- To assist in casualty investigations, ships, when engaged on international voyages, subject to the provisions of regulation 1.4, shall be fitted with a voyage data recorder (VDR) as follows:
- Passenger ships constructed on or after 1 July 2002;
- Ro-ro passenger ships constructed before 1 July 2002 not later than the first survey on or after 1 July 2002;
- Passenger ships other than ro-ro passenger ships constructed before 1July 2002 not later than 1 January 2004; and
- Ships, other than passenger ships, of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards constructed on or after 1 July 2002.
- Administrations may exemApt ships, other than ro-ro passenger ships, constructed before 1 July 2002 from being fitted with a VDR where it can be demonstrated that interfacing a VDR with the existing equipment on the ship is unreasonable and impracticable.
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