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Date: 2017-11-08
Title: COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the identification of specific items of marine equipment which can benefit from electronic tagging

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
            
            
               1.CONTEXT OF THE DELEGATED ACT
            
            
               Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on marine equipment and repealing Council Directive 96/98/EC (hereafter called ‘the Marine Equipment Directive’) provides that "The Commission shall carry out a cost-benefit analysis concerning the use of the electronic tag as a supplement to, or a replacement of, the wheel mark." This analysis was undertaken by means of a study which is now available on the Commission website
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               It found that the time window to agree on a broadly accepted and recognized standard for electronic tags supplementing or replacing the wheel mark is relatively short as industry has already started applying such technology. The study concluded that while the maritime industry operates in a complex environment which makes it difficult to envisage all future possible uses of electronic tagging, the following positive impacts are to be expected from the timely introduction of a (voluntary applicable) EU framework:
            
            
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                     Manufacturers should benefit from an improved prevention of counterfeiting;
            
            
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                     Ship owners/operators should be able to carry out equipment traceability and stock control more easily;
            
            
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                     Market surveillance authorities should benefit from direct and easy access to the relevant data bases, which will improve the validation checks of certificates.
            
            
               For different phases of the marine equipment (approval, market access and surveillance) and ship life cycle (construction, operation and recycling) the processes taking place were analysed and possible challenges identified. Scenario projections considered the situation in 10 years after the possible implementation of electronic tags.
            
            
               The technological section of the study gave a comprehensive overview of existing data carriers and data exchange architectures, resulting in the recommendation to use radio-frequency identification (RFID) and data matrix labelling as favoured technologies for electronic tagging.
            
            
               For the quantitative assessment three different implementation scenarios have been defined and evaluated in addition to the baseline, leading to the conclusion that the most expensive scenario also has the highest potential benefits. 
            
            
               The implementation scenarios have been assessed against four main costs categories: investment, implementation, operational (including training) and maintenance costs. Faster data acquisition, reduction of market damage, more focussed product recalls and a more effective identification of counterfeited products have been evaluated on the benefits side.
            
            
               While the baseline scenario relates to the continuation of the status quo without electronic tagging, scenario 1 is based on using the Marine equipment certificate number for the identification only. Scenario 2 makes use of a company and item code on the product in addition to the marine equipment certificate number, and scenario three goes further by adding information which allows the individual identification of every single product of a manufacturer.
            
            
               The evaluation of the costs has been drawn by estimating the cost per stakeholder (i.e. manufacturer and market surveillance) and per unit needed for the implementation; items such as tag printers, readers, software interfaces, training have been considered. The cost and benefits have been evaluated over a period of 5 years for the purpose of depreciation and as this is considered sufficient for the voluntary uptake of the measure.
            
            
               While there is no additional cost for the baseline scenario there are also no additional benefits. The overall additional costs for scenario 1 are estimated (over 5 years) to be €710,000 and the benefits €28.7 million, while for scenario 3 €89 million additional costs (over 5 years) are expected to lead to increased benefits of almost €150 million. The intermediate scenario 2 foresees costs of €5.5 million and benefits of €32.7 million.
            
            
               It should also be noted that the legislator did not foresee to make the introduction of electronic tagging mandatory, leaving the decision whether to make use of its advantages to economic operators.
            
            
               Since it will be up to the economic operators to take up electronic tagging voluntarily, they will also be able to determine whether they want to invest more in the technology in order to achieve the increased benefits.
            
            
               2.CONSULTATIONS PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE ACT
            
            
               Stakeholders were consulted in the framework of both an impact assessment on the revision of Marine Equipment Directive in 2012 and of the cost-benefit analysis carried out in 2017 on options for electronic tagging.
            
            
               The impact assessment for the Marine Equipment Directive of 2012
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                took into consideration the introduction of electronic tags on a voluntary basis in the policy packages assessed. The present initiative is hence part of the policy choice already taken at the time of the adoption of the Directive. 
            
         
         
            
               In this vein, Article 11 of the Marine Equipment Directive asks the Commission to carry out a cost-benefit analysis. The analysis looked into the various options for implementing electronic tags. It is available on the Commission website.
            
            
               Consultations for the cost-benefit analysis involved all relevant stakeholders with regard to the Marine Equipment Directive, namely Member States (i.e. the Marine Equipment Expert Group [E02653], other relevant stakeholders, its sub-group on market surveillance, ADCO MED, as well as the Committee on Safe Seas [COSS, C09400]), Notified Bodies, marine equipment manufacturers, flag state and port state control officers, market surveillance authorities and ship operators. Stakeholders were made aware of the consultation through the MarED website, where more than 10.000 interested individuals are registered. Three stakeholder workshops and two practical demonstrations, one at a major sectorial trade fair and one on a ferry in the Baltic Sea completed the consultation. The general public will be consulted through the forthcoming standard 4-week public consultation on Delegated/Implementing Acts.
            
            
               3.LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE DELEGATED ACT
            
            
               The delegated act lists marine equipment falling within the scope of Directive 2014/90/EU which will be able to benefit from electronic tagging.
            
            
               As the consultations with stakeholders showed that by using different ways of tagging it could be technically feasible to tag all varieties of marine equipment, all types of equipment placed or to be placed on board an EU ship and for which the approval of the flag State administration is required by the international instruments defined in in Article 2 of Directive 2014/90/EU are technically feasible to apply electronic tagging.
            
            
               For example, in addition to tagging the packaging, it should be possible to attach a tag onto a wall on a ship which has been painted with a paint approved in accordance with the Marine Equipment Directive, showing that the paint is in conformity with Marine Equipment Directive requirements. Therefore, this act should not exclude specific items of marine equipment from its scope.
            
            
               By adopting a Regulation, the objectives of the Marine Equipment Directive, which rely on the prevention of counterfeiting and efficient market surveillance, will be achieved uniformly throughout the Member States, offering legal certainty for all stakeholders, including marine equipment manufacturers, competent authorities and ship builders and operators. The form of a Regulation ensures a coherent framework for all market operators and is the best possible guarantee for a level playing field and uniform conditions of competition. Furthermore it ensures the direct applicability of the list of specific marine equipment which can benefit from electronic tagging. The recourse to a regulation allows, in addition, to avoid administrative burden for Member State administrations as it requires no further transposition at national level.
            
            
               COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/...
            
            
               of XXX
            
            
               supplementing Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the identification of specific items of marine equipment which can benefit from electronic tagging
            
            
               (Text with EEA relevance)
            
            
               THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
            
            
               Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
            
            
               Having regard to Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on marine equipment and repealing Council Directive 96/98/EC
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               , and in particular Article 11(3) thereof,
            
            
               Whereas:
            
            
               (1)In order to enable the voluntary use of electronic tags by economic operators, to facilitate market surveillance and to prevent the counterfeiting of specific items of marine equipment, Directive 2014/90/EU confers powers to the Commission to adopt delegated acts in order to identify specific items of marine equipment which can benefit from electronic tagging.
            
            
               (2)It is important to ensure that the objectives of Directive 2014/90/EU are achieved uniformly throughout the Member States.  This is achieved by adopting a Regulation, offering legal certainty for all stakeholders, including marine equipment manufacturers, competent authorities and ship builders and operators. The form of a Regulation ensures a coherent framework for all market operators and is the best possible guarantee for a level playing field and uniform conditions of competition. Furthermore it ensures the direct applicability of the list of specific marine equipment which can benefit from electronic tagging. The recourse to a regulation allows, in addition, to avoid administrative burden for Member State administrations as it requires no further transposition at national level. 
            
            
               (3)In accordance with Directive 2014/90/EU the Commission should carry out a cost-benefit analysis concerning the use of electronic tags as a supplement to or  a replacement of the wheel mark.
            
            
               (4)The cost-benefit analysis demonstrated that, due to the electronic tagging of marine equipment, manufacturers should benefit from an improved prevention of counterfeiting, ship owners and operators should be able to carry out equipment traceability and stock control more easily and market surveillance authorities should benefit from direct and easy access to the relevant data bases, which will improve the validation checks of certificates.
            
            
               (5)The cost-benefit analysis concluded that overall investments will be low compared to the expected benefits and that costs for authorities and industry are affordable because of a possible stepwise voluntary implementation. Through further investments by the private and public sector additional benefits can be realised.
            
         
         
            
               (6)Within the context of the cost-benefit analysis the Commission carried out several consultations, workshops and demonstration projects with Member State’s experts and stakeholders.
            
            
               (7)During those consultations stakeholders agreed that it could be technically feasible to tag equipment placed or to be placed on board an EU ship and for which the approval of the flag State administration is required by the international instruments defined in Article 2 of Directive 2014/90/EU by using different methods of tagging. Therefore such equipment should be able to benefit from electronic tagging.
            
            
               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
            
            
               Article 1
            
            
               The specific items of marine equipment listed in the Annex of this Regulation may benefit from electronic tagging.
            
            
            
               Article 2
            
            
               This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
            
            
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            
            
               Done at Brussels,
            
            
               
                     
               
               
                     On behalf of the President
                     […]
                     [Position]
               
            
            
               
                     For the Commission
               
               
                     On behalf of the President
                     […]
                     [Position]
               
            
         
         
            
                  
                     (1)
                  
                  https://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transport/files/2017-04-electronic-tag-marine-equipment.pdf
               
               
                  
                     (2)
                  
                  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52012SC0438&from=en
               
               
                  
                     (3)
                  OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 146.
               
            
      
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               COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/...
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               supplementing Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the identification of specific items of marine equipment which can benefit from electronic tagging
                  
            
            
               The items in this list can benefit from electronic tagging:
            
            
            
               1. Life saving appliances
            
            
            
                     
                        Number and item designation
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.1
                     
                     
                        Lifebuoys
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.2a
                     
                     
                        Position-indicating lights for life-saving appliances:
                     
                     
                        (a) for survival craft and rescue boats,
                     
                     
                        (b) for lifebuoys,
                     
                     
                        (c) for lifejackets. 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.3
                     
                     
                        Lifebuoys self-activating smoke signals
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.4
                     
                     
                        Lifejackets
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.5
                     
                     
                        Immersion suits and anti-exposure suits designed to be worn in conjunction WITH a lifejacket:
                     
                     
                        a) immersion suit without inherent insulation,
                     
                     
                        b) immersion suit with inherent insulation,
                     
                     
                        c) anti exposure suits.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.6
                     
                     
                        Immersion suits and anti-exposure suits designed to be worn WITHOUT a lifejacket:
                     
                     
                        a) immersion suit without inherent insulation,
                     
                     
                        b) immersion suit with inherent insulation,
                     
                     
                        c) anti exposure suits.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.7
                     
                     
                        Thermal protective aids
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.8
                     
                     
                        Rocket parachute flares (pyrotechnics)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.9
                     
                     
                        Hand flares (pyrotechnics)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.10
                     
                     
                        Buoyant smoke signals (pyrotechnics)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.11
                     
                     
                        Line-throwing appliances 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.12
                     
                     
                        Inflatable liferafts
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.13
                     
                     
                        Rigid liferafts
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.14
                     
                     
                        Automatically self-righting liferafts
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.15
                     
                     
                        Canopied reversible liferafts
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.16
                     
                     
                        Float-free arrangements for liferafts (hydrostatic release units)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.17
                     
                     
                        Lifeboats:
                           (a) Davit-launched lifeboats:
                           - partially enclosed,
                           - totally enclosed.
                     
                     
                        (b) Free-fall lifeboats.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.18
                     
                     
                         Rigid rescue boats
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.19
                     
                     
                        Inflated rescue boats
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.20
                     
                     
                        Fast rescue boats:
                           (a) inflated,
                     
                     
                        (b) rigid,
                     
                     
                        (c) rigid-inflated.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.21
                     
                     
                        Launching appliances using falls (davits)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.23
                     
                     
                        Launching appliances for free-fall lifeboats
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.24
                     
                     
                        Liferaft launching appliances 
                           (Davits)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.25
                     
                     
                        Fast rescue boat launching appliances 
                           (Davits)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.26
                     
                     
                        Release mechanism for :
                     
                     
                        (a) Lifeboats and rescue boats (Launched by a fall or falls),
                     
                     
                        (b) Liferafts (Launched by a fall or falls),
                     
                     
                        (c) Free fall lifeboats.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.27
                     
                     
                        Marine evacuation systems
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.28
                     
                     
                        Means of rescue
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.29
                     
                     
                        Embarkation ladders
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.30
                     
                     
                        Retro-reflective materials
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.33
                     
                     
                        Radar reflector for lifeboats and rescue boats
                           (passive)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.36
                     
                     
                        Lifeboat / rescue boat propulsion engine
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.37
                     
                     
                        Rescue boat propulsion engine - outboard motor
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.38
                     
                     
                        Searchlights for use in lifeboats and rescue boats
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.39
                     
                     
                        - Open reversible liferafts
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.41
                     
                     
                        Winches for survival craft and rescue boats:
                           (a) davit launched lifeboats,
                     
                     
                        (b) free-fall lifeboats,
                     
                     
                        (c) liferafts,
                     
                     
                        (d) rescue boats,
                     
                     
                        (e) fast rescue boats.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/1.43
                     
                     
                        Rigid/inflated rescue boats
                     
                  
               
            
               2. Marine pollution prevention
            
            
            
                     
                        Number and item designation
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/2.1
                     
                     
                        Oil-filtering equipment (for an oil content of the effluent not exceeding 15 p.p.m.)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/2.2
                     
                     
                        Oil/water interface detectors
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/2.3
                     
                     
                        Oil-content meters
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/2.5
                     
                     
                        Oil discharge monitoring and control system for oil tankers 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/2.6
                     
                     
                        Sewage systems
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/2.7
                     
                     
                        Shipboard incinerators
                     
                     
                        (Incinerator plants with capacities greater than 1,500 kW and up to 4,000 kW)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/2.8
                     
                     
                        NOx analyzer for use on board as per NOx Technical Code 2008
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/2.10 
                     
                     
                        On board exhaust gas cleaning systems
                     
                  
               
            
               3. Fire protection equipment
            
            
            
                     
                        Number and item designation
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.1
                     
                     
                        Primary decks covering
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.2
                     
                     
                        Portable fire extinguishers
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.3
                     
                     
                        Fire-fighter's outfit: protective clothing (close proximity clothing) 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.4
                     
                     
                        Fire-fighter's outfit: boots
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.5
                     
                     
                        Fire-fighter's outfit: gloves
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.6
                     
                     
                        Fire-fighter's outfit: helmet
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.7 
                     
                     
                        Self-contained compressed-air-operated breathing apparatus
                        
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.8 
                     
                     
                        Compressed air line breathing apparatus 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.9
                     
                     
                        Sprinkler systems components for accommodation spaces, service spaces and control stations equivalent to that referred to in SOLAS 74 Reg. II-2/12 (limited to nozzles and their performance).
                           (Nozzles for fixed sprinkler systems, for high speed craft (HSC) are included under this item)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.10
                     
                     
                        - Nozzles for fixed pressure water spraying fire extinguishing systems for machinery spaces and cargo pump-rooms
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.11
                     
                     
                        'A' & 'B' class divisions fire integrity:
                     
                     
                        (a) 'A' class divisions, 
                     
                     
                        (b) 'B' class divisions.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.12 
                     
                     
                        Devices to prevent the passage of flame into the cargo tanks in tankers 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.13
                     
                     
                        Non-combustible materials
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.15
                     
                     
                        Materials other than steel for pipes conveying oil or fuel oil :
                     
                     
                        (a) plastic pipes and fittings,
                     
                     
                        (b) valves,
                     
                     
                        (c) flexible pipe assemblies and compensators,
                     
                     
                        (d) metallic pipe components with resilient and elastomeric seals.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.16
                     
                     
                        Fire doors
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.17
                     
                     
                        Fire door control systems components
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.18
                     
                     
                        Surface materials and floor coverings with low flame-spread characteristics :
                     
                     
                        (a) decorative veneers,
                     
                     
                        (b) paint systems,
                     
                     
                        (c) floor coverings,
                     
                     
                        (d) pipe insulation covers,
                     
                     
                        (e) adhesives used in the construction of 'A', 'B' & 'C' class divisions,
                     
                     
                        (f) combustible ducts membrane.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.19
                     
                     
                        Draperies, curtains and other suspended textile materials and films
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.20
                     
                     
                        Upholstered furniture
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.21
                     
                     
                        Bedding components
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.22
                     
                     
                        Fire dampers
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.25
                     
                     
                        "A" and "B" class fire proof windows and side scuttles
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.26 
                     
                     
                        Penetrations through 'A' class divisions:
                     
                     
                        (a) electric cable transits,
                     
                     
                        (b) pipe, duct, trunk, etc. penetrations.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.27
                     
                     
                        Penetrations through 'B' class divisions:
                     
                     
                        (a) electric cable transits,
                     
                     
                        (b) pipe, duct, trunk, etc. penetrations.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.28
                     
                     
                        Sprinkler systems (limited to sprinkler heads).
                           (Nozzles for fixed sprinkler systems, for high speed craft (HSC) are included under this item)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.29
                     
                     
                        Fire-fighting hoses
                           Non-percolating lay flat firefighting hoses (range of the inside diameter from 25 mm to 52 mm)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.30
                     
                     
                        Portable oxygen analysis and gas detection equipment
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.32
                     
                     
                        Fire restricting materials (except furniture) for high speed craft
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.33
                     
                     
                        Fire restricting materials for furniture for high speed craft
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.34
                     
                     
                        Fire resisting divisions for high speed craft
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.35
                     
                     
                        Fire doors on high speed craft
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.36
                     
                     
                        Fire dampers on high speed craft
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.37
                     
                     
                        Penetrations through fire resisting divisions on high speed craft:
                     
                     
                        (a) electric cable transits,
                     
                     
                        (b) pipe, duct, trunk etc. penetrations.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.38
                     
                     
                        Portable fire-extinguishing equipment for lifeboats and rescue boats
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.39
                     
                     
                        Nozzles for equivalent water-mist fire extinguishing systems for machinery spaces and cargo pump rooms
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.40
                     
                     
                        Low-location lighting systems (components only)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.41
                     
                     
                        Emergency escape breathing devices (EEBD)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.42
                     
                     
                        Inert gas systems components
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.43
                     
                     
                        Nozzles for deep fat cooking equipment fire extinguishing systems (automatic or manual type).
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.44
                     
                     
                        Fire-fighters outfit - lifeline
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.45
                     
                     
                        Equivalent fixed gas fire extinguishing systems components (extinguishing medium, head valves and nozzles) for machinery spaces and cargo pump rooms
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.46
                     
                     
                        Equivalent fixed gas fire extinguishing systems for machinery spaces (aerosol systems)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.47
                     
                     
                        Concentrate for fixed high expansion foam fire extinguishing systems for machinery spaces and cargo pump rooms.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.48
                     
                     
                        Fixed water based local application fire-fighting systems components for use in category A machinery spaces.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.49a
                     
                     
                        Fixed water-based fire-fighting systems for roro spaces, vehicle spaces and special category spaces:
                     
                     
                        a) Prescriptive-based systems as per Circ.1430 Clause 4,
                     
                     
                        b) Performance-based systems as per Circ. 1430 Clause 5.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.51
                     
                     
                        Fixed fire detection and fire alarm systems components for control stations, service spaces, accommodation spaces, cabin balconies, machinery spaces and unattended machinery spaces:
                           (a) Control and indicating equipment
                     
                     
                        (b) Power supply equipment,
                     
                     
                        (c) Heat detectors - Point detectors,
                     
                     
                        (d) Smoke detectors: Point detectors using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization,
                     
                     
                        (e) Flame detectors: Point detectors,
                     
                     
                         (f) Manual call points,
                     
                     
                         (g) Short circuit isolators,
                     
                     
                         (h) Input/output devices,
                     
                     
                         (i) Cables.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.52
                     
                     
                        Non-portable and transportable fire extinguishers
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.53
                     
                     
                        Fire alarm devices - Sounders
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.54
                     
                     
                        Fixed oxygen analysis and gas detection equipment
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.55
                     
                     
                        Dual purpose type nozzles
                           (spray/jet type)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.56
                     
                     
                        Fixed firefighting hose systems
                           Hose reels with semi-rigid hose
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.57
                     
                     
                        Medium expansion foam fire extinguishing systems components - fixed deck foam for tankers 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.58
                     
                     
                        Fixed low expansion foam fire extinguishing systems components for machinery spaces and tanker deck protection.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.59
                     
                     
                        Expansion foam for fixed fire extinguishing systems for chemical tankers 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.60
                     
                     
                        Nozzles for fixed pressure water-spraying fire-extinguishing systems for cabin balconies
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.61a
                     
                     
                        Inside air high expansion foam systems for the protection of machinery spaces, cargo pump rooms, vehicle and ro-ro spaces, special category spaces and cargo spaces.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.61b
                     
                     
                        Outside air high expansion foam systems for the protection of machinery spaces, cargo pump rooms, vehicle and ro-ro spaces, special category spaces and cargo spaces.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.62
                     
                     
                        Dry chemical powder extinguishing systems
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.63
                     
                     
                        Sample extraction smoke detection systems components
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.64
                     
                     
                        C class divisions
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.65
                     
                     
                        Fixed hydrocarbon gas detection system
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.66
                     
                     
                        Evacuation guidance systems used as an alternative to low-location lighting systems
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.67
                           Helicopter facility foam fire-fighting appliances
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.68
                           Galley exhaust duct fixed fire extinguishing systemscomponents
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.69
                     
                     
                        Mobile water monitor for ships constructed on or after 1 January 2016 designed to carry five or more tiers of containers on or above the weather deck 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.70
                     
                     
                        Fire-fighting hoses
                           Semi-rigid hoses for fixed systems
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/3.71
                     
                     
                        Fixed firefighting hose systems
                           Hose systems with lay-flat hose
                     
                  
               
            
               4: Navigation equipment
            
         
         
            
            
                     
                        Number and item designation
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.1
                     
                     
                        Magnetic compass
                           Class A for ships
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.2
                     
                     
                        Transmitting heading device THD (magnetic method)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.3
                     
                     
                        Gyro compass
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.6
                     
                     
                        Echo-sounding equipment
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.7
                     
                     
                        Speed and distance measuring equipment (SDME)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.9
                     
                     
                        Rate-of-turn indicator
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.14
                     
                     
                        GPS equipment
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.15
                     
                     
                        GLONASS equipment
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.16
                     
                     
                        Heading control system (HCS) 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.18
                     
                     
                        Search and rescue locating devices (SRLD):
                           9 GHz SAR transponder (SART)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.20
                     
                     
                        Rudder angle indicator
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.21
                     
                     
                        Propeller revolution indicator
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.22
                     
                     
                        Pitch indicator
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.23
                     
                     
                        Magnetic compass Class B for lifeboats and rescue boats
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.29
                     
                     
                        Voyage data recorder (VDR)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.30
                     
                     
                        Electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS) with backup, and raster chart display system (RCDS)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.31
                     
                     
                        Gyro compass for high-speed craft
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.32
                     
                     
                        Universal automatic identification system equipment (AIS)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.33
                     
                     
                        Track control system
                           (working at ship's speed from minimum manoeuvring speed up to 30 knots)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.34
                     
                     
                        Radar equipment CAT 1
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.35
                     
                     
                        Radar equipment CAT 2
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.36
                     
                     
                        Radar equipment CAT 3
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.37
                     
                     
                        Radar equipment for high speed craft applications (CAT 1H and CAT 2H)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.38
                     
                     
                        Radar equipment approved with a chart option, namely:
                           (a) CAT 1C, 
                     
                     
                        (b) CAT 2C,
                     
                     
                        (c) CAT 1HC, 
                     
                     
                        (d) CAT 2HC. 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.39
                     
                     
                        Radar reflector - passive type
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.40
                     
                     
                        Heading control system for high speed craft 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.41
                     
                     
                        Transmitting heading device THD (GNSS method)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.42
                     
                     
                        Searchlight for high speed craft
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.43
                     
                     
                        Night vision equipment for high speed craft
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.44
                     
                     
                        Differential beacon receiver for DGPS and DGLONASS Equipment
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.46
                     
                     
                        Transmitting heading device THD (Gyroscopic method)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.47
                     
                     
                        Simplified voyage data recorder (S-VDR)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.49
                     
                     
                        Pilot ladder
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.50
                     
                     
                        DGPS Equipment
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.51
                     
                     
                        DGLONASS Equipment
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.52
                     
                     
                        Daylight signalling lamp
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.53
                     
                     
                        Radar target enhancer
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.54
                     
                     
                        Compass Bearing Device
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.55
                     
                     
                        Search and rescue locating devices (SRLD):
                           AIS SART equipment
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.56
                     
                     
                        Galileo Equipment
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.57
                     
                     
                        Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.58
                           Sound reception system 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/4.59
                           Integrated navigation system 
                     
                  
               
            
               5: Radio-communication equipment
            
            
            
                     
                        Number and item designation
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/5.1
                     
                     
                        VHF radio capable of transmitting and receiving DSC and radiotelephony
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/5.2
                     
                     
                        VHF DSC watch-keeping receiver
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/5.3
                     
                     
                        NAVTEX receiver
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/5.4
                     
                     
                        EGC receiver
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/5.5
                     
                     
                        HF marine safety information (MSI) equipment (HF NBDP receiver)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/5.6
                     
                     
                        406 MHz EPIRB (COSPAS-SARSAT)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/5.10
                     
                     
                        MF radio capable of transmitting and receiving DSC and radiotelephony
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/5.11
                     
                     
                        MF DSC watch-keeping receiver
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/5.13
                     
                     
                        Inmarsat-C SES
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/5.14
                     
                     
                        MF/HF radio capable of transmitting and receiving DSC, NBDP and radiotelephony.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/5.15
                     
                     
                        MF/HF DSC scanning watch keeping receiver
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/5.17
                     
                     
                        Portable survival craft two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/5.18
                     
                     
                        Fixed survival craft two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/5.19
                     
                     
                        Inmarsat-F77
                     
                  
               
            
               6: Equipment required under COLREG 72 
            
            
            
                     
                        Number and item designation
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/6.1
                     
                     
                        Navigation lights
                     
                  
               
            
               7: Bulk carrier safety equipment
            
            
            
               This chapter currently has no items.
            
            
            
               8: Equipment under SOLAS Chapter II-1 
            
            
            
                     
                        Number and item designation
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MED/8.1
                     
                     
                        - Water level detectors