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This article is intended to provide an overview of the general structure of
the international LRIT system, with a summary of the most important
LRIT functions and requirements. It does not supersede SOLAS
Regulation V/19.1 or any of the supporting resolutions promulgated by
IMO, which should always be consulted for definitive information.

2 The Regulatory Basis for LRIT

The obligations of ships to transmit LRIT information and the rights and
obligations of Contracting Governments and of SAR services to receive
LRIT information are established in regulation V/19-1 of the 1974 SOLAS
Convention.

IMO has also established a series of Assembly Resolutions and MSC
Circulars that provide details of the technical and operational criteria, and
arrangements for the implementation of the LRIT system world wide.
These include:

Resolution MSC.263(84) Revised Performance Standards and
Functional Requirements for LRIT

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