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    The document is a technical circular issued by the Directorate General of Shipping in India that provides an exemption for vessels operating within port limits from carrying certain ITU publications. Specifically, it exempts such vessels from carrying all six volumes of the ITU publications and instead only requires they carry the ITU Manual for Maritime Mobile Stations and Admiralty List of Radio Signals - Volume 5. This partial relaxation of requirements is in accordance with provisions in Indian maritime law and SOLAS convention regarding applicable ITU directives for merchant ships to carry publications containing information about coast stations, ship stations, and special service stations.

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    The document is a technical circular issued by the Directorate General of Shipping in India that provides an exemption for vessels operating within port limits from carrying certain ITU publications. Specifically, it exempts such vessels from carrying all six volumes of the ITU publications and instead only requires they carry the ITU Manual for Maritime Mobile Stations and Admiralty List of Radio Signals - Volume 5. This partial relaxation of requirements is in accordance with provisions in Indian maritime law and SOLAS convention regarding applicable ITU directives for merchant ships to carry publications containing information about coast stations, ship stations, and special service stations.

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    The document is a technical circular issued by the Directorate General of Shipping in India that provides an exemption for vessels operating within port limits from carrying certain ITU publications. Specifically, it exempts such vessels from carrying all six volumes of the ITU publications and instead only requires they carry the ITU Manual for Maritime Mobile Stations and Admiralty List of Radio Signals - Volume 5. This partial relaxation of requirements is in accordance with provisions in Indian maritime law and SOLAS convention regarding applicable ITU directives for merchant ships to carry publications containing information about coast stations, ship stations, and special service stations.

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    Technical Circular

    No.: 018/2014 Date: 25th July 2014

    To Whomsoever it may concern

    Subject: Exemption from the requirement of ITU Publications for vessels


    operating in port limit

    1. Circular NT/Radio/01/2004 dated 09.03.2004 issued by D. G. Shipping requires


    vessels plying in or around Indian Coast to carry following publications:-

    i) ITU Manual for maritime mobile station


    ii) Admiralty list radio signals – vol – 5

    2. Subsequently D. G. Shipping vide their letter reference no. 14-NT(6)/2013 dated


    07.02.2014 have stated that the above documents may not be insisted, if the vessel
    is operating within the port limit of any specified port. (Refer D. G. Shipping
    Circular NT/Radio/01/2008 dated 05.05.2008 in respect of carriage requirements
    of radio equipment)

    Enclosure: 1. Circular NT/Radio/01/2004 dated 09.03.2004 issued by D. G. Shipping


    2. D. G. Shipping letter no. 14-NT(6)/2013
    3. Circular NT/Radio/01/2008 dated 05.05.2008 issued by D. G. Shipping

    . This Technical Circular and the material contained in it is provided only for the purpose of
    supplying current information to the reader and not as an advice to be relied upon by any
    person.
    . While we have taken utmost care to be as factual as possible, readers/ users are advised to
    verify the exact text and content of the Regulation from the original source/ issuing Authority.
    Circular No. NT/RADIO/01/2004

    NO:14-NT(1)2003 Dated: March 9, 2004

    Sub: Exemption from carrying ITU Publications of Coast of India

    To

    1. The Principal Officer, Mercantile Marine Department, Mumbai/Kolkata/Chennai.

    2. The Surveyor-in-Charge, Mercantile Marine Department, Tuticorin/PortBlair/ Jamnagar/ Kochi/ Goa/

    Visakhapatnam/Kandla/Mangalore/Haldia/Paradip

    3. The President, Indian National Shipowners Association, Mumbai.

    4. The Chairman,Coast Operators & Ship Managers Association, 213, Rex Chambers, W.H. Marg, Mumbai.
    5. Computer Cell (to put on website)

    In accordance with the provisions under M.S. (DSRC) Rules 1995, requirement under the SOLAS

    Convention and the ITU directives, every maritime mobile unit (merchant ships) is required to carry the applicable
    �ITU publication� at all times. Such publications include 6 volumes containing list of coast stations, ships

    station, special service station, etc. alongwith the ITU manuals.

    Consequent to several requests from vessels operating in or around Indian Coast, the Directorate General

    of Shipping in partial relaxation from the above requirement directs that all such vessels including the mobile
    offshore units while operating in or around Indian Coasts shall carry the following:

    1. ITU manual for maritime mobile station.


    2. Admiralty list radio signals - Vol.5

    It must be ensured that the publication should be valid with all necessary amendments as applicable on
    date.

    Sd/-
    (Capt. L.K. Panda)
    Dy. Nautical Adviser to the Govt. of India
    Whilst the utmost care has been taken in the compilation of the Technical Information, neither Indian Register of
    Shipping, its affiliates and subsidiaries if any, nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents assume any
    responsibility and shall not be liable to any person for any loss, damage or expense caused in any manner
    whatsoever by reliance on the information in this document.

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