Navigation equipment

(1) Every vessel shall be provided with a magnetic compass for steering purposes and a good second magnetic compass outside the bridge for use in taking bearing or azimuths. Alternatively, a single magnetic compass may be provided outside the bridge steering position with a reflector inside for steering purposes. (2) A spare magnetic compass shall be carried unless there is a gyro compass on board. Means must be provided to relay heading information to the emergency steering position. Merchant Ships (Registration) 40 (3) Every vessel shall be provided with a means of obtaining the depth of water at the ship. This may be an echo sounder or a handlead properly marked and graduated up to 45 meters, (25 fathoms). (4) Every vessel shall be provided with charts and navigational publications suitable for the voyage it is to undertake. IMMARBE shall decide in cases of doubt what additional publications and instruments should be provided on Board. (5) Every vessel shall keep on board a log-book for the bridge, the engine room and the radio station, respectively as follows– (a) a bridge log-book for entering the daily routine of navigation and ship’s operation; (b) an engine room log-book for entering the daily routine of engine and auxiliary machinery operation; (c) a radio log-book, if fitted with a radio station. (6) The following codes shall be carried on board– (a) International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972; (b) International Code of Signals; and (c) Manual for use by the Maritime Mobile and Maritime Satellite services-international Telecommunications Union (ITU), if fitted with a radio station.