Long Range Vessel Tracking System

This resolution amends chapter v of the international convention for the safety of life at sea solas regulation 19 1 and binds all governments which have contracted to the imo.

Long range vessel tracking system.

Tracking and monitoring ships. The long range tracking and identification lrit system. Not later than april 1 2007 the secretary shall consistent with international treaties conventions and agreements to which the united states is a party develop and implement a long range automated vessel tracking system for all vessels in united states waters that are equipped with the global maritime distress and safety system or equivalent satellite technology. The long range identification and tracking lrit system provides for the global identification and tracking of ships.

The obligations of ships to transmit lrit information and the rights and obligations of solas contracting governments and of search and rescue services to receive lrit information are established in regulation v 19 1 of the 1974 solas convention. The long range identification and tracking lrit of ships was established as an international system on 19 may 2006 by the international maritime organization imo as resolution msc 202 81. Long range identification and tracking an amendment to the international convention for the safety of life at sea 1974 solas introduced mandatory position reporting obligations for solas ships. T he long range identification and tracking lrit system provides for the global identification and tracking of ships.