| Navigational equipment annual survey | Anniversary ±3 months | SOLAS Ch. I, Reg. 8 — annual survey of cargo ship safety equipment, 500 GT and upwards | Navigational equipment sits inside this survey and the Record of Equipment; passenger ships under Reg. I/7 |
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| VDR / S-VDR Annual Performance Test (APT) | Annual | SOLAS Ch. V, Reg. 18.8 | Regulation requires an approved testing or servicing facility; enclosures and locating devices are inside the test scope |
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| VDR float-free capsule — HRU, battery and beacon expiry | Manufacturer's expiry dates | Manufacturer's service schedule — SOLAS Ch. V, Reg. 18.8 requires the serviceability of all protective enclosures and devices fitted to aid location to be determined at the annual test | Dated parts, not an inspection: each expiry is recorded at the attendance |
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| AIS annual test | Annual | SOLAS Ch. V, Reg. 18.9 | The regulation requires an approved surveyor, or an approved testing or servicing facility, to carry out the test |
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| VDR / S-VDR and AIS test — timing within the survey window | Inside the Safety Equipment Certificate window (anniversary ±3 months) | MSC.1/Circ.1576 (16 June 2017) — unified interpretation: the test falls inside the HSSC survey window of the certificate under which the equipment is required, and not later than completion of that survey | The EPIRB test sits in the Safety Radio Certificate window instead, so it belongs to the radio and LSA pages, not this one |
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| AIS static data — verification after a change | On change of flag, name, owner or MMSI | No IMO-set trigger — SOLAS Ch. V, Reg. 18.9 requires the annual test to verify correct programming of the ship static information | Also after a change of dimensions or antenna position; data checked against the vessel's certificates |
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| Periodical survey — Safety Equipment Certificate | 2nd or 3rd anniversary ±3 months | SOLAS Ch. I, Reg. 8 — periodical survey within three months before or after the second or third anniversary date | Takes the place of one of the annual surveys |
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| Renewal survey and certificate revalidation | 5-yearly | SOLAS Ch. I, Reg. 8(a)(ii) — renewal survey at intervals not exceeding five years; Reg. 14 — certificate issued for a period not exceeding five years | Navigational outfit re-examined against the Record of Equipment |
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| ECDIS annual performance test | Annual | CIRM GL-001, Performance Test Procedure for ECDIS (Ed. 1.0, September 2018) — an industry guideline that sets the test procedure and no periodicity. Any annual frequency is a flag, class or charterer requirement, not a SOLAS or CIRM-set interval | Contractual only where flag, class or charterer requires it |
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| ENC and chart data currency | Continuous | SOLAS Ch. V, Reg. 27 — charts and publications adequate and up to date | Permits, updates and cell coverage checked for the intended voyage |
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| ECDIS software version currency | Manufacturer's schedule | SN.1/Circ.266/Rev.1 — an ECDIS not updated to the latest version of the IHO standards may not meet the chart carriage requirement of SOLAS V/19.2.1.4. The trigger is the IHO standard in force, not an IMO-set period and not the maker's release cycle | Verified against the maker's current published version at each attendance |
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| Radar, ARPA, gyro, autopilot and sensor service | Manufacturer's schedule | Manufacturer's maintenance schedule — SOLAS Ch. V, Reg. 19.2 sets carriage, not a service interval | Echo sounder, speed log, ROT indicator, anemometer and GNSS included; the performance monitor is a crew check |
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| BNWAS functional test | At the annual survey | No IMO-set test interval — examined under SOLAS Ch. I, Reg. 8 | Carriage and performance under SOLAS V/19.2 and IMO Res. MSC.128(75) |
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| Magnetic compass adjustment and deviation card | Flag-set | Flag Administration requirement — SOLAS V/19.2.1.1 requires a properly adjusted compass but sets no interval | Flag-set; also after structural repair or when deviation becomes excessive |
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| LRIT conformance test | On installation, then flag-set | MSC.1/Circ.1307 as revised — Guidance on the survey and certification of compliance of ships with the requirement to transmit LRIT information, referred to by SOLAS Ch. V, Reg. 19-1.4.1; equipment type approval and performance under Reg. 19-1.6 and IMO Res. MSC.263(84). SOLAS itself sets no repeat interval | MSC.1/Circ.1307 sets the conformance test procedure and the cases in which it is repeated — the terminal being upgraded, replaced, or transferred from one ship to another. A change of flag or of Data Centre is handled by the flag Administration |
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