1 The Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation (NAV),
at its fiftieth session (5 to 9 July 2004), agreed on the amendments
to the guidelines for the installation of a shipborne Automatic Identification
System (AIS) (SN/Circ.227), as set out
at annex. The amendments describe
the connection of the shipborne AIS installations to a power source.
2 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its seventy-ninth
session (1 to 10 December 2004), concurred with the Sub-Committee's
view and approved the annexed amendments.
3 Member Governments are invited to bring these
amendments to the attention of all concerned.