What is BS EN 62388- Shipborne radars about?
BS EN 62388 discusses maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems. BS EN 62388 specifies performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results for Shipbrone radar.
BS EN 62388 specifies the minimum operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results conforming to performance standards not inferior to those adopted by the IMO in Resolution MSC.192(79).
Who is BS EN 62388- Shipborne radars for?
BS EN 62388 on performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results for shipborne radar are useful for:
- Ship manufacturers
- Shipbrone radar manufacturers
- Quality control personnel
Why should you use BS EN 62388- Shipborne radars?
The design and performance of the radar should be based on user requirements and up-to-date navigational technology. The radar equipment should assist in safe navigation and in avoiding collision by providing an indication, in relation the to own ship, of the position of other surface craft, obstructions and hazards, navigation objects and shorelines.
BS EN 62388 provides you with a test to assess the radar system, navigation systems, and navigation equipment which have the task of target detection and collision avoidance. performance.
BS EN 62388 provides guidelines and requirements for radar functionality on all navigational displays supporting the tasks of target detection, collision avoidance, general navigation and position referencing on the bridge of a ship.
BS EN 62388 helps you to improve the safety of ships by providing methods for the high-quality radar system, navigation systems, and navigation equipment that have the task of target detection and collision avoidance. performance.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 62388:2013 supersedes BS EN 62388:2008, which is withdrawn. BS EN 62388:2013 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 62388:2008. These include:
- PI lines and positioning the requirements for parallel index lines have been revised
- Display orientation a new mode of display orientation “head-up stabilised” has been added
- Automatic Identification System new requirements and tests have been added for types of AIS targets, AIS repeater stations and filtering of AIS targets
- Chart radar a new subclause has been added for ECDIS backup requirements
- Ergonomic criteria a new subclause has been added giving requirements for default control settings
- Output interfacing has been revised to update the requirements, particularly with regard to interfaces to the VDR
