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SN.1/Circ.243/Rev.2
14 June 2019
GUIDELINES FOR THE PRESENTATION OF
NAVIGATION-RELATED SYMBOLS, TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
1The Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-third session (14 to 23 May 2014), approved the Amended Guidelines for the presentation of navigational-related symbols, terms and abbreviations (SN/Circ.243/Rev.1) prepared by the Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation (NAV) at its fifty-ninth session (2 to 6 September 2013) and encouraged their use for all shipborne navigational systems and equipment.
2The Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR), at its sixth session (16 to 25 January 2019), with a view to harmonizing the requirements for the presentation of navigation-related information on the bridge which would ensure that all navigational displays adopt a consistent human-machine interface philosophy and implementation, agreed to revised Guidelines for the presentation of navigation-related symbols, terms and abbreviations.
3The Maritime Safety Committee, at its 101st session (5 to 14 June 2019), concurred with the Sub-Committee's views, and approved the revised Guidelines for the presentation of navigation-related symbols and the revised Guidelines for the presentation of navigation-related terms and abbreviations, as set out in annexes 1 and 2, respectively.
4This circular does not revoke SN.1/Circ.243/Rev.1, however, for the purpose of applying resolutions:
.1 MSC.191(79), the Guidelines in SN.1/Circ.243/Rev.1 are to be applied to:
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radar equipment, electronic chart display and information systems |
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January 2024; and |
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all other navigational displays on the bridge of a ship installed before |
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July 2025; and |
.2 MSC.191(79), as amended by resolution MSC.466(101), the Guidelines in SN.1/Circ.243/Rev.2 are to be applied to equipment installed on or after the dates specified in paragraph 4.1 above.
5 Member States are invited to bring the revised Guidelines to the attention of all parties concerned.
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Annex 1, page 1
ANNEX 1
GUIDELINES FOR THE PRESENTATION OF NAVIGATION-RELATED SYMBOLS
1 Purpose
The purpose of these Guidelines is to provide guidance on the appropriate use of navigation-related symbols to achieve a harmonized and consistent presentation.
2 Scope
The use of these Guidelines will ensure that the symbols used for the display of navigation-related information on all shipborne navigational systems and equipment are presented in a consistent and uniform manner.
3 Application
These Guidelines apply to all shipborne navigational systems and equipment. The symbols listed in the appendix should be used for the display of navigation-related information to promote consistency in the symbol presentation on navigational equipment. The symbols listed in the appendix should replace symbols which are currently contained in existing performance standards. Where a standard symbol is not available, another symbol may be used, but this symbol should not conflict with the symbols listed in the appendix.
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APPENDIX
NAVIGATION-RELATED SYMBOLS
Table 1: Own ship symbols
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ship's reference point. |
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Solid line of fixed length; optionally |
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Time increments between the origin |
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To indicate Water/Ground stabilization |
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