Merchant Shipping Notice No. 05 of 2022, issued by the Directorate General of Shipping, Mumbai on May 17, 2022, addresses the "No Objection" requirement for installing RADAR equipment within port facilities. The notice references Chapter XI-1 & XI-2 of SOLAS, which specifies measures for maritime safety and security. It clarifies that ports using RADAR equipment for waterfront monitoring do not require a "No Objection" certificate from the Directorate. Ports may use a copy of this MSN when applying to WPC for a license. Details of RADAR installation must be included in the Port Facility Security Plan (PFSP) and intimated to the Directorate for record. The notice was issued with the approval of the Competent Authority and signed by Balunkeshor Mohapatra, Senior Radio Surveyor-cum-ADG (Tech). Contact information for the Directorate General of Shipping includes the address: 9th Floor, BETA Building, I-Think Techno Campus, Kanjur Village Road, Kanjurmarg (E), Mumbai-400042; phone: 91-22-25752040/1/2/3; fax: 91-22-25752029/35; email: dgship-dgs@nic.in; website: www.dgshipping.gov.in.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Shipping: Issues the 'No Objection' certificate for installation of RADAR equipment within port facilities.
Merchant Shipping Notice: The document itself, providing guidance or instructions related to merchant shipping.
SOLAS: International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, specifying maritime safety and security measures.
Port Facility Security Plan (PFSP): Security plan for port facilities where RADAR installation details are to be included.
WPC: Entity from which ports obtain necessary license for RADAR equipment.
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F. No. 25-2501 1/5/202 I-NT-DGS Date -17.05.2022
Merchant Shippine Notice No. 05 of 2022
Sub: - "No Obiection" for installation of RADAR equipment within the port facilitv-res.
1. Chapter XI- 1&XI-2 of SOLAS specifies special measures to enhance maritime safety and
security respectively for all ships and port facilities.
2.
In order to preventsecurity threat and to protect and monitor the waterfront area of the port
facility, some ports use RADAR equipment for effective monitoring.
3. To obtain necessary license from WPC, Ports have been seeking "No Objection"
certificate from this Directorate for installation of RADAR equipment within the port facility.
4.
Installation of RADAR equipment for monitoring of waterfront area of the port is useful in
effective monitoring and enhances security and safety aspects of ports. In view of the same, it is
clarified that this Directorate has "No Objection" for ports installing RADAR installation within
their Port Facility. Ports may accordingly use copy of this MSN while applying to WPC for
license.
5.
On installation of RADAR within the port facility, the details of same needs to be included
in the Port Facility Security Plan (PFSP) of the port as well as intimated to this Directorate for
record.
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This is issued with the approval of the Competent Authority.
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