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REPUBLIC of SAN MARINO
MARITIME AUTHORITY
MAIN CONTACT: SAN MARINO SHIP REGISTER
PH: +378 (0549) 960075| FAX: +378 (0549) 941305| EMAIL: technical@smsr.sm

San Marino Policy Letter
SMPL – 2021-TEC-019
08 November 2021
San Marino Ship Register SMSR
Guidelines on compliance with SOLAS V/19-1 Long
Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) for vessels
over 300GT

TO: Recognised Organisations, Shipowners, Managers, Masters, Seafarers, SMSR
partners, SMSR brokers, Surveyors, and the general public.

Guidelines on compliance with SOLAS V/19-1 LongRange Identification and Tracking (LRIT) for vessels
over 300GT
1. Background
SOLAS V/19-1 Long-Range Identification and Tracking of Ships (LRIT) requirements
entered into force on 1 January 2008 with a compliance date of 31 December 2008.
LRIT allows Administrations to receive position reports from vessels flying the flag of
the Republic of San Marino from anywhere in the world. This also allows national
governments to enhance their awareness of vessels in their territorial waters and off
their coastlines.
LRIT is given effect through amendments to chapter V of the SOLAS Convention andthe introduction of regulation SOLAS V/19-1.
The regulation requires ships to transmit the following information for LRIT purposes:i.

Identity of the shipii.

Position of the shipiii.

The date and time of the position

Owners of San Marino-flagged vessels will incur no costs associated with thetransmission and receipt of the position reports required by LRIT.

2. Application
SOLAS V/19-1 applies to the following vessels engaged in international voyages:i.

Cargo Vessels, including High Speed Craft, equal to or over 300 GT

ii.

Passenger ships, including High Speed Passenger craftiii.

Mobile Offshore Drilling Unitsiv.

Yachts equal to or over 300 GT, certified under the 'Large Yacht Code' or
holding a Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate

2These vessels, constructed before 31 December 2008, must comply with the following
timelines:
i.

Vessels operating in sea areas A1 + A2 or A1 + A2 + A3 by no later than thefirst Radio Survey after 31 December 2008.

ii.

Vessels operating exclusively in sea area A4 by no later than the first radio
survey after 1 July 2009. If also operating in A1 + A2 + A3, the above
requirement would apply in those areas.

N.B. Ships, to which SOLAS V/19-1 applies, constructed after 31 December 2008
must comply with the requirements at time of delivery.
Those ships operating exclusively in sea area A1 and fitted with an Automatic
Identification System (AIS) are exempt from LRIT regulations.
Inmarsat C and Iridium are the only networks used for the transmission of LRIT databy The Republic of San Marino.
Regardless of the date of Radio Survey, all San Marino-flagged ships subject toSOLAS V/19-1, as indicated under 'Application', must be:i.

Registered for testing with the Recognised and/or Authorised Application
Service Provider as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen delays incompliance

ii.

Hold a Conformance Test Report (certificate) for LRIT conformance; andiii.

Meet transmission requirements by no later than first radio survey after 31 stDecember 2008.

3. Required action by the owners or managers
The Administration has appointed Pole Star Space Applications Limited (Pole Star) as
the recognised Testing Application Service Provider (ASP) to undertake shipborne
equipment testing and the issuance of a Conformance Test Report (CTR certificate).
a) Owners of ships subject to SOLAS V/19-1 will need to register their nominatedInmarsat C or Iridium terminal for testing with Pole Star. Contact details areincluded below.
3b) Once registration is complete, an activation code (Data Reporting and Polling
Closed Network Identity or DNID) and other supplemental commands will bedownloaded automatically to the vessel’s nominated terminal. This will activate
the transmissions required for the test.
c) Following activation, there will be a period of testing in line with guidelines
contained in MSC.1/Circ.1296. This is necessary to ensure the transmitted datais accurate and reliable. This testing will be carried out remotely by Pole Star.
Upon successful completion, a CTR certificate will be issued by Pole Star on
behalf of the Administration. All vessels must hold such a certificate to comply
with SOLAS V/19-1.
iv. Owners of ships with terminals that do not support LRIT will need to either
upgrade one of the terminals onboard or preferably install a 'stand-alone' LRIT
terminal.
iv.

All costs for testing and issuance of CTR certificates will be borne by the ownerof the ship unless otherwise notified.

4. Contacts
If a ship owner is in any doubt as to the applicability of SOLAS V/19-1 to their ships
they should contact the Registry at technical@smsr.sm.
For information regarding LRIT testing contact Pole Star Space Applications Limitedon:
Email - sales@polestarglobal.com
Telephone - +44 (0)20 7313 7403
Websites:
https://www.polestarglobal.com/news-events/what-is-an-lrit-conformance-test-andhow-can-i-obtain-a-certificate
https://www.polestarglobal.com/software-solutions/lrit-conformance

5. Further Information
General information and LRIT requirements are available at http://www.lrit.com.

4Pertinent IMO resolutions can be found at http://www.lrit.com/regulation.html
The following documents adopted by IMO give full details on the LRIT requirements
and its implementation.
LRIT Regulation - IMO Resolution MSC.202(81)Safety & Environment - IMO Resolution MSC.242(83)
Revised performance standards and functional requirements for the LRIT of Ships IMO Resolution MSC.263(84)Established of the International Data Exchange on an interim basis - IMO Resolution
MSC.265(84)Guidance on the implementation of the LRIT system - IMO Resolution
MSC.1/Circ.1298
Guidance on the survey and certification of compliance of ships with the requirement
to transmit LRIT information - IMO Resolution MSC.1/Circ.1307
Guidance to Search and Rescue services in relation to requesting and receiving LRIT
information - IMO Resolution MSC.1/Circ.1308

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