MSC.570(109)-Performancestandardsforauniversalshipborneautomaticidentificationsystem(AIS)

MSC109/22/Add.1Annex 23,page 1ANNEX 23RESOLUTION MSC.570(109)(adopted on 6 December 2024)PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR A UNIVERSALSHIPBORNE AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM(AIS)THE MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE,RECALLING Article 28(b)of the Convention on the International Maritime Organizationconcerning the functions of the Committee,RECALLING ALSO resolution A.886(21),by which the Assembly resolved that the functionsof adopting perfomance standards and technical specifications,as well as amendmentsthereto.shall be performed by the Maritime Safety Committee on behalf of the Organization.RECALLING FURTHER resolution MSC.74(69),annex 3,by which the Committee adoptedthe Recommendation on performance standards for a universal automatic identification system(A/S)to improve the safety of navigation,TAKING INTO ACCOUNT resolution A.1192(33),by which the Assembly urged MemberStates and all relevant stakeholders to promote actions to prevent illegal operations in themaritime sector by the "dark fleet"or "shadow fleet",RECOGNIZING the need for measures to prevent unauthorized entry or tampering of the ship'sidentity information in shipborne automatic identification systems (AlS),HAVING CONSIDERED,at its 109th session,the recommendation made by theSub-Committee on Navigation,Communications and Search and Rescue at its eleventhsession,ADOPTS revised Performance standards for a universal shipborne automaticidentification system (A/S),set out in the annex to the present resolution;2RECOMMENDS that Governments ensure that AlS equipment confoms toperformance standards not inferior to those specified in:.1the present resolution if the equipment is installed on:.1new ships for which the building contract is placed on orafter 1 January 2029,or in the absence of the contract,the keel ofwhich is laid or which are at a similar stage of construction on orafter 1 January 2029;or.2ships other than those ships prescribed in sub-paragraph.1 above,all installations of the specified type,having a contractual deliverydate on or after 1 January 2029,or in the absence of a contractualdelivery date to the ship,actually delivered to the ship on orafter 1 January 2029;or.2annex 3 to resolution MSC.74(69)if the equipment is installed on ships otherthan those prescribed in paragraph 2.1 above.I:MSC109122MSC 109-22-Add.1.docx