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BSH kompakt
• Einzelprüfungen von Ausrüs
tungsgegenständen an Bord
deutscher Handelsschiffe auf
Antrag von Reedereien.
weltweit als eine der führenden Stellen für die Baumusterprüfung neuer Geräte,
darunter moderne Bordsysteme wie AIS, VDR und ECDIS-Systeme. 90 Prozent
der In Europa für die Serienproduktion zugelassenen Navlgatlons- und Funk
ausrüstungen sind vom BSH zugelassen worden. Durch die Überprüfung der
Qualitätssicherung bei den Herstellern, die eine gleichbleibende Qualität Ihrer
Produkte nachwelsen müssen, und laufende SIcherhelts-Checks an Bord von
Schiffen leistet das BSH einen weiteren Beitrag zur Schiffssicherheit.
ECDIS-Elnsatz
In einer Verkehrszentrale
Use of ECDIS
at vessel traffic service
2006
• Completion of 60 type tests
(EC approval)
• Issue of 40 EC approvals for
quality systems
• Issue of an additional 120
national approvals, e. g.
for electronic chart display
systems
• Shipboard testing of naviga
tional eguipmenton board
German commercial vessels,
at the reguest of shipping
companies
PROFESSIONAL
Navigational safety and modern navigational systems
As ship traffic Is Increasing, demands on safe navigation continue to grow.
Increasingly sophisticated navigational systems operated by highly qualified
personnel help to Improve navigational safety. The development and worldwide
Introduction of state-of-the-art navigational and radiocommunications equipment
renders ships’ officers’ tasks easier and prevents marine accidents.
In Germany, the BSH helps to ensure compliance with Increasingly strict
safety requirements. Its testing laboratory has an International reputation as
being one of the leading laboratories for testing novel navigational systems
such as AIS, VDR, and ECDIS. Ninety percent of all Items of navigational and
radiocommunications equipment approved In Europe for commercial-scale
production have been type-tested and approved by the BSH. Assessments of
the quality management systems of equipment manufacturers, who are required
to guarantee uniform quality of their products, and regular safety checks on
board ships are other tasks of the BSH which contribute to navigational safety.
