LRIT Equipment Conformance Testing

All shipborne LRIT equipment must be tested and certified by an Authorised Testing ASP appointed by your Flag. Authorised Testing ASPs will also, on behalf of the Flag, be able to issue Conformance Test Reports (Test Certificates) for terminals that pass the test. Test Certificates for LRIT terminals will be required for radio surveys and inspection from 31 December 2008. You should arrange to test your equipment as soon as possible. We provide a web based system for the conformance test where ship owners can have their own account. With this account you can initiate tests at any time and review the progress and status of your tests. The system provides error messages and suggests corrective action on failed equipment. Once you initiate your tests Pole Star’s sytem then manages all aspects of the test, including: terminal commissioning, satellite communications network management, post-test de-commissioning, production of a detailed test result and provision of a conformance test certificate if required. Testing of shipborne Inmarsat C equipment began in July 2008 and we have conducted over 1,500 tests since then. Ship operators who test their LRIT terminals with Pole Star will also be offered a free trial of our commercial Fleet Management product. Please note: We have been provided with advice regarding the suitability of certain existing equipment for LRIT. More details For more information about LRIT terminal conformance testing, please download the pdf.

Why test now?top of page

Many Flags require LRIT compliance prior to 31 December 2008 in order to comply with IMO Resolution MSC.211(81) regarding the timely establishment of the LRIT system. The majority of ships that will have to comply are already fitted with Inmarsat C equipment. However, many of these terminals will not meet the required conformance standard for a number of operational, physical and technical reasons. As a result, new equipment will need to be purchased and fitted. With this in mind, operators are advised to test their terminals Pole Star as soon as possible.

Certificationtop of page

Pole Star can issue LRIT Conformance test reports (test certificates) on behalf of most flags. To order your certificate, please email lritcert@polestarglobal.com. An on-line process for requesting test certificates from Pole Star will be available in October.

If your Flag is issuing test certificates themselves, Pole Star will forward all successful test results directly to your Flag, with no further action needed on your part, ensuring the process for you is as simple and quick as possible.

Pole Star has a proven test and well developed test processes. We perform to the highest technical standards and practice an internal quality and service management following the model of ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) which is based on ISO/IEC 20000.

Contact us to find out more
Flag Administrations: For more information please contact: flaginfo@lrit.com
Ship Owners: For more information please contact: shipinfo@lrit.com

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