Step 1: identify key Solas compliance dates for your fleet Ecdis carriage is mandatory on a rolling timetable from July 2012. The legislation will be phased by ship type and size to apply eventually to almost all large merchant and passenger vessels. Existing ships will have to fit ecdis before the first survey following the implementation date. If you’re acquiring new ships, remember that the timetable for newbuilds is based on when the keel is laid. There are two important exceptions. E....

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