ANNEX IIPRESCRIPTIONS APPLICABLE TO ON-BOARD EQUIPMENT

II.Voyage data recorder (VDR) systems

1.

Ships in the following classes must, inasmuch as they call at a port of a Member State of the Community, be fitted with a voyage data recorder system meeting the performance standards of IMO Resolution A.861(20) and the testing standards set by Standard No 61996 of the International Electronics Commission (IEC):

  1. (a)

    passenger ships built on or after 1 July 2002, not later than 1 July 2002;

  2. (b)

    ro-ro passenger ships built before 1 July 2002, not later than the first survey on or after 1 July 2002;

  3. (c)

    passenger ships other than ro-ro passenger ships, built before 1 July 2002, not later than 1 January 2004;

  4. (d)

    Ships other than passenger ships, of 3 000 gross tonnage and upwards, built on or after 1 July 2002, not later than 5 August 2002.

2.

Ships in the following classes and built before 1 July 2002 must, inasmuch as they call at a port of a Member State of the Community, be fitted with a voyage data recorder system meeting the relevant IMO standards:

  1. (a)

    cargo ships of 20 000 gross tonnage and upwards, not later than the date fixed by the IMO, or, in the absence of a decision in IMO, not later than 1 January 2007;

  2. (b)

    cargo ships of 3 000 gross tonnage and upwards but less than 20 000 gross tonnage, not later than the date fixed by the IMO, or, in the absence of a decision in IMO, not later than 1 January 2008.

3.

Member States may exempt passenger ships engaged only in domestic voyages in sea areas other than those covered by Class A, as referred to in Article 4 of Council Directive 98/18/EC of 17 March 1998 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships12 from the voyage data recorder requirements laid down in this Directive.