8 Information Concerning the Applicable Procedures if the Communication Facilities of the Shore-based Authority Fail
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8 Information Concerning the Applicable Procedures if the Communication Facilities of the Shore-based Authority Fail

  8.1 The Murmansk VTS centre and Vardø VTS centre are both designed with sufficient system redundancy to cope with normal equipment failure.

  8.2 If essential equipment suffers breakdown, and sufficient operational capability cannot be maintained by backup systems, information on reduced operational capability will be given by the affected VTS centre as needed or broadcasted as a national navigational warning.

Parent topic: Annex – Mandatory Ship Reporting System “In the Barents Area” (Barents SRS)
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