SOLAS Chapter V
SOLAS Chapter V: Safety of Navigation
Requirements for navigation equipment including radar, ECDIS, gyrocompasses, VDR, speed logs, echo sounders, AIS, autopilots, and navigation lights. Ensures safe navigation, collision avoidance, and voyage recording for all SOLAS vessels.
Key regulations
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Regulation 19
Carriage requirements for shipborne navigational systems and equipmentRadar, ECDIS, AIS, VDR, speed log, echo sounder, gyrocompass, magnetic compass based on vessel size and type
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Regulation 19.2.1
Magnetic compassAll ships: properly adjusted magnetic compass or heading device
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Regulation 19.2.3
RadarShips 300 GT+: X-band radar. Ships 3,000 GT+: second radar (S-band or X-band)
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Regulation 19.2.5
AISAll ships 300 GT+ and all passenger ships: AIS transponder
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Regulation 19.2.10
ECDISMandatory for new ships from 2012-2018 depending on type; existing ships by 2018
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Regulation 20
Voyage data recordersShips 3,000 GT+: VDR. Cargo ships 150-3,000 GT: S-VDR
Product categories under Chapter V
Integrated Bridge Systems
137 products
Combined navigation and control systems for centralized bridge management.
Radar Systems
43 products
X-band and S-band marine radar for collision avoidance and navigation.
Voyage Data Recorders
22 products
VDR and S-VDR black box recording systems for incident investigation.
Autopilots
0 products
Automatic heading and track control systems.
ECDIS
0 products
Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems for paperless navigation.
Echo Sounders
0 products
Depth measurement systems for under-keel clearance and navigation safety.
Gyrocompasses
0 products
Spinning mass and fiber optic gyrocompasses for heading reference.
Magnetic Compasses
0 products
Standard and steering magnetic compasses required as backup navigation.
Marine Displays
0 products
Type-approved bridge displays and panel computers for navigation systems.
Navigation Lights
0 products
Required lighting for vessel identification and collision avoidance.
Speed Logs
0 products
Doppler, electromagnetic, and GPS speed measurement systems.