Resolution
MSC.264(84)
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL LRIT DATA EXCHANGE ON AN INTERIM BASIS
(adopted on 16 May 2008)
THE
MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE,
RECALLING
Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization
concerning the functions of the Committee,
RECALLING
ALSO the provisions of regulation V/19-1 of the International Convention for
the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended (the Convention) on the Long-range
identification and tracking (LRIT) of ships and, in particular, that, as from
31 December 2008, ships shall transmit and Contracting Governments to the
Convention (Contracting Governments) shall be able to receive, pursuant to the
provisions of the regulation V/19-1, LRIT information transmitted by ships,
BEARING
IN MIND that regulation V/19-1 entered into force on 1 January 2008,
RECALLING
FURTHER the Revised performance standards and functional requirements on
long-range identification and tracking of ships (the Revised performance
standards) adopted by resolution MSC.263(84) provide in section 10.1 that an
International LRIT Data Exchange recognized by the Committee should be
established,
ALSO
RECALLING the Arrangements for the timely establishment of the LRIT system
adopted by resolution MSC.211(81) and, in particular, that the International
LRIT Data Centre and the International LRIT Data Exchange should commence
trials and testing of the LRIT system not later than 1 July 2008,
FURTHER
RECALLING that, at its eighty-third session, it accepted the contingency offer
from the United States in relation to the establishment and operation of the
International LRIT Data Exchange on an interim basis and until such time the
Committee would be able to make the necessary permanent arrangements and to
this end adopted resolution MSC.243(83) on the Establishment of the
International LRIT Data Exchange on an interim basis,
RECALLING
ALSO that in operative paragraph 3 of resolution MSC.243(83) it requested the
Secretariat to prepare, following any necessary consultations with the United
States, a draft resolution on the establishment of an International LRIT Data
Exchange on an interim basis, within the framework of regulation V/19-1.14, for
consideration and adoption by the Committee at its eighty-fourth session,
MINDFUL
of the key and pivotal role of the International LRIT Data Exchange in the LRIT
system architecture,
DESIRING
to put the necessary arrangements in place so as to ensure that the LRIT system
becomes fully operational, as planned, on 31 December 2008,
HAVING
CONSIDERED, at its eighty-fourth session, a report on the progress made by the
United States in relation to the establishment and operation of the
International LRIT Data Exchange on an interim basis,
1.
RECOGNIZES, pursuant to the provisions of regulation V/19-1.14 and paragraph
10.1 of the Revised performance standards, the aforesaid exchange as the
International LRIT Data Exchange referred to in the Revised performance
standards subject to the terms and conditions set out in the Annex to the
present resolution;
2.
AGREES that, bearing in mind that the contingency offer from the United States
is only an interim arrangement and a permanent solution should be found for the
International LRIT Data Exchange as soon as possible (within two years as from
1 January 2008 subject to a further review by the Committee), at its
eighty-fifth session, it would discuss with a view to finalizing the
arrangements for the establishment and operation of the International LRIT Data
Exchange on a permanent basis;
3.
REVOKES resolution MSC.243(83).
Annex.
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL LRIT DATA EXCHANGE ON AN INTERIM BASIS
The
International LRIT Data Exchange is established and operated by the United
States under the following conditions:
1.
The International LRIT Data Exchange should comply with the salient provisions
of:
(1) regulation
V/19-1;
(2) the Revised
performance standards;
(3) the
technical specifications for the LRIT system1, other than those
relating to the capability to move to an off-site location;
(4) the criteria
for the location of the International LRIT Data Centre and the International
LRIT Data Exchange, other than those relating to backup servers; and
(5) any guidance
in relation to financial and operational matters issued by the Committee.
2.
The International LRIT Data Exchange would be provided by the United States at
their own expense and, in this respect, the United States has clarified that
its intention is that consistent with their domestic laws and procurement
regulations, the capital, operating and maintenance costs for the establishment
and operation of the International LRIT Data Exchange would be borne by the
United States. The intention of the United States is that neither the
Organization nor any of the LRIT Data Centres nor any of the other Contracting
Governments would be required to make any payment to the United States for the
services provided by the International LRIT Data Exchange.
3.
The United States, while not withdrawing their reservation, during the
eighty-second session of the Committee, with respect to the decision of
Committee in relation to the appointment of the International Mobile Satellite
Organization (IMSO) as the LRIT Coordinator, will cooperate fully and will meet
all its obligations vis-а-vis IMSO as LRIT Coordinator in respect of
participation of IMSO in the initial developmental and integration testing and
in connection with the audit of the performance of the International LRIT Data
Exchange within the framework established by regulation V/19-1 and sections 10
and 14 of the Revised performance standards.
4.
The Contracting Governments, on the understanding that the LRIT information
would be accessible in accordance with regulation V/19-1 and the Revised
performance standards, agree that the United States does not assume any form of
liability in case of any technical failure of the International LRIT Data
Exchange.
1. Refer to MSC.1/Circ.1259
on Interim revised technical specifications for the LRIT system.
5. The Contracting Governments,
on the understanding that the LRIT information would be
accessible
in accordance with regulation V/19-1 and the Revised performance standards,
also agree that United States does not