Radio equipment – Sea areas Al, A2, A3 and A4
In addition to carrying the equipment for A1,A2,A3 every ship engaged on voyages in all sea areas shall be provided with:
- TWO MF/HF radio installation WITH CAPABILITIES TO OPERATE ON NBDP
- An MF/HF DSC watchkeeping receiver as described earlier
- A 406 MHz EPIRB WITH HYDROSTATIC RELEASE
In addition, ships shall be capable of transmitting and receiving general radiocommunications using radiotelephony