Every ship to which this Part applies, while at sea, must be capable of—
| (a) | transmitting ship-to-shore distress alerts by at least two separate and independent means, each using a different radio communication service, other than by the means provided for in regulation 11(1)(a) and paragraph (d)(iii) of ALTERNATIVE A in regulation 13(1); |
| (b) | receiving shore-to-ship distress alerts; |
| (c) | transmitting and receiving ship-to-ship distress alerts; |
| (d) | transmitting and receiving search and rescue co-ordinating communications; |
| (e) | transmitting and receiving on-scene communications; |
| (f) | transmitting and, as required by regulation V/12(g) and (h) of the Safety Convention, receiving signals for locating; |
| (g) | transmitting and receiving maritime safety information; |
| (h) | transmitting and receiving general radio communications to and from shore-based radio systems or networks; and |
| (i) | transmitting and receiving bridge-to-bridge communications. |
