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    Singapore Operations Office:

    10 Anson Road #25-16, International Plaza, Singapore 079903


    Tel: (65) 6224 2345 Fax: (65) 6227 2345
    Email: [email protected] Website: www.tvship.com

    MARINE CIRCULAR
    MC-12/2011/1
    12/2012

    FOR: Ship Owners, Ship Managers, Ship Operators, Ship Masters, Ship Officers, Classification Societies

    SUBJECT: GMDSS RADIO LOGBOOKS

    DEFINITIONS:

    The following abbreviations stand for:

    “GMDSS” – Global Maritime Distress and Safety System


    “SOLAS” – International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, as amended

    The term “Administration” shall mean Tuvalu Ship Registry

    PURPOSE:

    This marine circular establishes the requirement that a record be kept “of all incidents connected with the
    radio communication service which appear to be of importance to safety of life at sea.”

    REFERENCES:

    (a) SOLAS Chapter IV, Regulation 17 (as amended 1988)

    APPLICATION:

    This circular applies to all Tuvalu flagged vessels that are fitted with GMDSS ship radio stations.

    CONTENTS:

    1. Requirement

    This Administration requires the GMDSS Radio Logbook to be kept on the navigation bridge,
    convenient to the radio installation and made available for inspection by Radio Surveyors and other
    authorized personnel.

    2. Contents

    The logbook shall contain three sections:

    2.1. Section (A) - Particulars of Ship:

    2.1.1. ship’s name;


    2.1.2. call sign and official number;
    2.1.3. port of registry;
    2.1.4. gross tonnage;
    2.1.5. IMO number;
    2.1.6. sea areas in which ship is authorized to sail;
    2.1.7. date of expiration of current Safety Radio Certificate;
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    2.1.8. date of expiration of current Ship Radio Station License;
    2.1.9. method(s) used to ensure availability of radio facilities:

    2.1.9.1. duplication of equipment;


    2.1.9.2. shore-based maintenance giving details of name and address of service
    company;
    2.1.9.3. at-sea maintenance capability; and

    2.1.10. name and address of owner, manager or agent.

    2.2. Section (B) - Details of Radio Personnel:

    2.2.1. name(s);
    2.2.2. dates on board;
    2.2.3. certificate number(s);
    2.2.4. class of certificate(s);
    2.2.5. name of person designated for radio communications during emergencies; and
    2.2.6. name of person nominated to carry out appropriate tests, checks and log entries.

    2.3. Section (C) - Record of Communications:

    2.3.1. The GMDSS radio logbook will record the following as they occur, together with the time
    of occurrence:

    2.3.1.1. a summary of communications relating to distress, urgency and safety traffic;


    2.3.1.2. a record of important incidents connected with the radio service; and
    2.3.1.3. where appropriate, the position of the ship at least once a day.

    2.3.2. The Master will inspect and sign each day's entries in the GMDSS Radio Logbook.

    2.3.3. An example of a GMDSS record of communications is included as Appendix I.

    3. Retention of Records

    3.1. Retention of GMDSS Radio Logbooks will be as follows:

    “At the termination of each voyage, or not less frequently than semi-annually, the logs shall be
    forwarded to the shipowner and/or operator. All such logs shall be retained for a period of at
    least two (2) years from the date of receipt. In the event of a casualty occurring during a voyage
    covered by such logbooks, they shall be retained for so long as instructed by this
    Administration.”

    3.2. If logbooks containing printed spaces for the information in Sections (A) and (B) are not
    available, the required information may be typed on a separate sheet of paper and attached to
    the inside front cover of a conventional logbook as an addendum.

    3.3. If electronic logbooks are kept, please refer to Tuvalu Marine Circular 13/2011/1 for
    requirements.

    Yours sincerely,

    Deputy Registrar
    Tuvalu Ship Registry

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    Appendix I

    GMDSS LOG

    Vessel Name: Call Sign:

    Date/Time From To Summary Freq/CH

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