1 Due to the timing of the review and updating
of IMO documentation, regulation requirements under the safe navigation
provisions of the 2000 High-Speed Craft (HSC) Code are not keeping
pace with technology. In practice this can be exacerbated by the time
required for amendments to Class rules and those needing to follow
changes in IMO documentation.
2 An unintended consequence of this situation
is that the building of new HSC must continue to involve the duplication
of equipment and the installation of large analogue individual indicators
into small cockpit style bridge arrangements when the technology,
including redundancy arrangements, would allow for integrated digital
information to be displayed in a more user friendly, space efficient
and ergonomic manner.
3 To overcome the difficulties mentioned above,
High-Speed Craft may be equipped with navigation equipment and systems
that take advantage of the latest technological developments permitted
by regulations relating to SOLAS chapter V,
e.g., standards for integrated navigation systems and alert management,
provided that the equipment is of an equivalent or higher standard
to the requirements of chapter 13 of
the 2000 HSC Code, to the satisfaction of the Administration.