and is available from the sources indicated in this section.

\(b\) *International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Bureau Central de
la Commission Electrotechnique Internationale*, 3 rue de Varembé, P.O.
Box 131, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.

\(1\) IEC 60945, Fourth edition 2002-08, Maritime navigation and
radiocommunication equipment and systems--General requirements--Methods
of testing and required test results, incorporation by reference
approved for §169.215.

\(2\) \[Reserved\]

\(c\) *International Maritime Organization (IMO)*, 4 Albert Embankment,
London SE1 7SR, U.K.

\(1\) IMO Resolution MSC.202(81), adopted on May 19, 2006, Adoption of
Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at
Sea, 1974, as Amended, incorporation by reference approved for §160.240.

\(2\) IMO Resolution MSC. 210(81), adopted on May 19, 2006, Performance
Standards and Functional Requirements for the Long-Range Identification
and Tracking of Ships, incorporation by reference approved for §§169.215
and 169.240.

\(3\) IMO Resolution MSC.254(83), adopted on October 12, 2007, Adoption
of Amendments to the Performance Standards and Functional Requirements
for the Long-Range Identification and Tracking of Ships, incorporation
by reference approved for §§169.215 and 169.240.

\(4\) IMO Resolution A.694(17), adopted on November 6, 1991, General
Requirements for Shipborne Radio Equipment Forming Part of the Global
Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) and for Electronic
Navigational Aids, incorporation by reference approved for §165.215.

\(5\) International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969,
incorporation by reference approved for §169.5.

**Subpart C-Transmission of Long Range Identification and Tracking
Information**

**§169.200 What is the purpose of this subpart?**

This subpart implements Regulation 19-1 of SOLAS Chapter V (SOLAS
V/19-1) and requires certain ships engaged on an international voyage to
transmit vessel identification and position information electronically.
This requirement enables the Coast Guard to obtain long range
identification and tracking (LRIT) information and thus heightens our
overall maritime domain awareness, enhances our search and rescue
operations, and increases our ability to detect anomalies and deter
transportation security incidents.

**§169.205 What types of ships are required to transmit LRIT information
(position reports)?**

The following ships, while engaged on an international voyage, are
required to transmit position reports:

\(a\) A passenger ship, including high speed passenger craft.

\(b\) A cargo ship, including high speed craft, of 300 gross tonnage or
more.

\(c\) A mobile offshore drilling unit while underway and not engaged in
drilling operations.

**§169.210 Where during its international voyage must a ship transmit
position reports?**

The requirements for the transmission of position reports, imposed by
the United States, vary depending on the relationship of the United
States to a ship identified in §169.205.

\(a\) *Flag State relationship*. A U.S. flag ship engaged on an
international voyage must transmit position reports wherever they are
located.

\(b\) *Port State relationship*. A foreign flag ship engaged on an
international voyage must transmit position reports after the ship has
announced its intention to enter a U.S. port or place under requirements
in 33 CFR part 160, subpart C.

\(c\) *Coastal State relationship.* A foreign flag ship engaged on an
international voyage must transmit position reports when the ship is
within 1,000 nautical miles of the baseline of the United States, unless
their Flag Administration, under authority of SOLAS V/19-1.9.1, has
directed them not to do so.

**§169.215 How must a ship transmit position reports?**

A ship must transmit position reports using Long Range Identification
and Tracking (LRIT) equipment that has been type-approved by their
Administration. To be type-approved by the Coast Guard, LRIT equipment
must meet the requirements of IMO Resolutions A.694(17), MSC.210(81),
and MSC.254(83), and IEC standard IEC 60945 (Incorporated by reference,
see §169.15).

**§169.220 When must a ship be fitted with LRIT equipment?**

A ship identified in §169.205 must be equipped with LRIT equipment--

\(a\) Before getting underway, if the ship is constructed on or after
December 31, 2008.

\(b\) By the first survey of the radio installation after December 31,
2008, if the ship is--

\(1\) Constructed before December 31, 2008, and

\(2\) Operates within--

\(i\) One hundred (100) nautical miles of the United States baseline, or

\(ii\) Range of an Inmarsat geostationary satellite, or other
Application Service Provider recognized by the Administration, with
continuous alerting is available.

\(c\) By the first survey of the radio installation after July 1, 2009,
if the ship is--

\(1\) Constructed before December 31, 2008, and

\(2\) Operates within the area or range specified in paragraph (b)(2) of
this section as well as outside the range of an Inmarsat geostationary
satellite with which continuous alerting is available. While operating
in the area or range specified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section,
however, a ship must install LRIT equipment by the first survey of the
radio installation after December 31, 2008.

**§169.225 Which Application Service Providers may a ship use?**

A ship may use an application Service Provider (ASP) recognized by its
administration. Some Communication Service Providers may also serve as
an ASP.

**§169.230 How often must a ship transmit position reports?**

A ship's LRIT equipment must transmit position reports at 6-hour
intervals unless a more frequent interval is requested remotely by an
LRIT Data Center.

**§169.235 What exemptions are there from reporting?**

A ship is exempt from this subpart if it is--

\(a\) Fitted with an operating automatic identification system (AIS),
under 33 CFR 164.46, and operates only within 20 nautical miles of the
United States baseline,

\(b\) A warship, naval auxiliaries or other ship owned or operated by a
SOLAS Contracting Government and used only on Government non-commercial
service, or

\(c\) A ship solely navigating the Great Lakes of North America and
their connecting and tributary waters as far east as the lower exit of
the St. Lambert Lock at Montreal in the Province of Quebec, Canada.

**§169.240 When may LRIT equipment be switched off?**

A ship engaged on an international voyage may switch off its LRIT
equipment only when it is permitted by its Flag Administration, in
circumstances detailed in SOLAS V/19--1.7, or in paragraph 4.4.1, of
resolution MSC.210(81), as amended by resolution MSC.254(83)
(Incorporated by reference, see §169.15).

**§169.245 What must a ship master do if LRIT equipment is switched off
or fails to operate?**

\(a\) If a ship's LRIT equipment is switched off or fails to operate,
the ship's master must inform his or her Flag Administration without
undue delay.

\(b\) The master must also make an entry in the ship's logbook that
states--

\(1\) His or her reason for switching the LRIT equipment off, or an
entry that the equipment has failed to operate, and

\(2\) The period during which the LRIT equipment was switched off or
non-operational.

Note to §169.245: for U.S. vessels, the U.S. Coast Guard serves as the
Flag Administration for purposes of this section. All LRIT notifications
for the U.S. Flag administration, in addition to requests or questions
about LRIT, should be communicated to the U.S. Coast Guard by e-mail
addressed to LRIT@uscg.mil.

(FR 4/29/08)