1. LONG RANGE IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING OF SHIPS NORTH AMERICAN PANEL OCTOBER 22, 2007

2. PURPOSE OF LRIT TO ENABLE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS TO SOLAS TO UNDERTAKE THE LONG-RANGE UNDERTAKE THE LONG-RANGE IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING OF SHIPS APPROACHING OF SHIPS APPROACHING THEIR SHORES THEIR SHORES

3. WHICH SHIPS? FOLLOWING SHIPS ENGAGED ON INTERNATIONAL VOYAGES: -PASSENGER SHIPS -CARGO SHIPS, 300 GRT AND ABOVE -MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS

4. WHAT INFORMATION? WHAT INFORMATION? THE SHIP SHALL AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMIT THE FOLLOWING INFO: - IDENTITY OF THE SHIP (IMO NO.) - SHIP POSITION (LAT AND LONG) - DATE AND TIME OF POSITION

5. EXCEPTIONS TRANSMISSION MAY CEASE – -WHERE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS, REGS, ETC. PROVIDE FOR PROTECTION OF NAVIGATION INFORMATION; OR - OPERATION IS CONSIDERED BY THE MASTER TO COMPROMISE SAFETY OR SECURITY OF THE SHIP

6. LOCATED WHERE? SHIPS FLYING THE FLAG OF THE CONTRACTING GOVT – ANYWHERESHIPS FLYING THE FLAG OF THE CONTRACTING GOVT – ANYWHERE SHIPS INDICATING THEIR INTENTION TO CALL AT A PORT OF THE CONTRACTING GOVT – ANYWHERESHIPS INDICATING THEIR INTENTION TO CALL AT A PORT OF THE CONTRACTING GOVT – ANYWHERE SHIPS NOT INTENDING TO CALL AT A PORT OF THE CONTRACTING GOVT – WITHIN 1000 MILES OF ITS COASTSHIPS NOT INTENDING TO CALL AT A PORT OF THE CONTRACTING GOVT – WITHIN 1000 MILES OF ITS COAST

7. EXCEPTION A CONTRACTING GOVT MAY NOT RECEIVE LRIT INFORMATION ABOUT A SHIP LOCATED WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL SEA OF ANOTHER CONTRACTING GOVT WHOSE FLAG THE SHIP IS ENTITLED TO FLY

8. DATES NEW REGULATION 19-1 OF CHAPTER V OF SOLAS ENTERS INTO FORCE ON JAN 1, 2008NEW REGULATION 19-1 OF CHAPTER V OF SOLAS ENTERS INTO FORCE ON JAN 1, 2008 SHIPS MUST BE FITTED WITH SYSTEM TO AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMIT INFO:SHIPS MUST BE FITTED WITH SYSTEM TO AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMIT INFO: - SHIPS CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2008 - SHIPS CONTRUCTED BEFORE DEC 31, 2008, NOT LATER THAN FIRST SURVEY OF RADIO INSTALLATION AFTER JULY 1, 2009

9. COSTS CONTRACTING GOVT SHALL BEAR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY LRIT INFO THEY REQUEST & RECEIVECONTRACTING GOVT SHALL BEAR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY LRIT INFO THEY REQUEST & RECEIVE UNLESS NATIONAL LEGISLATION PROVIDES OTHERWISE, SHIPS FLYING AN ADMINISTRATION’S FLAG SHALL NOT INCUR ANY CHARGES FOR TRANSMITTING LRIT INFOUNLESS NATIONAL LEGISLATION PROVIDES OTHERWISE, SHIPS FLYING AN ADMINISTRATION’S FLAG SHALL NOT INCUR ANY CHARGES FOR TRANSMITTING LRIT INFO

10. CONTRACTING GOVTS SHALL RECOGNIZE IMPORTANCE OF LRIT INFORECOGNIZE IMPORTANCE OF LRIT INFO RECOGNIZE/RESPECT COMMERCIAL CONFIDENTIALITY AND SENSITIVITY OF LRIT INFO RECEIVEDRECOGNIZE/RESPECT COMMERCIAL CONFIDENTIALITY AND SENSITIVITY OF LRIT INFO RECEIVED PROTECT INFO THEY RECEIVE FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR DISCLOSUREPROTECT INFO THEY RECEIVE FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR DISCLOSURE USE LRIT INFO THEY RECEIVE CONSISTENT WITH INTERNATIONAL LAWUSE LRIT INFO THEY RECEIVE CONSISTENT WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW

11. SHIPBORNE EQUIPMENT CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMITTING SHIP’S LRIT INFO AT 6-HOUR INTERVALSCAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMITTING SHIP’S LRIT INFO AT 6-HOUR INTERVALS CAPABLE OF BEING CONFIGURED REMOTELY TO TRANSMIT LRIT INFO AT VARIABLE INTERVALSCAPABLE OF BEING CONFIGURED REMOTELY TO TRANSMIT LRIT INFO AT VARIABLE INTERVALS CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING LRIT INFO FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF POLLING COMMANDSCAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING LRIT INFO FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF POLLING COMMANDS

12. SHIPBORNE EQUIPMENT INTERFACE DIRECTLY WITH SHIPBORNE NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM EQUIPMENTINTERFACE DIRECTLY WITH SHIPBORNE NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM EQUIPMENT BE SUPPLIED WITH ENERGY FROM THE MAIN AND EMERGENCY SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POWERBE SUPPLIED WITH ENERGY FROM THE MAIN AND EMERGENCY SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POWER BE TESTED FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (IMO RES A.813(19))BE TESTED FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (IMO RES A.813(19))

13. SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE LRIT DATA USERS (COASTAL STATE)LRIT DATA USERS (COASTAL STATE) LRIT DATA PROVIDERS (FLAG STATE)LRIT DATA PROVIDERS (FLAG STATE) LRIT DATA CENTERsLRIT DATA CENTERs - NATIONAL - NATIONAL - REGIONAL - INTERNATIONAL LRIT DATA EXCHANGELRIT DATA EXCHANGE LRIT DATA DISTRIBUTION PLANLRIT DATA DISTRIBUTION PLAN

15. THANK YOU! JOE ANGELO DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR