Flag obligations
It is the responsibility of the Flag to implement LRIT in accordance with the regulations of SOLAS V/19-1:- Establish a National Data Centre or join a Regional or Cooperative Data Centre
- Appoint a Recognised Application Service Provider (ASP) to manage the communications between the ship, the Communication Service Provider (CSP) and the LRIT Data Centre
- Appoint Testing ASP/s to be responsible for testing onboard equipment on vessels regulated by the Flag
- Instruct ASP/s to issue LRIT Conformance Test Reports or arrange for these documents to be issued by the Administration
- Send a Communication of Information to the IMO
- Issue a Marine Notice to ship operators
- Provide the polygon coordinates for internal, territorial and 1000 nm coastal waters
The LRIT Data Centre is the repository of the Flag’s LRIT information (i.e. ship positional data) and is connected to the wider International LRIT system via the International Data Exchange (IDE) using a specific LRIT communications protocol.
Pole Star is the world's leading Recognised LRIT ASP and has been appointed as Data Centre provider for almost 40 Flag states.
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Pole Star Space Applications Ltd.
Compass House, 4th Floor
22 Redan Place
London, W2 4SA
United Kingdom
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