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Wheelmark-Information Page 1

Explanation to Wheelmark (Marine Equip ment Directi ve MED e. g. 96/98/EC and t herules which wi ll com in f orce later)

Basis: 1. Guidelines for the Outfitting of Ships No. 96/98/EG of the Council of theEuropean Union, dated 20th December, 1996 (MED 96/98/EC)

2. Amendment of Guideline 98/85 to the amendment of Guideline No. 96/98,dated 11.11.1998

3. New SOLAS Chapter V

With the Wheelmark, the harmonization of the test standard and type approval requirements forthe outfitting of ships is continued; that is, instead of the national Type Approval designations andCE-Mark, from 1.1.1999 on a Wheelmark designation is introduced according to the above-mentioned European standard European Guideline (MED 96/98/EC) .

The council of the EC has determined that all nations of the European Union must realize theabove-mentioned guidelines in their national laws so that this law can become effective as ofJanuary 1, 1999. Independent of the transfer of the EU Guideline into national laws, this Guidelinemust be applied by all EU countries (including Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein).

Explanation:

1. All devices which are listed in Annex A.1 and which were manufactured before December31, 1998, are allowed to be newly installed after January 1, 1999 and until December 31,2000, on board vessels subject to carriage requirements and operating under the flag of anEU nation (including Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein).

2. Starting January 1, 2001, all newly ins talled devices (which are listed in An nex 1) mustbe labelled with the Wheelmark, even if they were produced before January 1, 1999. Thistoo applies only for vessels subject to carriage requirements and operating under the flag ofan EU nation (including Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein).

3. All equipment listed in Annex 1 of the EU Guideline which is produced after December 31,1998 and which is installed on board vessels subject to carriage requirements must bedesignated with the Wheelmark.

4. The already published and therefore valid Annex A.1 includes the followingdevices/systems which are part of our sales palette:

4.1 Search and Rescue equip ment:- VHF radio installation capable of transmitting and receiving DSC and radiotelephony

for survival vehicles- 9 GHz SAR radar transponder (SART)- Compasses for lifeboats and rescue


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4.2 Prevention of marine pollution

4.3 Fire prevention

4.4 Navigation equipment- Magnetic compass- Magnetic spare Compass effective July 1, 2002

New SOLAS V, Regulation 19 under 2.2.1:" All ships of 150 gross tonnage and upwards and passenger ships irrespectiv of s ize, inaddition t o the requirements of paragraph 2.1, be fitted with a spare magnetic com passinterchangeable with the magnetic compass, as referred to in p aragraph 2.1.1, or othermeans t o perform the functi on referred to i n paragraph 2.1.1 by means of replacement orduplicate equipment."

- Gyro compass- Radar equipment- Automatic radar plotting aid (ARPA)- Echosounding equipment- Device to indicate speed and distance- Rudder angle, rpm, pitch indicator- Rate-of-turn indicator- Loran-C equipment- Chayka equipment- Decca navigator equipment- GPS equipment- GLONASS equipment- Autopilot equipment (heading control system)- Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) - effective July 1, 2002- Universal automatic Identification System (AIS) effective July 1, 2002- Electronic Chart display and Information System (ECDIS) effective July 1, 2002

4.5 Radio equipment- VHF radio installation capable of transmitting and receiving DSC and radiotelephony- VHF DSC watchkeeping receiver- NAVITEX receiver- EGC receiver- HF marine safety information (MSI) equipment (HF NBDP receiver)- 405 MHz EPIRB (COSPAS-SARSAT)- L-band EPIRB (INMARSAT)- 2182 kHz watch receiver- Two-tone alarm signal generator- MF radio installation capable of transmitting and receiving DSC and radiotelephony- MF radiotelephone DSC watchkeeping receiver

- Inmarsat-B SES (only if it is a part of GMDSS)


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- Inmarsat-C SES- MF/HF radio installation capable of transmitting and receiving DSC, NBDP and

radiotelephony- Radiotelephone MF/HF DSC watchkeeping receiver- Aeronautical two way VHF radio telephone apparatus

All other equipment is to be found in Annex A.1.

For all other products which are not included in Annex A.1 of the EU Guideline, the carriagerequirement remain valid, i.e. the respective national Type Approval requirements if applicable (seealso Paragraph 5.7).

For all equipment included in our scope of supply which are subject to the EU Guideline, Annex A.1, the necessary applications to the Notified Bodies (BSH, SBG, GL-Luxembourg, KCS[previously Telefication], Qinetic, etc.) have been made or are in preparation.

For deliveries from other firms which we include in our scope of supply, the manufacturers orimporters who import the product into the EU are responsible. They have already been requestedby us to initiate the necessary steps to obtain the Wheelmark (Conformity Evaluation Procedure).

NEW: Electromagnetic compatibil ity accor ding t o IEC 60 945

SOLAS V, Regulation 171 Administrations shall ensure that all electrical and electronic equipment on the

bridge or in the vicinity of the bridge, on ships constructed on or after 1 July 2002, istested for electromagnetic compatibility taking into account the recommendationsdeveloped by the Organization.*

2 Electrical and electronic equipment shall be so installed that electromagneticinterference does not affect the proper function of navigational systems andequipment.

3 Portable electrical and electronic equipment shall not be operated on the bridge ifit may affect the proper function of navigational systems and equipment.

*) Refer to the General requirements for Electromagnetic Compatibility for all Electricaland Electronic Ship's Equipment adopted by the Organization by resolution A.813(19).

5. How are practical realization and application carried out?

5.1 Application for Initiation of the Conformity Evaluation Procedure

The manufacturer of the products/systems named in Annex A.1 make the application to a Notified Body within the EU . At the time of application the applicant agrees to submit thisapplication only to a Notified Body,


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5.2 The Conformity Evaluation Procedure:

The Notified Body checks whether the product/system fulfils the prescribed SOLAS 74Rules and IMO Resolutions which were valid as of 1.1.1999.

This must be proven through presentation of test protocols (Environmental Compatibility acc.to EN 60945, function tests acc. to IMO resolutions, etc., product-specific details see Annex

A.1, Point Testing Standards). The tests must have been performed by a laboratory whichhas been accredited in Europe.

5.3 Evaluation of the Quality Management:

- Is the manufacturer ISO 9001 certified?If yes: The manufacturer may make the declaration of conformity themselves and

attach the Wheelmark Labels themselves.If no: A product monitoring contract must be closed between the Notified

Body or its representative and the manufacturer of the product.In this case the Declaration of Conformity is issued by the NotifiedBody or its representative, who also attaches the Wheelmark-Label.

5.4 If the product fulfi ls all rules and if the manufacturer has a quality managementsys tem (for example ISO 9001):

Then the Notified Body issues a Declaration of Conformit y .

The Declaration of Conformity do cuments that the produ ct ful fils all approvalrequirements.When the manufacturer is in possession of this Declaration of Conformity, then he himself isallowed to issue a Declaration of Conformity and designate the product w ith the Wheelmark.

The Declaration of Conformity confirms that the series product corresponds to the test object.

The Declaration of Conformity must be supplied with the product at delivery and serves asproof of the Wheelmark.

5.5 If the product fulf ils all rules and the manufacturer has no quality managementsystem:

In this case the Declaration of Conformity is issued by the Notified Body or its representativewithin the framework of product monitoring. The designation is also issued by the NotifiedBody or its representative.

The following p aragraph is not longer valid since January 1, 2001:


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5.6 If the product does not fulfil all rules according to testing by the Notified Body

The manufacturer receives a temporary Declaration of Conformity valid for a certainperiod of time (this will be year, according to the BSH). In this year the manufacturermay issue a Declaration of Conformity and designate the product with the Wheelmark.

At the end of this period (incl. a tolerance which may result from capacity shortages for latertests for which the manufacturer is not responsible), the required tests must have beenperformed so that the temporary Declaration of Conformity can be transformed into anunlimited Declaration of Conformity.

If the manufacturer does not fulfil the rules after this period, the temporary Declaration ofConformity becomes invalid. The manufacturer may then not issue a Declaration ofConformity and may not designate the equipment with the Wheelmark.

All devices which have been delivered and installed up to this point retain the Wheelmarkwithout limitation.

5.7 Wheelmark Label

The label comprises 3 elements:

1. The stylized steering wheel2. The number of the Notified Body which performed the conformity evaluation

procedure for the respective product.3. The production year of the product.

An example of the Label is shown here, in which the BSH is to be the Notified Body,and the form of which was approved by the BSH.

The Wheelmark Label generally replaces the CE-Mark and the Type Approval Markand may be used only f or the produ cts w hich are listed in Annex A.1 of the EU Rules.


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5.8 Validi ty of the Wheelmark

As explained at the beginning, the purpose of the Wheelmark is the harmonization of thesafety standards for ships equipment on the European level.

The Wheelmark is based on the Council Directive 96/98 of the European Community ofDecember 20, 1996 on marine equipment and the amendment CD 98/85, dated November1998, that is, a European law.

The general rule is: European law takes precedence over national law .

Although the legislation in the various European countries is not yet complete, neverthelessthe European Council Directive 96/98 and 98/85 must be applied.

Similarly, the Declaration of Conformity of the Notified Body of each EU member statemust be recognized by every other EU member state.

The national governments are called upon in the Council Directive to report the approvedNotified Bodies within their borders to the EU.

5.9 How will all other products be handled in the future?

For all products/systems which are not listed in Attachment A.1 of the EU-Rules and whichare installed on ships subject to carriage requirements and which are used for nauticalpurposes, the respectively applicable national type approval requirements remain valid in thefuture.

These pieces of equipment m ay not be designated wit h a " Wheelmark .

They bear, as befo re, the CE-Mark and t he Type Approval Mark.

5.10 Issuing of exception al approvals

The procedure for issuing exceptional approvals will be stiffened in the extreme in that theNotified Bodies will have to apply for these to the EU-Commission in Brussels using acomplicated formal procedure.

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