"<p><strong>Navigating Bridge & Communications Equipment <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" xss=removed><colgroup><col xss=removed><col xss=removed><col xss=removed><col xss=removed><\/colgroup>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr xss=removed>\r\n<td xss=removed>NAVIGATING BRIDGE & COMMUNICATING EQUIPMENT CONDITION<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>YES<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>NO<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>REMARKS<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr xss=removed>\r\n<td xss=removed>Bridge housekeeping \u2013 is the bridge area clean, tidy, and apparently well-organized?<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\ud83d\uddf9<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\u25fb<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr xss=removed>\r\n<td xss=removed>Is all bridge navigation equipment in good working order? (Please state any defects)<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\ud83d\uddf9<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\u25fb<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr xss=removed>\r\n<td xss=removed>Is the communications equipment in good condition and appear to be in accordance with SOLAS requirements?<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\ud83d\uddf9<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\u25fb<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr xss=removed>\r\n<td xss=removed>Is all GMDSS equipment, including, EPIRBs, SARTs and handheld VHF radios in working condition with all batteries within expiry dates?<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\ud83d\uddf9<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\u25fb<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr xss=removed>\r\n<td xss=removed>Are the emergency batteries in good condition and fully charged? Are the expiry dates posted?<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\ud83d\uddf9<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\u25fb<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr xss=removed>\r\n<td xss=removed>Do the navigational publications (electronic or hard copies) carried on board cover vessel\u2019s trading areas and are they corrected and up to date?<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\ud83d\uddf9<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\u25fb<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr xss=removed>\r\n<td xss=removed>Is an approved Electronic Chart Display and Information System &#40;ECDIS&#41; fitted and used as the primary means of navigation?<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\ud83d\uddf9<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\u25fb<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr xss=removed>\r\n<td xss=removed>Is a separate ECDIS unit used as the secondary means of navigation?<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\ud83d\uddf9<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\u25fb<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr xss=removed>\r\n<td xss=removed>Is a Bridge Navigation Watch Alarm System &#40;BNWAS&#41; in use while at sea?<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\ud83d\uddf9<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\u25fb<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr xss=removed>\r\n<td xss=removed>Are the monkey island, antennas, and aerials free of significant defects? If not, enter defects in remarks column.<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\ud83d\uddf9<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\u25fb<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr xss=removed>\r\n<td xss=removed>Are navigation lights in good condition?<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\ud83d\uddf9<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\u25fb<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr xss=removed>\r\n<td xss=removed>Is the voyage data recorder (VDR) unit in good condition and free of faults or alarms?<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\ud83d\uddf9<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed>\u25fb<\/td>\r\n<td xss=removed><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>"