ECDIS Carriage Requirements

The draft amendment to SOLAS regulation V/19 would require ships engaged on international voyage to be fitted with ECDIS according to the following time table ( the dates in bracket were agreed in priciple by the Sub-Committee).
- Passenger ships of 500 GRT and upwards constructed on or after a proposed date of (1 July 2012);
- Tankers of 3,000 GRT and upwards constructed on or after a proposed date of (1 July 2012);
- Cargo ships other Tankers, of 10,000 GRT and upwards constructed on or after a proposed date of (1
  July 2013);
- Cargo ships other than tankers, of 3,000 GRT and upwards but less than 10,000 GRT constructed on or
  after a proposed date of (1 July 2014);
- Passenger ships of 500 GRT and upwards constructed before (1 July 2012), not later than the first survey
  on or after a proposed date of (1 July 2014);
- Tankers of 3,000 GRT and upwards constructed before (1 July 2012), not later than the first survey on or
  after a proposed date of (1 July 2015);
- Cargo ships other than tankers, of 50,000 GRT and upwards constructed before (1 July 2013), not later
  than the first survey on or after a proposed date of (1 July 2016);
- Cargo ships other than tankers, of 20,000 GRT and upwards but less than 50,000 GRT constructed
  before (1 July 2013), not later  than the first survey on or after a proposed date of (1 July 2017);
- Cargo ships other than tankers, of 10,000 GRT and upwards but less than 20,000 GRT constructed
  before (1 July 2013), not later than the first survey on or after a proposed date of (1 July 2018).


Mandatory Installation Time Table Chart :