What are carriage requirements of Radar and ARPA?

Carriage Requirements of Radar and ARPA
  • Ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards constructed on or after 1 September 1984 and ships of 1600 gross tonnage and upwards constructed before 1 September 1984 shall be fitted with a radar installation.
  • Ships of 1000 gross tonnage and upwards shall be fitted with two radar installations, each capable of being operated independently of the other.
  • Facilities for plotting radar readings shall be provided on the navigating bridge of ships required by paragraph (g) or (h) to be fitted with a radar installation. In ships of 1600 gross tonage and upwards constructed on or after 1 September 1984, the plotting facilities shall be at least as effective as a reflection plotter.

An automatic radar plotting aid shall be fitted on: