ISO 11606:2022
Ships and marine technology - Marine electromagnetic compasses
This document specifies general requirements, type tests and individual tests for the marine electromagnetic compasses, intended for steering purposes and/or taking bearings on board ships, required by Chapter V of SOLAS, 1974 and the International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (HSC Code). In accordance with IMO Resolution MSC.166(78), this document is applicable to marine electromagnetic compasses fitted before 1 July 2002. For marine electromagnetic compasses installed on or after 1 July 2002, ISO 22090-2 is applicable. The magnetic compasses specified in this document apply to ships the overall length of which is normally not less than 24 m. NOTE In this document requirements extracted from the recommendations of IMO resolutions are printed in italics.
This document specifies general requirements, type tests and individual tests for the marine electromagnetic compasses, intended for steering purposes and/or taking bearings on board ships, required by Chapter V of SOLAS, 1974 and the International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (HSC Code). In accordance with IMO Resolution MSC.166(78), this document is applicable to marine electromagnetic compasses fitted before 1 July 2002. For marine electromagnetic compasses installed on or after 1 July 2002, ISO 22090-2 is applicable. The magnetic compasses specified in this document apply to ships the overall length of which is normally not less than 24 m.
NOTE In this document requirements extracted from the recommendations of IMO resolutions are printed in italics.
<p>This International Standard specifies general requirements, type tests and individual tests for marine electromagnetic</p> <p>compasses intended for steering purposes and/or taking bearings on board ships required by Chapter V of SOLAS,</p> <p>1974 and the International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (HSC Code). The magnetic compasses</p> <p>specified in this standard shall apply to the ships the overall length of which is normally not less than 24m . In this</p> <p>context an electromagnetic compass is an item of electronic equipment which uses the geomagnetic field to obtain</p> <p>information about the ship's heading. This information is conveyed to the main compass (which is used for steering</p> <p>and taking bearings), to additional repeater indicators and, if required, to other navigational equipment.</p> <p>NOTE All requirements that are extracted from the recommendations of IMO resolutions are printed in italics.</p>
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