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 The intention of this newsletter is to give DNV approved service suppliers, ship owners, yards and BNWAS manufacturers guidelines for the installation of BNWAS on board DNV-classed vessels for which DNV issues a Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certifi cate.The purpose of the BNWAS is to monitor bridge activity and detect operator disability, which could lead to marine accidents. The system monitors the awareness of the offi cer-on-watch (OOW) and automatically alerts the Master or other qualifi ed OOW if for any reason the OOW becomes incapable of performing watch duties. Carriage requirement SOLAS Ch.V Reg.19 as amended by res. MSC.282(86), adopted on 2009-06-05, has introduced a carriage requirement for BNWAS for the following ships (SOLAS Ch.V Reg.19.2.2.3): .1 cargo ships of 150 grt and upwards and passenger ships irrespective of size constructed on or after 1 July 2011; .2 passenger ships irrespective of size constructed before 1 July 2011, not later than the fi rst survey after 1 July 2012; .3 cargo ships of 3000 grt and upwards constructed before 1 July 2011, not later than the fi rst survey after 1 July 2012; .4 cargo ships of 500 grt and upwards but less than 3000 grt constructed before 1 July 2011, not later than the fi rst survey after 1 July 2013; and .5 cargo ships of 150 grt and upwards but less than 500 grt constructed before 1 July 2011, not later than the fi rst survey after 1 July 2014. Performance standards BNWAS installed before 1 July 2011 should preferably be of an approved type conforming to MSC.128(75) “Performance Standards for a Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS)”. BNWAS installed thereafter are to be of an approved type conforming to MSC.128(75). For more info Download attached
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