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1. In accordance with SOLAS Regulation V/ 19-1.6, Administration requires that a conformance test is undertaken for all new installations of shipborne LRIT equipment. For existing LRIT installations, conformance test is required at the time of change of flag (from a different Administration to the Liberian flag) or at the time of re-registration under the Liberian flag to a different owner under the Liberian flag (excluding registration from bareboat charter into direct registry). 

2. Noting a number of ships registering under Liberian flag have old or in-properly functioning shipborne LRIT equipment and/or old LRIT conformance tests, Administration vide Marine Advisory No. 03/2022 has recommended following; 

• The conformance test submitted for registration or re-registration is to be less than one month old and must be conducted by the Liberian Administration Authorised testing Application Service Provider (ASP).

• Up to and including 20 April 2022, the conformance test may be conducted by any of the following Testing ASPs:

a) Pole Star Space Applications Limited
Email: lrittesting@polestarglobal.com
(T) +44 (0)20 7313 7400
(F) +44 (0)20 7313 7401

b) Wartsila Voyage Limited
Email: voyage.support@wartsila.com
(T) +46(0)771460100

c) CLS – Maritime Surveillance Support
Email: lrit.testing@cls.fr
(T) +33 5 61394880
(F) +33 5 61394797

d) Absolute Maritime Tracking Services Inc.
Email: activations@absolutemaritime.com
(T) +507 3015748
(F) +507 3015749

• However from  21 April 2022, the conformance test is to be conducted only by: 

a) Pole Star Space Applications Limited
Email: lrittesting@polestarglobal.com
(T) +44 (0)20 7313 7400
(F) +44 (0)20 7313 7401

• For Inmarsat C shipborne equipment, if the equipment appears to be LRIT capable, the following steps should be taken:
  • Contact the manufacturer to confirm that the shipborne equipment has current software/firmware versions; and
  • Ensure that Polling & Data Reporting (PDR) functions are enabled; and
  • Ensure that Macro Encoded Message 11 (MEM-11) is enabled. 

• As regards to information on suitability of recognized maritime mobile-satellite service ship earth station models for LRIT, Owners are advised to contact the Recognized ASP or the equipment manufacturer.

• For Iridium shipborne equipment, all models listed are suitable for LRIT without further configuration.

• From 31 December 2021, IsatM2M satellite service will be withdrawn and ships with this equipment installed will no longer be compliant with LRIT regulations. 

3. Owners/ operators and masters of Liberia flagged vessels are advised to be guided by above.

Enclosure:

• Liberia Marine Advisory No. 03/2022.

Disclaimer:

This Technical Circular and the material contained in it is provided only for the purpose of supplying current information to the reader and not as an advice to be relied upon by any person. While we have taken utmost care to be as factual as possible, readers/ users are advised to verify the exact text and content of the Regulation from the original source/ issuing Authority. 

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